As some of you may know, I have been wanting to make my own baby clothes for a while now. I have never sewed anything on my own before and really have never operated a machine, but having a little one now (and another on the way) I'm running accross so many ideas that I think I could make! Can't be too tough, right? So Brad blindly put his faith in my abilities and gave this new venture of mine the green light by getting me a sewing machine for Christmas. Until last Monday, it sat in the box because let's be honest, I was CLUELESS! So Monday night was my 1st sewing class at Field's Fabrics. It began with me looking like a dope for not even having thread for my machine (in my defense, they told me all I needed was the machine) and ended with me practicing all my new techniques! I learned how to do a zigzag stich around the edges, to sew on the bias for maximized stretch, to sew through denim, make button holes, and do a blind hem (which is really exciting for hemming dress pants!). I was very excited about all I learned and can't wait to try out my skills at home on some of my own projects!
My handiwork after my 1st sewing class!
This week I met with some friends and we committed to trying some new things over the next month. One of them that I wanted to do was take Sabrina sledding. Now mind you, I hate being out in the cold so this was a stretch for me, but luckily, when I mentioned it to Brad, he got into it and made the effort to get a sled from his parents and motivated us to get outside. I have to admit, once we got out there, it was lots of fun and Sabrina really got into it! We have a small hill next to our house and after each time we pulled her down, we saw her signing "more! more!". So more she got! She even got to take a couple rides by herself once we saw she wouldnt go flying out of the sled or crashing into something. Overall, it was a success. 
Here is some video of our sledding adventure. (It's really not as steep or fast as it looks!)
Late Sunday night Sabrina came down with an ear infection and possibly the 24 hour flu. We had a visit to the ER after Brad went to tuck her in and smelled vomit. It was everywhere (not fun for anyone let me tell you!). We woke her up and she continued to throw up so off to the ER we went. They have her some antibiotics and somehting for vomitingand after an hour or two she was her spunky self trying to play with all the fun gadgets in the hospital room and begging for her gerber puffs. This morning she continued to be her old self, hopefully it stays that way!
