Hospital stitching

I have been placed in the hospital for pregnancy complications. I will be here for the rest of my pregnancy, however long that is. Left-brain brought me some stitching supplies (see, it's a good thing to keep random stuff in bags around the house) and I stitched this yesterday. It's "friendsheep" by Shepherds Bush.  It was easy to do.  I am giving it to DD, since she is having a rough time with me being here. We talk about our hearts all the time, and she knows my heart is always with her, so now she has a heart she can look at from me, til I get home at least, hopefully with her brother.

As far as that, today is not a good day to talk about what is going on. I've been here since Tuesday with blood pressure. Yesterday was a good day, but I got very little sleep last night because Wee Man was being monitored and then, having nothing better to do with my time, I realized today is eleven years since the accident that took my gramma, and I got to freaking out that something is wrong with my baby and he will come today, way too soon.  We have 18 hours to get through so it will be a long day. I hate being here. I hate being tested all the time. I know it's for the best, but I hate it. Tomorrow will be better, I bet

New Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery Start

I realize this picture is truly awful, so my apologies. This aida, from a yard or so I had in my stash, is quite wrinkly. I joined the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery National Park Birthday Club this year. I thought it would be fun because we have spent so much time at national parks, battlefields and seashores, and I love so much that we have this access to these beautiful places. It's a Mystery SAL, and we have gotten the first two pieces. I haven't printed the second one off yet, I would like to get this first piece finished, at least the center, before doing that. I am not 100% sold on this fabric, but I had it, and I see people making adventurous choices with their fabric, so I am trying. If it's ugly in the end, I'll just hide it, right? I have to say, this has not been an easy stitch for me. I was pretty tired this week. I am getting to that stage of pregnancy where things start to hurt that usually never hurt. I had to tell Left-Brain I can't take our daughter to swimming lessons anymore because the chairs are uncomfortable to me and I can't lean over to help her get dressed if she needs help after classes. Trying to do that was causing back spasms and wears me out. I didn't have this issue with DD, but every kid is different--I just wish I could figure out how two pounds of person takes up so much room and weighs so much. And I just felt ugly this week and not in a mood to do anything but hide in bed and read. None of my pants fit and things were uncomfortable, but I seem to have pulled out of that. My mom took me birthday shopping yesterday and I own 3 pairs of jeans that fit and are cute and comfy, along with three new shirts. She told me to put on some perfume and lipstick today and feel good, so I did. And I do.