Well, Isabella is due today. I wonder what it would have been like if she had decided not to come early. Would my labour still have been 37 1/2 hours? And would the medical side of things been such a factor? I have had a few reads of the hospital report and it brings me to tears to think about how we could have lost her. But all is well. The first week was a bit to serene, not much crying and heaps of sleep. This week, little Bella has found her voice and has opted for less sleep, for both her and us. She has already put on more then half a pound, which is great for a wee thing like her. I know I will just love watching her grow up, see who she becomes. One of the best things about newborns is when they do adult things, like sneeze or yawn. And they say they don't know what a smile is, but I reckon I 've already seen a few on her face.
Not much crafting, can you imagine why? I have been trying to make her some booties and a hat, but it is taking me longer then I had expected. Thank you everyone for the congratulations on her arrival.

an unexpected arrival

I imagine I won't be posting much over the next few weeks as we had an early arrival of our baby girl. Isabella Eve was born on May 6 at 5:23pm. It was a long labour, but I won't go into details just now. Words can't express the way I feel, I have never been in love with something so much. My husband wrote a blog here, he is a bit more articulate at the moment.

a sunny day at last

I awoke this morning with the urge to paint. This is odd, because I am not a painter and I sure as hell can't draw. I took a water colour class about 7 years ago and that was the last time I have held a paint brush to paper. I figured I must do whatever my pregnant self is feeling like at the moment, so I went and bought some acrylics and canvas paper. Our bedroom walls are pretty much bare at the moment, so I thought I would let the flowers on our curtains inspire me. I am not quite finished and I don't know how I feel about it, but I did enjoy doing it. It was the first sunny day in a while and so I sat outside and painted. I never realised it would be so relaxing. My painting may look juvenile but I enjoyed it so much that I will continue to paint on a regular bases.

bogan baby

Matt and I went to...spotlight....the other day and he found this skull flannel material. He wanted me to make a baby blanket out of it. I really shouldn't be encouraging the bogan lifestyle, but here it is. I actually think it's cute, and it will go well with the Motorhead onesy.