Sewing, Packing & Iced Coffee

A lot has been accomplished this past week for Baby G. I wish I could say the same for packing up the apartment, however, I do have the hospital bag packed and ready to go! It's a little difficult for me to officially keep the bag packed since some of the things I use on a daily basis, especially the few comfy clothes I have that I can fit into... but I don't mind living out of it for the next few weeks. 

We are beyond excited for tomorrow... we get another ultrasound! I'm also hoping to have an idea where I'm at (if I'm thinning/dilated at all) and what the doctor thinks about when she may arrive. According to her estimated arrival date (which I know isn't completely accurate), we have 30 days until her due date!

The first thing I'm soooo happy that I made was her baby blanket. From a previous post, I shared my desire of having a pink and grey nursery because I am obsessed with it. And to start off the collection of pink and grey accessories for her nursery, I made this...

I LOVE the soft pink minky dot fabric (which I also purchased a matching Boppy Pillow Cover in Pink Minky). And the grey chevron goes perfectly with it. 
I got the pattern and fabric from Etsy (of course!) from SoTweetFabrics.

The next thing I made was breast pads! Awesome, right?! Since my plan is to only breastfeed - and pump when needed - I figured these would be a great investment. Although there are plenty of brands with disposable and reusable breast pads, I really wanted to put my sewing machine to use and just make my own for free! It was super easy for someone who is a beginner sewist, and I used some of Justin's old white T-shirts that needed to be thrown out. 

 Sewing instructions and patterns courtesy of DIY Maternity :)

Last, I put together some cute burp clothes. I purchased a 10 pack of 6-ply diaper cloths from Target for about $16.99 that are plain white. Totally boring, but a great deal! With my left over fabric from her baby blanket, I made the burp cloths all nice and pretty...

Now, Baby G can spit up in style.

 I used the Burp Cloth Tutorial from The Thinking Closet. 

Aside from sewing and online shopping for our little girl this past week, I've also indulged in some drinking... homemade iced coffee that is. I. am. addicted. Decaf of course.

My Belly has become a very useful cup holder.