Yay for old sheets! You get them at a thrift store & its some of the cheapest cotton yardage you can buy. I inherited someone's stash of zippers, buttons, binding, etc when I bought my old sewing machine (only does 2 stitches!) Nice work with your little alterations shop at the office.

Jaz, prepare for some weird, sometimes unhappy or just scary dreams. And try not to read into them. Early on I had a dream, I think, where I had the baby in the hospital & it got taken away by someone because I made some mothering mistake.

No scan for me today because the doctor said it was pretty pointless (I had one last Tuesday). He wants to see me next week, probably Tuesday again, but I also have a scan scheduled for this Friday at a high end lab.

I'm anxious because too many internet places say that at 6w4d hearbeat should be visible. Ours wasn't, and the little bean measured exactly 6w4d. Ugh.

I really should start sewing again. I used to, but I found it frustrating to try to make clothes for myself. I'd always make a big mistake or stop understanding the pattern, and I'd have yards of fabric wasted.
I made a few baby clothes that turned out ok. That was fun too because it didn't require much fabric. I'm just not sure I would remember how to do it all.
I'm also not sure I would remember how to put the thread in my machine. It's an old machine and there are about 12 loops to go through.

I found too that pregnancy gives you strange dreams. So far I haven't had very bad ones, but mostly confusing. Last night I dreamed that we found out we were having a girl, and OH was really mad. I kept apologizing, but he said he wasn't mad at me.

Oh, I just remembered. I found something I want to sew by hand: a quiet book.
I found this blog with lots of patterns for quiet book pages. Some are more suitable for slightly older kids (with detachable parts) but others would be fine for a baby.
http://www.imagineourlife.com/quiet-book-patterns/

Oh I've had all kinds of weird dreams. bad ones, too. and sex ones. and just really weird ones. I even woke up having an orgasm onces (sorry tmi).

You guys are so cute, I have no idea how to sew.

Awwww, Marie, do you have many girls already? I'm having a girl, we're thrilled!

Sunshine - How do you know already? Or is that a guess?

Jaz - Nellie is right. Totally weird dreams. Hang in there in the hearbeat thing. It is still very early and the heart doesn't start beating till at least week 7. It could even be bad equipment. That's what happened to me when they couldn't find button or his/her heartbeat and it all turned out fine. After they made me freak out of course. Don't panic yet, okay? It's bad for baby. Adrenaline surges in pregnancy causes agreesive offspring. This has been proven in more than 40 different mammal species. No body human wants to sign up for that one.... lol For obvious reasons of course.

Marie - OMG - I want those! The things you can do with felt!


AFM - I was up half the night arguing with my twin sis who decided to act like she is 12 yrs old. She disowned my mother on facebook over a stupid arguement over the title she gave our stepmother online. REALLY Now she is mad at me for sending an online response calling her out for being a petty child. Besides... My mother is Bipolar and has already tried to kill herself 4 times in the last 10 years. I could strangle my sis right now but more importantly I was worried that my mom may have seen it and become upset. If she finally does it, I will personally drive the 18 hours just to kick my sisters butt.

No, no girls yet. My OH has a son from a previous relationship.
We still don't know if it's a girl yet. That was just a dream. It was also the first time I dreamed of baby as a girl. It's usually a boy in my dreams.

Marie, I knew it was a dream but you said you DH was mad, i guess that part was fictional too.

DHime, when I did the NT scan it was pretty obvious as she zoomed in on the region. DH then paused it for me at the exact moment on the DVD and we both agreed it's 99% a girl. yes you never know, but the labia was pretty apparent on there. When will you know?

Ok, I thought you thought that only the 'OH being mad' part was a dream. It was all a dream. When I told OH about it yesterday, he said of course he'd be happy if we had a girl. Certainly not mad. (though I know he hopes for a boy) He says he'll be fine with a girl, as long as he can teach her to play with legos (fine by me, they were my favorite toy when I was growing up too)

I think guys think they want a boy to throw the ball around with but dads LOVE their girls. I've been so excited since I found out, it's all becoming more real now and I'm dying to buy her some cute shoes (but of course I'll wait on that one )