Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  

 

Linking up with Mothering with Mindfulness  

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Soulemama

 

Finding our Rhythm.

Finding our rhythm. My little sweet babe is 6 months now. How our worlds have changed. We are still up all night. In bed early. And smiling the whole way through it. I love his sweet baby smell. His soft skin. His fine hair. His personality explodes more and more every day. We know what he doesn't like, what he likes - and what he loves. Right now his favorite thing in the whole world is our sweet pug Charlotte. He loves to giggle and coo at her. He's also quite into his reflection in the mirror. We moved into our own little nest last July - we bought a townhouse. It has been so lovely to sink our toes down into this home - to know we will be here for awhile. Growing, changing - life is wonderful. Not always perfect, or easy - but this life is wonderful.

And then there was him.

He. My sweet. My life. I was pregnant for.ev.er. 42 weeks and 2 days. He came via emergency cesarean (after a planned home birth) and after about 39 hours of labor (and two inductions). Oh and there was back labor. But he is here! And we love him. I love his squishy face and dimples and soft skin. His bum is adorable and I have been known to give it a pinch and nibble after he has his evening bath. He has become my entire life. Although the beginning was tricky and at times I feel in over my head - I wouldn't change a thing.

Now to get back into the swing of blogging. Here is hoping!

Sewing, crafting, dreaming.

Happy Monday!
The sun is out and about today - warming our chilly Vancouver toes. I have been busy working on things around the house. Nesting, nesting, nesting.

Speaking of a nest. Here is the completed bird mobile I posted about making in this blog post using this tutorial. We switched it up a bit - making it circular but everything else is about the same. The hardware we hung it on swivels so the mobile can twirl around.

 

I used all sorts of fabric scraps for the birdies. I love that when I look at each birdie I can think about what that fabric was used for in another project. Some of the fabric was used in the babe's quilt and many others in various projects around the house. My lovely beau picked out the structural branches from our yard - drilled holes in them and strung them together lovingly. It was a fun weekend project and I'm so glad that the babe will have something we both made for it. 

I have been a little fabric obsessed lately. I decided this week (at 38.5 weeks pregnant..) that I would make a throw quilt for my Mother in Law's birthday gift. I'm using this interesting looking tutorial from a cuppa and a catch up. If I have leftover fabric I'm planning on making some Dresden Plate pillows using this tutorial from Sew, Mama Sew!

Have a wonderful start to the week. 

Lots of love,

Full.

Full. Life has been so full lately. Full of baby celebration. Full of anticipation and excitement (and nerves of course). And full of food. Gosh I want food all.of.the.time.

The middle photograph is the babes quilt which I made. I'm really becoming fond of quilting - it's so soothing. 

Lots of love - have a wonderful Easter Weekend.

Tweet!

Today I am planning on starting work on this adorable Bird Mobile Diy - tutorial here from spoolsewing.com. I was debating on purchasing a cute mobile originally - but I can't resist how cute these little chirpies will look in our babes room one day.

Happy Wednesday!

Much love,

A return.

I've been absent. Since December. Gosh that is a long time to be away from this space. I love having a space to reflect and share - it is a shame when I become too busy to enjoy it. It has certainly been a busy time in our lives since I last posted.

I haven't shared yet but we are expecting our first babe this April. The task of growing a child has been such a fascinating journey. I often still feel bewildered that we as a species are able to create life in such a way. It isn't always easy, or the loveliest - but it is an amazing experience. One I am so very greatful for. I cannot wait to meet our sweet babe.

I am off work now on Maternity leave. I am so thankful for the time to reflect and rest before the babe comes. I spent today washing and folding newborn clothes. The feeling was inebriating to say the least.

Soaping has also filled my thoughts lately. Awhile ago I had written about selling my soaps on Etsy. I really hope I can return to doing this - perhaps late summer or fall. I've been practicing my cold process techniques as often as possible. I'm trying to refine a perfect base recipe that will be my signature. I've really grown to love a combination of coconut oil, palm oil and olive oil. My latest creation is this lovely soft bar with added finely ground oats and bitter almond essential oil. I made a few special bars for the babe without the ground almonds. Gentle and luxurious.





It feels lovely to be back.

Have a wonderful day!