There really is someone in there, and he moves and wiggles– and creates some giggles!

So, I have 4 kids and am half way through cooking up a 5th.  That means I’ve been pregnant for about 45 months of my life, and during each of those months I’ve had to clothe my expanding belly– even for church every Sunday.  But, this time around I feel like I’m at a loss as to what to wear every time Sunday rolls around.  What did I wear those other 40 months?  Beats me.  So, I spent my Saturday making myself something soft and stretchy and comfy, even hoping it would be cute, to wear to church yesterday.  I had many yards of this heathered mauvish soft cotton knit that I found on the closeout  rack at JoAnns a year or two ago for just $3 a yard sitting on a basement shelf, so I cut into it and hoped for the best.  I used Butterick 3385, which is a shirt pattern, and with a few modifications– making the sleeves long, using knit instead of woven fabric, and the obvious addition of enough length to make it a dress– I’m pretty happy.  It’s not quite as fitting and flattering as I had hoped– but there’s room to grow, so come January I’ll still be cozy in my super soft new dress.  It’ll cover my belly at peak expansion quite nicely.