Quilting up a storm.

I'm really not the least bit crafty, I made a quilt back in year 12 (that was 11 years ago, in 99) anyway at that time my sweet cousin (who is also my best friend) loved it. I told her that when she had her first baby I'd make her one (thinking that we were both too young, and would always stay young and never have children!) Anyway 6 weeks she gave birth to a beautiful little girl Ayda so I really had to get a wriggle on with the quilt that I hadn't even started!

I googled quilts for baby girls and got a link to The Moda Bake Shop Blog And fell in love with this quilt. However instead of using the Moda Coin Stack - I just used other fabrics that I liked from Spotlight, mainly because I didn't want to spend an arm and a leg on fabric when I can barely sew in a straight line anymore!



Anyway I've been sewing off and on for the last 6 weeks and am just about to do the finishing touches (the binding and 'quilting') This is what it's looking like at the moment.



Now I've got the sewing bug I've decided to make a quilt for Master C. I've found a pattern that I like and the fabrics I like so now I just need to make it all happen!

Other exciting things in my life at the moment are Master C sleeping through for the first time on Saturday night and for the second time last night (Sunday). We've been trying to communicate, settle, re-settle and use a waking 'routine' from Sheyne Rowley's Dream Baby Guide and we (I) stopped breastfeeding over night and it's worked a treat. It's not strict or hash like SOS is, but focuses more on using communication, food and daily play time to solve sleep problems than cry it out methods. I don't expect that he will do it every night but once every now and then would be great!

We have no been trying to concieve our second child since March. I was really hopeful it would happen first and second go but it didn't. I know that 3 months, 6 months or even 9 months isn't that long in the scheme of things but I was just hoping to be one of those people that could just fall pregnant at the drop of a hat. This time we won't be telling anyone that we are trying for our second baby or telling anyone until the 12 week mark - due to the lack of excitement we received first time round. So if/when it happens, I probably won't blog about it either, you never know who is reading ;)