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OK, I am nothing but an infrequent blogger. My posts used to be interesting and creative, but always infrequent. At this time in my life, my baby boy is sucking a lot of the creative energy (uh, well, energy in general)right outta me. I have excuses for my lapses in posting. Everyone does. So, lemme share this with you. This is me, last week, at 25 weeks pregnant. 
I swear there is just one baby in there. When I was pregnant with Patrick, I was probably this big in the weeks just before I had him. I was also 21 and a skinny little thing to start with. Now I am 14 years older and started out 40 lbs heavier. Today, I have had so little energy. Monday is supposed to be my making day. We work a Tuesday thru Saturday week. Then Sunday is our cleaning day and Monday is our making day. I made nothing. My body was so busy making baby, I was too exhausted to even get out my stuff. I think I am doing so much on Sunday that Mondays have come to this. Oh well, I guess I need to get used to it because my life will be less making and more changing diapers soon.
Well, it is time for A Fanciful Twist Halloween party preparations. October 17 is the date of the fun filled event! If anyone has not heard of this party, you must visit Vanessa Valencia at A Fanciful Twist for the details. She always completely outdoes herself for all of her web events. It is amazing ... and so much fun to be part of it. It really gets you in the holiday spirit. I thought for a bit that I didn't get to do the Halloween party last year, but I was mistaken. I was having some health issues at the time, but it didn't stop me from having some fun (although my memory of it is quite fuzzy). If you are interested, see what transpired last year!
I am all excited and ready for Halloween to come, however my energy level is not cooperating, at all. This weekend, I did manage to start a spooky Halloween display in our house featuring our antique pump organ. But it is not ready, yet. Of course I will photograph it and share those pictures when it is ready. I have to get on it with the making stuff, too, though.
So aside from the EVA Craft-oberfest, EVA will be vending at 2nd Fridays in downtown Mesa. The theme this month is Oktoberfest. This event is October 9, from 6pm - 10pm so if you are in the Phoenix area and want to enjoy some Autumn festivities, come on down. We will be located near my shop, M-Troniks, at 41 W Main Street.
It's back! I am back. Everything is going well. We are having a little baby boy! Hooray! And according to the ultrasounds he looks healthy. So I am worrying a lot less, plus the nausea went away about 16 weeks. I am now 22 weeks and starting to get some energy back. If I go out in the heat it zaps me of any energy I have, so I do what I can to avoid the heat. That is pretty difficult when you live in Arizona and it is still over 100 mid-September. Sheesh! I am ready for the heat to end. I have spent 5 months of my pregnancy in 100+ degrees. I don't recommend that anyone in the Phoenix area get pregnant in April. I'd say July or August would be good timing. If we have a third child, I will plan better. But I cannot complain. I will have a sweet little pumpkin to hold in my arms come January. I have been waiting 14 years for Baby #2.
In other, more crafty news ... my EVA arts group is planning for Halloween!! We are doing a Craftoberfest on October 24th. We are all pretty excited about it. Trish made the cute flier below. It has all the details. I really hope anyone is the area comes to this event. It will be really fun and especially Halloweenish!
I am off to do crafty stuff and update my etsy site. It needs some new stuff on it! Check back soon for some fun Halloween items.
Today I am summoning the spirit of creativity. It seems to have left my life. I know not permanently, but temporarily. I am almost 14 weeks pregnant and I am creating life, so I suppose that is creative in some way. It is not like I have much control over it, though, other than watching what I intake. But during the past 14 weeks, I have not been into making anything. There are so many things on my mind like wondering how I will feel from day to day. I have suffered from nausea the whole pregnancy. I don't throw up. I just feel sick to my stomach. I have also had some killer headaches and absolutely no energy. Another thing that consumes a lot of energy is worrying. I have to admit, I have been a mess for much of this pregnancy. I have lost two pregnancies in the recent past, so you can imagine how I might be a little anxious. Even though I am way beyond the point where I need to worry, there is a bit of concern. I have a visit with my doctor scheduled for Wednesday and I am sure I will feel much better after this one. From this appointment it is smooth sailing until labor. YIKES! Labor? When I was pregnant with my son, I was a 21 year old trooper. I had no fears what-so-ever. I even wanted to do it naturally. Now, I am pregnant 14 years later and just terrified of delivery. I am not sure what changed in 14 years. I guess as you get older you know more and have heard more horror stories. I mean, ignorance is bliss, isn't it. So that is where I am at with life right now. As my nausea seems to be easing away (most likely thanks to my husband's watermelon juice cocktail and the oncoming 2nd trimester), I just want the energy to come back with it so I can do something - ANYTHING - without feeling completely taxed afterward ... maybe clean the house, drive in the 113 degree heat to the store, go to work for a day and feel productive, or make some fabulous treasure to put up in my etsy shop. At least I got this far. I haven't even had words to say for 3 months except for complain about how terrible I have been feeling. BUT - I am pregnant and we have been hoping for this for awhile!!! So I am very excited to find out what we are having so I can get ready for our very anticipated new family member. Hooray!
