We had a great Thanksgiving. L and Papa hung out while I cooked, listening to Turkey Confidential on NPR. The food was good and the weather was nice enough for a trip to the playground after we ate. We have tons of leftovers, but I think we'll make it through the in the next week. I've got stock and Turkey Pot Pie on my mind.

Finally we can listen to Christmas music and watch Christmas movies! I'm so ready for the season to be here. I've been working madly on our family DVD and need to get the covers made. I'm hoping L and some watercolors will take care of that.

Today we're laying low, hanging out and listening to that already mentioned Christmas music. I won't lie, part of me wants to go to the mall to bask in the crowds and chaos, but it's a small part.

I have 2 pairs of maternity pants, both jeans, and decided I needed a pair of black pants for Christmas. Using this tutorial, I created these out of a pair of old slacks and T-Shirt:



A better view of the belly:


Week 17, btw.

I'm very happy with how these turned out and hope they'll last as I get even bigger... I stretched the band to try to get as much support as possible, so I'll have to see how much stretch it will have.

I added a few pictures to November 2008