119: Baby sling

Given that we'll be taking lots of quick walks with our pups, getting a good baby carrier was high on our must-have list. We are excited to try out our Pikkolo, though I thought it would be nice to have a sling option as well, and luckily there were lots of good patterns available online. Learned some new triple-stitching options also (these stitches need to be strong!). No baby to model thus yet, but you get the idea :)

118: Post-delivery frozen meals

In an effort to be prepared for post-baby time, I took an afternoon to whip up a bunch of meals to freeze. I haven't tried any of them yet, but they were fairly easy to put together. Here are links to the meals I made:

Chicken rollups
http://www.jennablogs.com/2010/09/chicken-roll-ups.html

Chimichangas

http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/holidays/stevene28099s-oven-baked-chimichangas/

Chicken and pesto

http://www.stacymakescents.com/crock-pot-freezer-cooking-tutorial-6-meals-1-hour

Mexican chicken taco stuffing

http://www.stacymakescents.com/crock-pot-freezer-cooking-tutorial-6-meals-1-hour

Italian chicken stirfry

http://www.stacymakescents.com/crock-pot-freezer-cooking-tutorial-6-meals-1-hour

Taco Soup

http://bloggingmomof4.com/crockpot-freezer-meals-hamburger/

Chicken and Salsa Flautas

http://zitzmanfam.blogspot.com/2012/03/freezer-meals_23.html

Pulled pork

http://southernfood.about.com/od/pulledporkrecipes/r/cpweekly3.htm

117: Baby headband organizer

This is a temporary fix until I get back to my crafts, but a hanger and some clips seems like it'll work for a few months! 

116: Pregnancy belly progress

This one took a little planning, but was pretty fun to put together in the end. It's amazing what the body does to accommodate a growing baby! I included various timely objects in each picture (grape to show the size of the baby, ultrasound pictures, gender reveal, baby shower invitations, etc.). 

115: Baby headband #7

This one is a good reminder that headbands don't have to be complicated (or take a lot of work). I cut a strip of extra stretchy fabric, then tied it in a knot. So basic! This reminds me that these headbands are just accessories, the baby will be the real draw!

Credit:
http://www.babble.com/baby/quick-and-easy-diy-headband/

114: Baby headband #6

Bows can be just as cute as flowers on headbands. Also, very easy to put together. If I get some extra minutes, I might make a bunch of these (great use of all those leftover hems from old t-shirt projects!).

Credit:
http://recipesandcraftsohmy.blogspot.com/2011/09/simple-baby-headband.html

113: Baby headband #5

This was one of my favorite of the headbands I made, hopefully it'll look cute in pictures down the road! :)

Credit:
http://www.homemadeginger.com/2010/12/more-felt-flowers.html

112: Baby headband #4

This cute headband involved some fabric twisting to make flowers. I was nervous that the flowers would easily untwist, but glue guns are more powerful than I give them credit for!

Credit:
http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/2012/03/upcycled-baby-headbands.html
http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/2010/02/recycled-roses-wreath-tutorial_24.html

111: Baby headband #3

So I almost feeling like I'm cheating by calling this a project since I literally just cut 3 strips of fabric and braided them together, but I think it'll be a cute little basic headband that we might actually get a lot of use out of. We'll wait til the little head arrives so we can custom fit it. I keep being struck by how tiny these little headbands are!

Credit:
http://thelittlethingswedo.blogspot.com/2012/06/diy-headband-for-babies-or-grownups.html

110: Baby flower headband 2

We have a sneaking suspicion our little lady will be short on hair when she is born, so cute headbands will come to the rescue to add a little girliness. Here was a super easy and cute fabric option. No baby to model it yet it (and I thought I'd stop bugging the poor dog), hopefully we'll have some cute picture updates in about a month!

Credit:
http://www.kellimurray.com/2012/05/15/diy-jersey-baby-headband/

109: Stuffed Hobbes

This was my most ambitious (and most tedious- a lot of hand stitching) project yet. While this is technically a baby toy (stuffed animal), it also functions as an anniversary present for my husband, who is a big Calvin and Hobbes fan (and even found this pattern for me!). Let's just hope our little lady (due in 5 weeks) likes it!

Credit:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Stuffed-Hobbes-with-pattern/?ALLSTEPS

108: Polish-coded keys

Nesting + planning for people to live in your house during maternity leave = lots of organizing!

This little project was an effort to make sense of our key collection. Easy trick? Use nail polish to color code your keys! I made a little cheat sheet as well. Though in an effort to save more time, once the polish dries (which takes a while on keys, so try to be more patient than I was) I'll probably write a reminder (e.g. "F" for front door) on the keys as well.

Credit:
http://indulgy.com/post/eWlAmmG2F1/nailpolish-colour-coded-keys#/search/nail/page/10

107: Patterned pillow covers

Our green couch covers have needed some spicing up for a while now, and while the solid maroon pillows add a little color, we still needed something to pull it together. Pillows were on sale at the craft store recently, so that just left a decision about what pillow covers to create. I debated between a few designs that added some flair, and decided to pattern the pillows off the linked simple striped pattern. Easy to put together and super cheap since I was able to use scraps (yes, it seems we have old Tshirts in pretty much every color). Now we'll see how long if takes for the dogs to destroy these!

