Got a Gassy Baby?

Me neither...but IF you do, there's 2 things I'd suggest: burp 'em or love on them.  For those 2 things, you could use these projects:

A receiving blanket made out of a cotton fabric on top and a fleece on bottom

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burp cloths with a cotton fabric on front and terry cloth on the bottom.

You could also use these projects if you're like me and someone you love is preggo.  My small group leader, Janet is the recipient of these baby shower gifts.  She's an architect and incredibly modern in her style.  Her and her husband, Joel, decided not to find out the gender of their baby.  She also had to register for a lot of "boring" (these are words out of her mouth) baby items because she couldn't find anything in her favorite colors: black and chartreuse.  So, I decided to do my best to find some gender neutral fabric in the colors that she loves.  Hopefully, she likes these gifts as much as I am excited to give them to her!  These were both SUPER easy to make and I can't wait to make more of them!!!  If you're interested in making the receiving blanket, head here to my one of my new favorite blogs, Sew 4 Home.

If you're interested in making the burp cloths, Sew 4 Home has this as well if you go here.

I'll keep you posted on others of these that I make as well!  It was super easy and a lot of fun, and now that I've made 1 batch of each, I know I can make others...YOU CAN TOO!!!

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I would LOVE to win this...

I would LOVE to receive an email telling me that I've won this!  You should DEFINITELY go check it out and get yourself in on this amazing drawing!!! :)

My Eventful Week

My mom decided in May that she was going to take advantage of the Southwest deals and come and visit here in Chicago.  In order to get the cheapest flights she had to fly in on a weekday and out on a weekday so she arrived last Tuesday evening and is leaving tonight.  We managed to stay busy during her time here...

On Tuesday night after picking her up from the airport we drove to Chinatown and enjoyed some YUMMY chinese food at Joy Yees (not to mention some bubble tea)...I love that place!  When we arrived at the apartment, we went for a walk to the beach to try to feel better about the gluttony that we had just committed.

On Wednesday we woke up late and enjoyed lounging around.  We then drove all over the place (mostly north of our apartment) to find the perfect fabric for a baby gift (will post about that later), only to end up at JoAnn's which is where I would've gone to begin with if I didn't think that these other places MIGHT have more of what I was looking for...geez-oh-pete!

We ate lunch at the Austrian bakery right down the street from my apartment that I've always wanted to try, only our lunch was more like supper because we didn't eat until 4:45 - time flies when you're having fun (or sitting in Chicago traffic, whichever way you choose to look at it) :).

On Thursday we woke up and got to work on some of my projects (baby gifts) and stuck around the apartment.  We ate lunch at home and then headed to the Lincoln Park Zoo, the Lily Pond and then the beach...here are a few pictures of our adventures:

On Friday we woke up and got ready earlier than usual and headed out to Greektown to enjoy brunch at one of my favorite places to enjoy brunch (introduced by my friend, the foodie, Shea:) ) Meli's.  We then headed off to the Museum of Science and Industry and enjoyed the exhibitions that they had to offer, specifically (for me) the fairy castle (a huge dollhouse that takes up an entire room!) that I've been mesmerized with since I first saw it in the 3rd grade:

We then headed over to State Street to get us some Garrett's popcorn (what's a trip to Chicago without this stuff?!) and to window shop in a few stores.  Off to home we went and enjoyed a nice home cooked meal and zonked out early after our busy day.

On Saturday we headed over to Orange With a Peel just down the street from our apartment to get some brunch (I enjoyed some yummy green eggs and ham :) ).  Afterwards, my mom and I went to the Field Museum while Stephen had some guys over from his small group for a summer "staycation"...they're crazy :).  After the museum, we walked over to the Buckingham Fountain and then down Michigan Avenue to enjoy the Magnificent Mile, here are some pictures from our day:

After the Magnificent Mile we went home to enjoy some of my favorite Chicago Pizza (Giradano's) and relax after another fun-filled day!

Sunday, we woke up and went to church.  We then hung around the apartment and enjoyed our day AND making some more gifts (will post later)...my mom is handy to have around!  At 7, Stephen had small group at our apartment so my mom and I went with my good friend, Amy to my favorite restaurant in Lincoln Park, the Basil Leaf.

Today, my mom's last day here, consisted of some more projects and her mentally preparing to fly home again solo - she's not the traveling type :).  I was sad to see her go, but I look forward to seeing her again in a few weeks when we go home!  She's a lot of fun to hang out with and she's such a good sport with all the things I want her to help me with.  I love spending time with her!

I can't wait to show you some of our projects - she's helping me learn to sew and I would be lost without her!  Keep your eyes open this week to see these fun sewing projects :)

Magnificent Mondays: Magnificent Blogs 24

Stacie has lots of neat ideas to offer up at the Creative Crate to help inspire even the uncreative person!

What a neat idea to do in your hallway!

Look at what she refurbed old cabinet doors into.

Oh my!  I love cookie dough!!

Go get creative at the Creative Crate and then let me know what you loved!

Happy Blogging!