A year without a Santa Claus...

I haven't the way to say this.. 

On December 18th 2013 my father lost his battle with cancer..

He was the greatest man I ever knew. 

He was the man who I measured all men next to..

I remember the long car rides listening to the music of Johnny Cash 

& Freddy Fender..

He was a master fisherman & the teller of jokes..

He loved us all beyond measure.. 

He walked me down the isle 

on my wedding day.. 

Even got to meet our first born son, David John.

David was the apple of his grandpa's eye..

I took the following picture yesterday morning.. 

We were on our way to the church, 

to go see dad one last time.. 

I was trying to catch the sun dogs-the rainbow on the right side of the sun-

Later, much later after we laid dad to rest.. 

I looked at my phone to see that there was a face, 

dad's face in the clouds 

I know he is watching over us all.. 

Merry Christmas to you!

I'm still here...

 

 

Between working and baby David

everthing has suffered..

 

Tho, a couple weeks ago over MEA I did get alittle sewing done..

 

 

  I did get a baby quilt for a friend done.. 

  I love these little quilt panels

I have to bind it, yet.. 

But, it seems that I can't put David down to sew.. 

 

 

Fall Quilt Retreat 2013 part 2

The ladies at Cozy Home always treat us to nicely..

here is Tessa just chill-axing in a chair..

She sits anywhere she wants..

 

My next project after I got done with the pink quilt..

Was finally to work on David's Quilt..

The big panel I have had for 3 years..

I found the coordinating fabrics a couple years later..

I wanted to have it done before he was born..

but, he came early..

 

I added a border of yellow around the outside

along will another border of green..

I'm planning on quilting it soon

and I promise to post  when I do...

 

Hubby came everyday I was away with David

and spent time with him..

Mommy's little monster..

 

I was surprised that Mom and Cindy didn't get as much done as they

normally do..

I had a baby to take care of and yet

I got more done..

 YAY!!!

 

 

 

 

 



Fall Quilt Retreat 2013

 

So a couple weeks ago we had quilt retreat..

I wasn't going to go,

I was going to stay home with David,

mostly,

 because Hubby didn't get the time off..

 Called Cozy home and was not only told David was to come with me

but, it was expected of me to bring him..

Problem solved!?!

 

So I packed what I thought I'd have time to work on..

& the million things you think you'll need for baby

& off to retreat I went..

 

Tessa was there to greet David & I..

 

I decided to start on the around the world quilt

I started long before David was born...

It was for one of my June Bug Girls..

 

It was Very PINK..

I was laying it out on the design wall..

I asked mom what I was doing wrong..

..the next thing I knew I had most of the retreat ladies

hovering around my project..

 

 

To many cooks in the kitchen..

I got really flustered, really quickly..

&
 shoo'd everyone away..

 

 

So.. It's a trip around the world with side trips..

not exactly how the pattern was supposed to be..

but, close..

 

 

I used my hand writing to make sure her name got on it..

:)

 

And David did really well too..

 

To be continued...

 

 

 

 

 





...I'm still here...

 

I'm still here..

 

Was talking to my mom a few days ago

& she mentioned that I haven't posted lately..

 

Little Possum had his one month Dr's appointment on Tuesday..

It went really well..

He went from 5lbs 15oz to 7lbs 8oz.

They told us that we no long have to wake him up to feed

him every 3 hrs..

But, only when he wakes up & is hungry..

I feel like I'm venturing into uncharted territory...

I've called Mom many times since Tuesday.

Figured, she raised 5 girls she knows a thing or two about babies..

 

Brian stayed up with baby on his days off..

And now I know what he meant..

Little Possum was wide awake last night..

And I feel like night of the living dead..

The schedule we had was as much for us as it was for him..

Now what??

As a first time mom I'm really at a loss to what I should be doing..

Laundry is done (for the most part)

Dishes are done (for the most part..)

Fish is in the fridge to thaw for dinner tonight..

 

Dare I dream of slipping into the basement to sew when Brian gets home??

Or shall I be realistic & assume I'll be napping...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



...home...

 

It's funny how within one moment your world changes..

How what you want doesn't matter as much..

& your whole world revolves around your child..

 

David will be 2 weeks old tomorrow..

I notice little changes in him..

like how his hair has lightened from dark to light brown..

How he is waking up more..

Tho, he still is nocturnal..

Like a possum.

 

On Wednesday, I'm going on a shop hop

with Mom & Cindy..

It will be my first full day away from David..

It should be interesting..

 

Happy Sewing to you~

 Laura Ann

 



Guess who made an early arrival???

Sew..

I have sew much to tell you..

 

 

 

On May 27th my water broke unexpectedly &

I went into labor..

On May 28th at 6:39pm

 

David John was born.

He was 5lbs 15 oz and 20 inches long..

 

He was 6 days shy of being thought of as 'full term'

so he was a pre-term preemie

 

Both he and I are just fine.

Just trying to get settled in at home.

 

The pups spent the week at my sister's home..

What was weird was before my water broke neither of them

would leave me alone..

I had one on each side of me while I sat in the recliner...

 

My sister took the picture above on the evening we gave birth.

I doubt they understood what happened or

how their lives were about to change..

They are home now..

 

My family is home..

 

I'll hopefully get back to sewing

& blogging as soon as things settle down..

 

Thank you for following me..

 

Happy Stitches~

 Laura Ann