My Eyes and My Sewing and Crafting Craze

Well, I found out since I last posted that my vision is not worse because of pregnancy alone, I actually have something called central serous retinopathy that is making my left eye all crazy. To make a long story short, after I got my new glasses I still couldn't see any better so I saw an opthalmologist and then a retinal specialist and they finally figured out that I have fluid building up behind my left retina and that is why my vision in that eye is blurry and why I can't see any fine detail with it. It will go away a month or two after the baby is born and usually only happens in young males who take steroids...and a small group of pregnant women in their third trimester. So I am just one of those lucky few! Anyway, I am getting used to it by this point and although it makes driving difficult and is kind of annoying, I am glad to know it is temporary and that I am not permanently losing my vision!

So, since reading and driving have been less than easy, I have been home a lot and have actually been spending a lot of time sewing. While that seems like it would be hard on your eyes, I can actually make do since my right eye is still fine. My main goal has been to use up supplies I already had and to finish what I had already started. These first few things I made before the eye trouble, back in January. And please forgive the poor-quality photos, I tend to craft by night so the lighting was not great.

Some jewelry...

A chore chart (we are instituting the practice of doing a "job" every morning after breakfast...the kids actually think it is fun!)...

A car seat canopy (the old one was purple and not very fitting for a boy...this one is probably a bit unmasculine as well but what can you do?)...

A nursing cover (again, the other one I had was purple)...

Some basket liners for the toy shelf...


An apron I started two years ago at a Super Saturday (it's just one apron, but it is reversible)...

Matching oven mitts...

A baby kimono gown and some baby hats (all from old T-shirts)...

Two wetbags (waterproof, washable bags to keep in your diaper bag in case an outfit gets destroyed or your sort-of-potty-trained daughter doesn't make it) ...

A purse...

And then I have been into refashioning clothing lately. I turned some maternity pants into a maternity skirt and took a bunch of old T shirts I had and made them into those "half shirts" (like the ones Shade or Downeast Clothing make) that you can wear under other shirts that need a tank top. I got sick of finishing the sleeves after awhile, and you never see the sleeve, so forgive my lazinesss...

And a hairclip holder (or as the kids call it, "the garden") ...

And there are still a few skirts/dresses for Keri under construction. But my project list is shrinking and my sewing room is getting cleared out, so we are making progress. This is actually how I survived the third trimester of pregnancy with Keri too...I just keep plugging away at projects on my list and somehow the time keeps passing and I feel productive and happily pregnant rather than just dwelling on my elephant calves and how many weeks/days/hours I have remaining :) Also, I know that I will not sew or craft much for the first few months after I have this baby, so it also helps me get it all out of my system so that I am ready for a long break. Call me crazy, but it works.