I did something!

Wow. I actually accomplished a few things as of late. Do you want to know what they are? Of course you do.

First, I made a cute sort of retro (but mod) apron for my sister Marisa's birthday. It was my first sewing project since getting my machine serviced. Guess what. Servicing didn't do jack. So now I'm not going to make a baby quilt until I get a new machine (or borrow one). I just can't sew on a machine that refuses to move forward at random intervals. Too annoying! Lucky for me the apron turned out well (much cuter on than in this picture, although HIDEOUS on my pregnant body) and my sister liked it. I hope she wasn't lying when she said that.

Today I started cleaning out closets, drawers, nooks, and crannies. It doesn't look like I got much done, but I can tell. I emptied out all the bins that hold our toiletries and washed them, along with other fun organizational things. I could probably do that for about a week straight before all of our nooks and crannies were cleaned, but it is progress. And now my toothbrush is in a much cleaner place.

I also planted our garden last week. There was a wee bit of sun in between the bi-polar weather pattern we've had here for practically the whole month. I put on my rain boots and rushed outside to plant. I got the last thing in (carrots) right as the rain began again. So far the lettuce, strawberries, and mint are doing well. The rest might take a while if we don't get more sun. I planted an edamame plant just for kicks. The rest is pretty standard. I'm hoping the birds don't get all the blueberries, since the plants are small and we won't get too many this year anyway. We'll see if our miracle soil is as good this year as last. Maybe I should have added something too it, but I didn't.

I'm also accomplishing gaining a ton of weight. Anyone out there gain more weight with successive pregnancies, or am I doing something wrong? As of now (27 weeks), I've gained as much weight as I did the entire pregnancy (minus pre-eclampsia water weight) with Hayden. It's not my proudest statistic. Luckily people keep telling me I look "tiny." Not a word I usually associate with myself even when not pregnant. I must have nice acquaintances.