Credit:
http://pinterest.com/pin/448037862899390325/

106: Very basic oats cookies

This post intrigued me because of its simplicity with yummy ingredients (1 c oats + 2 bananas + 1/4 c chocolate chips, bake at 350 for 15 min). Very easy and fairly tasty! Not very sweet though, might try adding a scoop of peanut butter or a dash of cinnamon and/or vanilla next time. Good option for fairly healthy dessert bite in a hurry!

Credit:
http://pinterest.com/pin/68328119318733065/

105: Pacifier holder/bag

We don't have a use for pacifiers just yet, but having seen my friends's babies losing pacifiers right and left. I thought these little bags that can tie on anywhere as a homebase for pacifiers is a great idea. Can't comment on the usefulness just yet, but it was easy to make!

Credit:
http://blog.landofnod.com/honest-to-nod/2011/08/binky-bag.html

104: Ruffle butt onsie

Another onsie upgrade, gotta love ruffles!

Credit:
http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2009/05/ruffle-butt-onesie-tutorial.html

103: Onsie upgrade with cloth petals

Another quick but cute embellishment to baby items, this time to a onsie. Matches a headband from a few entries ago!

Credit:
http://heylucy.typepad.com/heylucy/2008/08/t-shirt-tutoria.html

102: Baby flower headband

More cute baby girl stuff! These little flower headbands are super quick and cute. Callie is my reluctant model until we have a little human to try this on (she's a good sport).

Credit:
http://icandyhandmade.blogspot.com/2011/03/tutorial-box-fold-felt-flower-tutorial.html

101: Nursing reminder

In doing some thinking ahead here, I liked the idea of this nursing reminder (if one of the many apps that does this doesn't happen to be around). Another use of a tiny bit of old scrap material. I used t-shirt scraps since the magnets I had laying around weren't super powerful, so I wanted something light. Plus, no one but baby and me will see this, so it didn't have to be pretty!

Credit:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/54910668/mammary-minders-nursing-reminder

100: Nursery door jam

This was a little easy one, designed with a scrap of fabric to block the nursery door from making too much noise. I used ties (also scraps) so I could get the right fit around the knobs.

Credit:
http://pinterest.com/pin/46232333645468911/

99: Baby shower thank yous

I stole this thank you card idea, which I thought was cute and allowed me to personalize our cards a bit.

Credit:
http://pinterest.com/pin/201325045814370610/

98: Owl mini pillows

I thought these were super adorable and a fairly manageable project to try to figure out how to put together. I sketched out the cute owl shape and then both glued and sewed on the eye and beaks (don't want any chocking hazards!). Also, completely made out of old t-shirts! (yes, we have a seemingly unlimited number of these)

Credit:
http://pinterest.com/pin/189714203025279917/

97: Yogurt fruit bites

Greek yogurt + blueberries + freezer = yummy/healthy frozen treat!

Credit:
http://bringingbeauty.blogspot.com/2012/04/frozen-yogurt-berries.html

96: Comfy headband

This was one of those posts that showed a cute product then led to an etsy account, when I was hoping for a how-to. So I had to kind of figure this one out, but it wasn't too tricky (sew two strips of cloth that are long enough to go around the head into tubes, loop the tubes around each other in the middle, sew the 4 ends of the strips together, voila!).

Credit:
http://nitenitemommy.blogspot.com/2012/09/diy-dorm-room-crafts.html?m=1

95: Healthy fruit dip

I've been looking for good ideas to use greek yogurt for and found this yummy recipe for fruit dip. Yogurt + fruit sounds like a pretty tasty and healthy option to me! The peanut butter doesn't hurt either... (Good protein source!)

Credit:
http://simplysouthernjab.blogspot.com/2013/02/what-im-loving-wednesday.html

94: Oats and fruit breakfast cookies

I went to make my favorite oat muffins (see one of my first posts, I've had those muffins nearly every day of my pregnancy) and realized I didn't have any eggs! In searching for an alternative to going to the store, I ran across these "cookies", though given the healthy contents they're more like cookie/mufffins (and very breakfast appropriate). Whipped em up in 20 minutes, they're pretty tasty, more fruity than sweet. I was missing 1 banana, so I mixed in half an apple in it's place (I'm wild), as you'll see.

Credit:
http://pinterest.com/pin/249879479297136938/

93: Upcycled t-shirt to fabric flowers

At first I thought this would just be a fun thing to try with t-shirt scraps I had laying around, but as I ended up making this with a pink tee, I know have grand ideas about turning this into a cute baby headband (as I have a feeling our little lady is going to be born lacking much hair). Very easy project, as all this required was part of a t-shirt, scissors, and a glue gun.

Credit:
http://emilys-little-world.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-make-t-shirt-fabric-flower.html