As of late...

Not that more than like 4 people read this blog, but if you've been wondering why I haven't updated in a while I'm happy to say that I've been busy with my Etsy shop!
All of Cohen's napping time is now spent at what Paul lovingly refers to as my sewing station (aka our dining room table) Which is in the middle of our whole apartment. The "lovingly" part might have been a bit sarcastic :)
I even just became an official sewing machine owner, and finally returned Rachelle's machine that I've borrowed/commandeered for the last 4 months. She's been a lifesaver! :)
So if you feel the need to have a bird mobile in your home or nursery check out Annie's Mobile Boutique!

Other than that, not much has been going on in our lives. My belly is getting bigger everyday and after our ward park day today I think its safe to say that I've totally popped! And it was totally overnight, I'm not even kidding. Last time I was pregnant I was always surprised by how big my belly seemed to grow and kept thinking "There is NO WAY that this thing can stretch any more! WRONG! It will and does and I dont know why I'm still surprised. I guess its just a little traumatic to see your, finally fitting into my normal clothes again body, stretch back out to ginormous proportions. Oh well, its for a really cute cause right? :)

Paul has been hard at work, per ususal, and kicking butt for his company. Which they better appreciate because he is THE hardest working employee they have. 2 weeks ago we were able to go to Mesa for his sister Heidi's farewell talk before she goes off to serve in the Honolulu, HI mission. She did such a great job and it was really fun to have the whole Brown family together for the first time is a really long while.

G&G Brown with all 3 grandkids (2 are on the way)

Sister Brown with Charlie and Betty

Cohen is growing like a weed, jabbering all the time, walking/running/climbing everywhere and becoming SO much fun. I love to hear all of his new words he learns and especially the gibberish he thinks are words when he's just walking around the house or in his car seat. I'll be sad to have my one on one life with my little buddy come to an end but we've been working really hard on him being soft and gentle with other babies and he always comes over and pats my belly says "baby" and gives her loves and kisses. We'll see if he likes her just as much when she comes out and is taking up all of mama's time :) But he truly is a sweetheart and will be such a good big brother.
Here are just a few random pics as of late. I am a notoriously bad picture taker and NEVER have my camera with me, so the iPhone is pretty much what we use.

lounging in the sun at Marriott Resort

Walking with Daddy to church

Someone MUCH more talented than I

Have any of you ever reupholstered your furniture. Like, ripped it apart and put it back together yourself? I'm thinking I might want to attempt it but want to hear your stories/experiences first... Seriously, please comment because I could be getting myself into A LOT of nonsense here. But how can you not be inspired by this DIY? And if you would like to volunteer your services in assisting me with this because you love me that much, let me know :)

before

after

15 Months

So Cohen had his 15 month appointment today and here are his stats:

Length = 34 in, above percentile 95 Weight = 30 lbs.(no I'm not kidding), above percentile 95 Head Circumference = 19 in., between percentile 75 and 90

He was such a trooper when he got his shot, he just looked all surprised when she stuck him and then looked at me to see what he should do. I just cheered him on so he smiled and sat up :) Such a good little guy. He is so much more fun the older he gets! He's now saying Mama, Dada, baby, bubble, uh oh and a few others. He knows where his eyes, mouth, ears, nose, and hair is and loves to lift up my shirt to give baby kisses. Melts my heart. He is a little confused however because he also lifts up HIS shirt and says "baby!" haha I thought we could sort that out later :) We're just loving this stage, minus his tendancy to hit when he's frustrated, and hope that he'll be ok when the new baby arrives. 
You know when you're pregnant and you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror and go "WHOA!" because you could have sworn that 12 hours ago you had a cute little baby bump and now you have a giant 10 lb bowling ball for a belly? Well that happened to me this week. Apparently this little girl has no problems putting on the pounds! 
23 weeks down and 16 more to go! Horray for getting induced a week before my due date :)

Sew much going on!

So I actually did it! I set up an Etsy shop for my bird mobile and it has been going really well. Already over 1300 views on my items and tons of sales. Who would have thought?! It's a lot of work and has been hard on my prego self but its really nice to feel like I'm contributing to the family funds and to have some extra money to play with. Me and my borrowed sewing machine have become like this (picture me crossing my fingers :)

I'm also really excited about getting started on this little girl's nursery bedding. I've been literally obsessing over fabric sites trying to pick the right fabrics to put in her room. Here is my inspiration room...

Gorgeous, right?!

Clean, modern, and Cohen won't mind sharing a room with her because its not too overly girly with the color scheme. What I love most about it is its not the usual color combo you see in every little girls room. Something fresh and lovely! I'm debating between two fabrics to be my main piece to work from so you can tell me what you think. I've already ordered both because I couldn't resist and they're to die for.

Loving the chevron pattern in this one. Paul says the birds look "mean" but I ignored him :)

This one is a little more bright in real life than the other, but it is equally as gorgeous.

So one side of the bumper will be one of these two fabrics and then the other side is this cute lime geometric.  

Decisions decisions.... I can tell you one thing, I am going to be glued to my sewing machine for quite a while in the next few weeks.

If you want to check out my Etsy shop you can see it here. I'm also working on a few other items to add so check back!