On our princess

Born 19 December 2011 at 11.22pm

The day she was born 

The day we brought her home 

The day I caught her smiling in her sleep

More stories on her later eh. Right now I have a sweet baby to cuddle and tend to :)

On another hobo bag and sewing

Over the course of my pregnancy, I have been working on a few crochet projects but seriously on a slow basis. Ngee. One that got me excited the most is the hobo bag requested by my fellow friend from high school. She really likes bright and lively colours thus she wants the bag to be in multicolours instead of mono. So, this is the first time I'm crocheting it in 3 different colours and this is how it turns out to be. The colours are picked based on another favourite crochet bag that she owns.

Maybe she is a fan of Bob Marley. Hee. At first, I wasn't very sure of the bright combo. But after it's done, complete with lining in the bag and on the handle plus a zippered pocket, the bag is really super nice. I love it!  

This is the first time I made a pocket in a bag. Not just a pocket, but a zippered one. So, it's a learning experience too. Hence also explains the time I took to complete this bag. I want to make sure nothing goes wrong. Actually she requested the bag to have lining and never mentioned a pocket. But I decided to add it as a nice touch at no extra charge. She'll find it really useful anyway. I used a sturdy yet soft fabric for the lining. Can't remember the type. I'm bad at recognizing the types of fabric. But this fabric will help to retain the shape of the bag and it's handle for a long time.  

  

I specially bought this zipper online because I like the zipper head. It looks nicer than the normal head, right? 

Oh yeah, I bought my own sewing machine 4 months ago. That's why I'm so excited to sew everything! It feels great sewing with a new super smooth machine. I already have a long list of sewing projects printed and stashed in my file. Not to mention the many fabrics I've bought. Ngee.   

:: I followed this tutorial for the zippered pocket --> http://u-handbag.typepad.com/uhandblog/2007/02/zippered_inner_.html

Really easy and clear step by step :)



Full term and waiting...

I'm entering my 39th week of pregnancy which means this baby is more than 2 weeks term by now and I could go into labor anytime soon. Wow, how do I feel? Cold feet? Nervous? Excited? I don't know. It's all jumbled and mixed up in here. I just know for sure that I can't wait to hold this first baby of ours. What's more when my sister has safely given birth to the cutest, chubbiest and loveliest baby boy on last friday. Oh, how he melts our hearts. He's such an angel and all of us in the family just couldn't tear our gaze away from him. After all, he's also the first grandchild. Ah, and finally also there's a boy in the family. Hehe.

Meet my first nephew!

This champion weighs 3.5kg at birth. You bet I've already asked and soaked up all the labor experience of my sister. It was...err, terrifying like those others I've read or heard. But like all of them always said, you just have to experience it yourself to know it. Oh my, oh my.

Where's my feet?

Seriously I feel so big now. I am walking around with a huge lemon belly. I've gained almost 12kg (Now my weight is equally same with Fazrul!) and let's hope this excess weight can be easily shed off later.

I actually woke up at 3 this morning and couldn't sleep anymore. Still excited from meeting my first nephew today. I've been to the toilet more than once (this baby surely has a good aim at my bladder) and performed tahajjud and solat hajat praying to have a safe labor myself. Not knowing what to do next, I resorted to blogging. How I miss to blog but sometimes the opportunity is just not there. Anyway, it's nearing dawn now and I should be ready for fajr prayer. Till then y'all! Salam.