At the end of last year Wye Needlecraft went into liquidation and I lost my job meaning I lost my stitching pennies and had to be even more frugal than before and while I have patterns and threads galore, I'm a bit low on fabric so that made me even more knitty and less stitchy. On top of that, we moved house, so I'm now back in Sheffield with my family, and my beautiful craft room is...well...a box room I can't actually get in. I'll tell you all why in a moment.
I started getting really sick shortly after the move and this was explained away by the fact that I had finally managed to become pregnant. Something I've wanted for more years than any of you have known me. To say I was delighted is probably the understatement of the centuary!
I was in love from the moment I found out. Sadly, pregnancy hasn't been all I expected it to be. Because of the morning sickness we're still not completely unpacked from moving 8 months ago! We've managed to get most of the house sorted out, but the craft room and man cave are both just storage rooms at the moment since husband has been busy unpacking the rest of the house and I've been busy trying not to die. You see my morning sickness is not so much morning sickness as it's mutant cousin from hell, Hypermesis Gravidarum which the midwife kept telling me was just normal sickness until I collapsed at the top of the stairs and had to be rushed to hospital. I actually went into shock from it all (which is not surprising when you consider that I spent six hours solid vomiting so violently that I was bringing up blood, for so long that there was nothing left to bring up but my stomach lining on a fairly regular basis. I'm actually on two medications one of which was developed for Chemo patients it's that strong, just to stop me from going back into hospital. It doesn't stop me from being ill though and I'm still suffering and in danger of my midneys shutting down so have to be closely monitored). Complications don't stop there though, I also developed Sciatica, had to be rushed into hospital on oxygen when I developed a nasty infection in the lungs which was further complicated by the fact that they won't give me any medication for my hayfever and the H.G., fell down the stairs, lost over 8% of my bodyweight so have had to go in for growth cans since it's throwing all the measurements out, and am now on crutches from PGP and can't actually walk to the end of the street, let alone get into my craft room and find supplies to start projects.
And that's how I managed to locate my stitchy bug again. You see, at first I was consumed with this insatiable desire to make clothing for my daughter, but as my mobility has pretty much vanished and all my yarn is at the back of the room I've sort of run out of things I can easily make, and since the all night vomiting sessions are draining me of every ounce of energy I have left I really want easy, and my crutches mean I daren't go to town on my own as I rely on buses and they do not wait for you to sit down even when you're on crutches and so you're sent flying. I wouldn't mind, but I'm nine months pregnant and while I don't mind falling it's a bit dangerous to fall on my baby... So I don't really go shopping much and with yarn you need to smoosh it before you buy.
My nesting is still in full swing though and being unable to clean, tidy or make clothing for her....I sort of decided that I could decorate her room some more. See, I can buy cross stitch kits online really easily, and since I can barely walk, I am under husbands orders to just sit and play, with my doctors all in agreement. So...I got my stitchy bug back.
Waiting for my first baby kit to arrive I stitched her a door hanger for the nursery, sending my husband into the craft room to retrieve supplies.
The first kit to arrive was her birth sampler, which I completed in about a month and am now waiting for her imminant arrival to add her name and get framed.
My current WIP is for her reading corner (her nursery does have it's own reading corner).
You may notice the bear theme of it all... that's because her nursery is bear themed.
After I've finished this, I want to make some bear themed patches to sew onto her changing bag, which is quite plain. Brown and cream with spots. I think it would look lovely with some bear on it ^_^ Fortunately, I know where all my threads and fabrics are so small projects like this can still be kitted up if my husband feels like going and fetching for me. Just have to find some nice patterns for them. Anyone got any suggestions of charts/kits that would work?
Anyway, my due date is the 26th, but due to all the complications they've decided to induce me as early as they can fit me in...the 29th.So I will get to meet my little princess very shortly, until then.... Lots of stitching time and, I have her photo to look at to keep me inspired.
Seriously, though, I hope once your precious baby arrives, you and your body will get back to normal (whatever that is). Your projects are incredibly cute, as is her room...and judging by her "picture" she'll add even more cuteness. Lots of good thoughts are coming your way - and I can't wait to see your little one.
for you!
Is it really bad that I know exactly where I'm going and the doctors and midwives are starting sentances and then ending with "You already know..." rather than actually finishing the directions/explainations? I think I've gone in too much when triage is on speed dial and I'm explaining the tests to my mum while waiting for the inevitable handover (there's always at least one handover/shift change whenever I go in).
