Stuffy and Runny

I hope you all had a great holiday season so far!  Here at the end of week 15 I'm back on the Zofran AGAIN!  Yet another attempt to stop it because I thought the vom days were over, has failed.  I'm having SUCH a hard time sleeping and just getting things done because of the stuffy/runny nose I've been battling recently.  I'm not sure if it's the stuffy head that's causing it, but I get so tired and dizzy after doing little chores or if I've been standing for a period of time.  So, needless to say, I guess I'm not at that energetic feel-good stage of my pregnancy just yet.  The morning sickness has dramatically decreased since the beginning though and at least I'm getting my appetite back.  So, I'm happy about that.  I'm also excitedly waiting my next ultrasound.  We definitely want to know if it's a boy or a girl.  I'm in desperate need of some retail therapy, but I refuse to buy anything baby until we find out the sex.  Hopefully though I'll be able to get out and feel good long enough to buy a nice comfy couple of maternity bras and a snuggly snoogle.  I think a humidifier might help my mucousy self too.  Even though I'd prefer to buy mostly organic cotton items for the baby, I love the stuff from Janie and Jack and right now they're having such a great sale.  Last year around this time I bought 2 sets of layette gift sets from them on clearance and they're so cute.  I got colors that could go either way of course.  I also have a bunch of neutral items from Old Navy and the Gap that I've collected from clearance racks over the past year or so.  So, I have a little stash of the basics. 

I was inspired the other day though by a post I saw on a message board about pillow case dresses for little girls.  A mom posted pics of her little one in dresses she had made for her.  They were SO CUTE and looked really simple to make.  So, I looked through this pile of baby clothes sewing patterns I have and noticed that I have patterns for everything; booties, sleep sacs, diaper covers, blankets, onesies etc.  I think I'm going to buy some material and attempt to make some of the items once we find out the sex.  My mom doesn't sew now, but she made me these gorgeous little dresses when I was a toddler.  We've moved so many times over the past few years that even if we have them still somewhere in her garage I doubt we could find them.  Remembering those little dresses though made me want to give sewing baby clothes a try.  If I do actually make an attempt or two I'll definitely post the pics. 

In the meantime I'll count down the days until the ultrasound, stock up on lotion tissue, and save my Joanne's crafts coupons to buy some cute vintage-ey fabric.

~Jessy