Once upon a time I started an etsy shop. Anyone remember? I never even got around to stocking it for the holidays, though I did make some handprinted paper for covers.

Well, I finally turned all that handprinted paper into books.

I think I’ve got my second wind here. It seems that I start to feel good the last month of each pregnancy. I have energy, don’t need a nap every day, feel full of ideas… And let me tell you, I am SO thankful for that! I’ve had horrible hip and sciatic nerve pain since I started showing. A month ago I was seriously afraid that I was not going to survive until March, or at least have to get a walker or a wheelchair. That was the worst of it, and it has been uphill since the second week of January or so. Now I’ve even had the energy to swim laps a couple of times a week. Oh– the freedom of swimming while pregnant! There isn’t anything as liberating, that I can think of, except laying on your stomach right after the baby is born.

So, now I need to order newborn diapers, buy some onsies and a few clothes, and find a blankie (or mi-mi, as my kids call them). Each of my kids sleeps with a receiving blanket from Gymboree. They are sooo soft and snuggly. I think this time I will be shopping from right here instead of braving the mall. I think I’ll take a look right now…