Time is ticking on this baby bomb. I'm getting bigger and more uncomfortable by the minute. It's not a complaint, just a fact of life when growing a human. Sleeping has been particularly tricky with this baby as I find myself waking up on my back multiple times a night. I needed something to give me more back support while I was sleeping on my side, so I thought about buying a body pillow. Then Chris reminded me that we have a ton of memory foam just lying around that I've been hoarding for some undecided future project. BOOM. Done. I made myself a body pillow. I ended up rolling the foam like a crepe (or burrito?), measuring and sewing two pillow cases for it. The interior case is just to protect the raw foam from drool or any other liquid that may come in contact with it (via my disgusting - but adorable - kids or me). The second case is decorative, made from amazing fabric* that I've had in my stash for about a year. I fell in love with the print, but couldn't think of something awesome to use it for. I boxed out the bottom of the case and made a simple drawstring for the top to keep everything in place. It weighs about 15 pounds and it's a beast. We took it on a weekend family reunion vacation. It was brilliant in the car, both kids could cuddle and sleep with it. It also served as the perfect separator to keep Felix and Penelope from brutalizing each other in the back seat. HOWEVER, it was a little too big to sleep with. I haven't had much time to alter the design much, but I just plan on taking everything out and shaving off about 12 inches of the roll of memory foam. I think that'll do the trick. *Fabric provided by Modern Yardage. Check out the amazing collections available here.