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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Leaving TomorrowIt's hard to believe that the trip to Minnesota is almost over - good thing S gave me his "lovely" cold so I could "enjoy" every last minute! But before my nose plugged up and my sinuses started throbbing, we had a lovely couple of cruises on the boat... ... and S caught quite possibly the biggest fish EVER. See? HUGE!!!  Baby A decided it was worth all of the driving to bring Abby with us... she loves her doggy!  But no one gets a free ride around here. If Baby A wants to stay in this family, she has to pull her weight in the knitting-modeling department. Here she is showing my progress on my dad's 2009 vest:  And here's a close-up. It'll eventually be the Erin cardigan (well, the charts anyway) from Celtic Collection, with quite a few color modifications.  Labels: Baby, Dad's Vest | # Tuesday, June 09, 2009 Drive By Post before we Drive AwayTomorrow morning we're packing up the car and heading to Minnesota... dog, baby and all! It should be quite the adventure. So while I'm waiting for Baby A to wake up from her nap, I thought I'd do a quick "drive-by" post since it has been, well, forever......okay, so naptime ended milliseconds after I started typing. So now I'll do a "drive by at 75 mph" post so I can get to bed! Let's call this post "things Baby A loves." Baby A loves solid foods (except banana...)  Baby A loves playing with her toys (under Abby's careful supervision)...  Baby A loves napping on Grandpa's lap...  ... and Baby A loves playing with Mommy's knitting.  Whew! Hopefully the drive to Minnesota will zoom by as quickly as this post! | # Monday, May 11, 2009 2 Nights Down, 5 to GoSaturday was S' birthday. He celebrated by getting on a plane to Kazakhstan for a week-long business trip. Sunday was Mother's Day. I celebrated by cleaning up baby poo. See, Baby A has recently discovered how to roll over from her back to her tummy. So when I put her dirty little butt on the nice waterproof pad on top of her crib sheet so I could run the bath for her, I really shouldn't have expected her to stay put. But in the 5 minutes it took for me to prepare the bath, I returned to find her poopy little butt had rolled over right OFF of the nice waterproof pad, her leg was stuck through the crib slats, and she was grinning at me. Oh, and she peed on the sheet for good measure.It's ok, though - S got me a massage for Mother's Day, and my mom is coming to Baby A-sit on Wednesday to give me a chance to get pampered for an hour. But I'm still counting down the days until S comes home! In knitting news, I'm apparently really bad at taking pictures, because I've since finished the first Bex sock and am well on my way with the second. Again, like the Rick socks (also from Cookie A's book), I'm not thrilled with the way these fit - a little loose around the ankles. I deliberately shortened the leg by a couple of inches, though, and I think the socks are stiff enough with all of the cabling so they won't slouch down. Regardless, these are really interesting to knit, so I'm not really concerned. I hope I'll finish the second one before the yarn arrives from Shetland for my dad's 2009 fair isle vest!  In Baby A news, we've discovered the best baby toy EVER - a $3 mylar balloon (don't use the latex ones in case they pop... big scary noise and chokeable pieces of latex everywhere). Lately, we've been standing next to it and hitting it, but you can also tie it loosely to baby's leg... baby sees the balloon, gets excited, and kicks... making the balloon move... making baby excited so she kicks... making the balloon move... ah, great fun.  And know what else is great fun? Sitting like a big girl and playing with the stacking rings. 
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