Waiting, waiting

I received a phone call this morning from my closest friend, Karen, with news that her daughter-in-law had gone into labor this morning. I've been anxious all day, waiting to hear the news of the baby's arrival. My daughter and I already had fun shopping for baby clothes, and I'm also making two gifts. One will be the quilt from that fabric I shared with you a few days ago. The other gift is a cross stitch sampler I'm making using the "For My Daughter" chart by Blackbird Designs in their "Thank You Sarah Tobias" book. I'm going to make it into a pillow and use some of the same fabric I'm using for the crib quilt. The picture above is the sampler ~ which is on hold until I have the actual time and date of arrival, as well as the baby's name. I apologize for how washed out it looks. No matter what I've tried the pictures have just not turned out well, but you get the idea :) I'll be adding the birth date under the "Welcome", and will stitch the baby's name across the bottom of the chart.