Thank you to everybody for the well wishes and all the prayers. They were and still are greatly appreciated! It's amazing how people you've never met can become such good friends. And Mary, I obeyed the doctors and the nurses (and if it hadn't been for the nurses explaining things to Cody and I we probably would've walked out of the hospital). My doctor just kept saying that we needed to get all of the pregnancy out of me, but it was the nurses that actually came in and helped us understand what was going on. Who knew that you get pre-eclampsia up to four weeks after giving birth?
We've managed to settle into a bit of a routine and of course, I've once again joined the ranks of new mommies obsessed with their newborn and all of their bodily functions. Miss Debra is growing (up to 8 lbs.) and starting to fill out. She's starting to show her personality in little ways (doesn't like to be cold, likes to be held but not moved a lot). Best of all? She's only waking up once a night! This mommy is very happy about that one!
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Just to catch y'all up to speed on what I did manage to get finished before the baby was born:
Two Needle Baby Socks from Debbie Bliss' Baby Knits for Beginners. I made the 3 month size and they are way too big. Meh, she'll grow into them.
Baby Shrug from Debbie Bliss' simplybaby. This is a 6-9 month size, I've read a lot of reviews that her patterns run large, so I'm hoping that this will fit her next spring (9-12 months). This picture doesn't really show the true color, the next pic. does.
These are the fabrics that I've bought to make dresses to go under the shrug. A beautiful gray-blue gingham (I love gingham), a matching pin tucked cotton with a slight sheen, and a yellow cotton with flowers. I'm thinking of smocking the gingham and the yellow.
Wrap Top from Claire Montgomerie's Easy Baby Knits. Made in a 6-12 month size. The red ribbon circles around to the back to tie. The fabrics underneath this are intended for dresses that I had better get started on soon if I want her to actually wear them.
Last, the Cable Blanket from Debbie Bliss' simplybaby. I had every intention of making this the 36"x24" size the pattern calls for, but I got really, really bored with this. As a result, it's only 24"x24".
So, what am I working on now? Well, you would think that I'd be making something for the baby or even myself. Nope, I bought fabric for a Wizard of Oz lap quilt at the beginning of last year. I'm tired of looking at the fabric on my closet floor. Most of it's been cut out, and hopefully I'll get it sewn up soon - like in the next two weeks soon.
After finishing the quilt, I have to get busy making clothes for myself. I gained 24 lbs. during my pregnancy and have lost 34 lbs. since giving birth. Everything is too big. While it's not a problem, it's a very minor irritation for me. I have one outfit that I deem to be dressy enough for church and when you go to church four times a week, one outfit gets real old real fast.
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My brother, R.T. and his wife wife will become parents today. She is in labor as I write this!
I decided to do a growth tuck on this dress because my serger decided it didn't want to work. As a result of my serger's stubbornness, I needed to do something that would finish off the inside cleanly. 
