Business in the front, party in the back...

No, I am not referring to my feltmaking or felt business in the title.  I am actually referring to my hair.  Since baby Rowynn was born, I began to lose it, and a lot of it.  Everyone tells me that it is normal to shed hair 3 - 6 months after giving birth.  (It is called telogen effluvium.)  My dermatologist said that I'd lose up to 50% of my hair all at once.  Then it would grow back slowly in 6 months to a year.  Well, I honestly think that I've lost about 70% of my hair, mostly on the sides, front, and top.  You know where that leaves me?  Yes, you guessed it - with an 80's style mullet, business in the front (super short) and party in the back (my same old long hair).  I am thankful though that my hair is growing back.  It is about a quarter of an inch long in the places where I shed it completely, but it is there now and slowly getting longer.  The shedding has subsided some too so I think that I'm back on the road to recovery from my unwelcome mullet hairstyle.

In the meantime, my solution to the hair loss has been to wear hats - pretty much all the time!  I have purchased and traded for several on Etsy as you can see in photo.  Below is a list of where I got each of the cute hats so please browse the shops.  I am thankful for all of my lovely hats.  Now I'm trying to decide whether or not to get my hair cut short all over.  That may be my next adventure, but even if I do, I will still wear my hats.

Hat list (from top to bottom)...
passion4craftin
PlayinHookyDesigns
amityjoy
TepperWear
FJCruiser
purplesagedesignz

Baby Update - 16 weeks and counting!

I had my ob/gyn appointment today for my 16 week pregnancy check up and all is well. At first, the nurse couldn't find the baby's heartbeat so I ended up having an ultrasound today. This was quite unexpected. I was scheduled for an ultrasound next time at my March appointment to determine the sex of the baby and plan to have another one then so that my husband can attend. This time, I got to see the baby's head, tummy, legs, and arms. The umbilical cord was between the baby's legs so it was hard to tell if it was a boy or a girl.

I have felt this entire time that it would be a boy and even had dreams about little strawberry blonde haired boys, but the ultrasound technician said that she was leaning toward it being a girl from a couple of brief unobstructed views that she had. We should find out for sure next time, and I can't wait!! I was hoping to know today. I want to start buying baby stuff and decorating the nursery soon, but I have been waiting on finding out the sex of the baby first. (If it is a boy, it will probably be a farm animals theme. If it is a girl, it will probably be ladybugs and flowers them.) Although I had kind of anticipated a boy, I really don't care either way. I will be very happy with a healthy baby boy or girl. I'm just anxious to know for decorating purposes at this point! I'm feel very blessed and thankful that everything is normal so far. And, I'm having every pregnancy symptom in the book (fatigue, nausea, heartburn, dizziness, headaches, faintness, etc.!), but the doctor said that is quite normal too. Maybe when I update my readers next month, I'll know whether it is a boy or girl for sure! Yay!