Frecklewonder

it's a girl

henry's got a little sister on the way!

happy and healthy

hello peeps. ultrasound appointment was today, and the baby is doing great. i am so happy that everything looked perfect, and it was so great to see little feet and hands and a beating heart and little face. the baby was stretching and even yawning, which was super cute.

unfortunately, you'll have to wait until saturday day to find out the sex as we are having a big family holiday party on friday night and everyone will find out then. i can't exactly post it on the internet until mom, dad, and the rest of the gang have gotten the news, you understand right?

anyhow, just wanted to let you guys know that all went well. and we are all doing great.

thanks SO MUCH for all the lovely comments. i am blessed to have so many sweet people out there in the world wishing me + my family well.

lots of love, jenny

balance and dressforms

i've written this post, edited it, and deleted it a couple times over now. how do i go about explaining my 3 month disappearance, and even, should i? do i go into great detail or keep it simple? do you guys really want to hear the nitty gritty chaos? i am thinking not. lord knows i could go off on a whole tangent about my seemingly constant struggle to find the balance between motherhood and life and busy-self-employed-working-out-of-the-house-web-lady-land. i could tell you that i've really sat down and considered my options. i could tell you that while i know how incredibly lucky i am do be my own boss, some days i just hate being my own boss. and that i am probably not very good at being my own boss. i could tell you a whole lot more things, but the truth is: i have always kept this a positive place. yes, i am human, and i have my bad days. i feel overwhelmed. i want to pull my hair out. i want to rant about things. but i choose to share the good stuff instead. because really, don't most of us just want a little eye candy or funny/inspirational/good story when we pop over into blog land? who wants to listen to somebody whine?

so i will just say this: it has been a crazy up and down couple of months in my life, and a step away from the computer and life on the internet was needed. family and life was taking front seat. and if you know anything about running a busy website/shop/blog, then you know that it's not the kind of thing that you can do with one foot in the door. at least- you can't do it well. so the computer was turned off. and the personal time was taken. i never intended on being away so long, it just happened that way. i hope you guys who have written me emails can understand, and forgive me for the lack of reply. i am taking a deep breath and easing my way back into this, and i will attempt to dig out from the mountain that is my inbox, so please bear with me.

and in the interest keeping this place one of happiness and good news, i am thrilled to finally share with you the best thing that has happened in these last few months, after all the curves and punches the universe has thrown in my path: life is good. and i am super duper pregnant. yep, with child. the little bugger is moving and bumping around, and on tuesday we will find out whether henry will have a brother or a sister. and let me tell you, his heart is sort of set on a sister. whatever this baby is, he or she has really knocked me out! talk about some horrific nausea. morning, noon and night. and fatigue like you ain't never felt. i think i've got my mojo back now, being in well into my second trimester. i think the toughest part is behind me.

but with all this change coming my way, it's a bit impossible to know what might be in store for Frecklewonder- how much time i will end up having, what kind of energy i will be able to give. i'm not quitting this thing any time too soon, i just hope that you all will be ok with looking at clothing on a dressform for a little while cause i'm sure you don't want a pregnant lady modeling all those cute vintage finds. frankly, i don't even think i can twist my tummy into any of them anymore. i promise that i will do my very best, as always, to provide great descriptions and photographs and answer any questions that you might have. and i can only hope that my headless dressform won't be too terribly impersonal and scary. would it help if we named her? suggestions are welcome.

i just want to say THANK YOU. thank you to all of you who wrote me thoughtful emails. thank you for hanging in there with me. thanks, thanks, THANKS.

with love, jenny