Long time, no knit blog, eh?
well, it was certainly time well spent. welcome to the world, Auden Song...
it was a terrifyingly long labour....a full week of prodromal labour, ending with a forceps delivery in the OR....but he's finally here. he was born April 29th at 4:38pm, weighing in at an impressive 9 pounds 2 ounces.
i'm smitten. he's in his bassinet right now wrapped up in some knitted love....
so it looks like we finally did it and will actually have a take-home baby in mid-April. this ultrasound was actually well over a month ago -- i'm 15 weeks along now. we heard the heartbeat as recently as 14 weeks, so i guess all is well! it's really hard to let go of the fear that this will all go sideways, especially since this is my third pregnancy, but i'm trying.
i've even knit a little baby surprise jacket in an effort to truly believe that this is really real. i'll post pictures later though.
i'm in a huge push of sock knitting because i have this nice dream of giving Husband, Mom, Dad, and Sister a pair of handknit socks for xmas. . . at the rate i'm going though, they'll each be luck to get ONE sock each by then. that i DON'T want to do because i want to be able to start some serious baby knitting by then. . .
i hope you all are well...i've been reading your blogs still. i'm hoping to get back to posting more here. you all still rock...
xoxo
hi all....
i know i haven't been around for a while and for that....well, i sort of kind of apologize. everything is okay here chez knitbrarian...it's just that another part of my life has taken over recently.
i am going to be brief here because, well, this is a knitting blog and i haven't really posted about too much else that goes on in my personal life. that sounds all doom and gloom, but it isn't really. see, thing is, Husband and I are trying to have a family. we want babies. we've been trying for what will be two years in september. no love. we're at the fertility clinic point of our journey and have been since last december. at the end of april we thought we were successful....and i suppose we were for a time. long story shot, things didn't work out and i had to have a d&c at the end of may. on our wedding anniversary. it was our second loss.
so, the past few months have been....tough. to say the least.
i'm going to ask you right now not to offer any advice, stories, or anecdotes. really. don't. relaxing doesn't make babies and neither do vacations or filling out adoption papers. that's my defensive side coming out in a big way, but believe me -- at this point i've heard everything. i appreciate that you may have fantastic success stories -- either your own or someone that you know, but i'm asking you to keep them to yourself.
the other truth of the matter is, i'm two timing in the blogosphere. i've another blog, and have found an amazing community of women (and a few dudes) who are going through this as well. that's not to say that you all won't be of the supportive variety, but the knitting blogosphere can't do for me what this other community can right now, nor would i ask it to. you all know how amazing the knit blogging community is, so i'm sure it is easy for you to fathom the outpouring of support and comfort i've found in this other community. i'm not going to post a link to my other blog here. if you happen to be in a similar situation.....a) i'm so sorry. it sucks. b) email me and i'll send you the link. if you know me in real life, we don't have to discuss this. really, it's okay. give me a hug if you feel like it.
i AM still knitting. a bit. puppy got into my sea silk that i'm making a shawl out of and tangled it to bits. it's enough to make me cry. i always have a sock on the go in my purse. i still love it, but i've always been a slow knitter and often had to scramble for knitting to actually post here.... now FOs are even more scarce.
that said, i'm still reading you....though i'll admit that i've been a slacker commenter because it's sad to have you come back here only to see that i haven't posted in eons. i'm still here, still knitting, and still following all of you. i hope to still post FOs and projects in process....and of our newly groomed puppy. i suppose i just have another project that is taking precedence right now.
there. i said it.
love you all. knitters rock.
sick of these yet? i'm not. dolly is next.
someone help me.
also, has anyone seen a pattern for a crocheted hat like this? anyone know someone who would actually crochet it for her? i really think they need a new one.
i can't stop with the Jess Hutichson toys. I was lucky enough to get a copy of "Unusual Toys for you to Knit and Enjoy" a while back.
Snake and Mr. Spherey are on their way to their new home with a dear friend of mine.
as you can see, they're the best of friends. i miss them a little. bon voyage, snake and mr. spherey!
okay gang, i'm alive. really. i've been knitting a bit too.
sorry for the long, unexplained absence. things have been a little crazy here in the knitbrarian house, though in a good way.
i would like you to meet mr. spherey:
he's not as lopsided as he looks. maybe he's already been hitting the sauce.....
and now i have to go and fetch a barking puppy before she wakes up the Husband.
i've missed you all! happy spring!
