Please Grow!

I will be 36 weeks pregnant with our sweet Little Layla in two days. Normally I would have about four more weeks left of this pregnancy, but due to our sweet baby slipping to only the 10th percentile for weight, the Dr. will most likely induce me in two weeks. I guess my placenta is no longer giving Layla the nutrients she needs to grow. Just because I'm a little stubborn and selfish at times doesn't mean my placenta has to be also... The Dr.s want her to be a little bigger before they induce me, so in the mean time they are going to monitor her twice a week and do an ultra sound once a week to make sure she is still thriving. That's a little scary to me, I just want her to be safe in my arms where I can nurture and care for her. So for the next two weeks we will be living on nerves and prayers.
It's funny how much you can love a child before you ever meet them. There is no greater hurt then that of your children. Whether it be because they scraped their knee or because someone wasn't very nice to them, the pain they feel penetrats just as deep or deeper in you. Even though I can't see her yet, as a mother, I already feel that connection with Layla. Anyway, I've never had to deal with this with my other two children, so prayers are readily welcomed! And thanks to all of you who have already offered them up, I really appreciate it..

Layla and Lucy's Cute Pink LAMP

I need to write on my blog more so that I can get better at getting the pictures and writing in the exact place that I want them! ANYWAY!!!!!!!!

I have had so much fun decorating Layla and Lucy's Room! I am not by any means a girly girl, but for some reason decorating in pink has been so appealing to me. I needed a lamp and didn't want to spend a ton of money on one so I bought an old lamp for $4 at the DI, recovered it and added a bunch of fabric flowers and this is what I came up with! I absolutely love it. It is feminine in every possible way. I did end up spending $10 on fabric (because I didn't want to wait for a sale) but I have a ton left over for other jobs and a $14 lamp is by no means a splurge... PLUSSSSSS I got exactly what I wanted!

These are the fabric Flowers. You basically just cut strips of fabric out and twist them around and hot glue it in a circle. Just youtube how to make fabric flowers, and you'll get like a million tutorials. So cute though.

And this is how the lamp looked before I covered it... YUCK, but it had sooo much potential. I did this project in the time it took me to watch the saturday sessions of General Conference. It was pretty mindless so I could still even listen to the talks and actually take away a message! Sorry the picture is sideways. Once again, I'm not yet super bloggy. Maybe my next couple posts will be a little more put together! Let me know if you think I can add anything to the lamp. Ewe, maybe I can add little chandelier style beads to the bottom. I can't wait to get the whole room done.....