knittens

FO: 4 of 7

Quick post.  Baby yelling.  Have to cook dinner.  Have to feed baby.  Have to go to class.

Ribbon Edged Cardigan by Debbie Bliss.  Still unsure if I want to add the ribbon edge.

Matinee Coat by Debbie Bliss.  Color is a little brighter than the "sage" you see here.  Love this, but too big.  Her sizes run a little large.  It will *hopefully* fit her in the spring.  This is the project that I found, nearly completed, and had no recollection of knitting it.  It must have been done during that blur that was before I had Thaya.

Rugger by Mission Falls.  The colors are more raspberry and plum than in this picture.  They are a little darker.  Hard to get some colors, you know?  This is a tiny bit too big.  Will be perfect by November.

And finally,

Ends are weaved in!  Hurray!

I'm in luv (L-U-V)

I love my eye scratching, arm waving, finger munching, plastic licking, grass eating, milk spitting, squash swallowing, cozy snuggling, toe grabbing sweet pea.  Every day my heart becomes fuller - I didn't know that I was capable of such an emotion.  I know people do crazy things for love - I know understand.  I am one of those people.

I just sit and daydream about what her life is going to be like, and how determined I am to give her all the opportunities she deserves.  I think about what she is going to look like, and how all the things we her doing now are shaping her into who she will be.

I admit, the rest of my life has almost been put on hold.  She is like an addiction.  I'm almost indifferent to all the other things that are going on in my life.  I see now that I'm no longer working on making myself a better person.  Right now I'm "mom" but I'm having a hard time being "wife" and "friend".  Any advice for a new mommy on how to be a better partner? 

I didn't understand what people meant when they told me that nothing could prepare me for life with a baby.  This little life has taken over our own lives.  Sometimes I feel like we've lost one another.  I'm not trying to be dramatic, I'm just saying that I don't think we baby-proofed our marriage.

"to find someone to love, you've got to be someone you love"

Oh, and one more thing.  You remember those goals I posted about awhile back? One of them was to loose 10 pounds by Thanksgiving and another 10 by Easter.  Well, I've gotten a solid 8 off so far.  Making progress :)

When it rains...

you better find an umbrella.

It has been awhile.  Right when we returned from our trip, I started a new job.  The job seemed like a dream, I could bring Thaya with me, nurse when I needed to, and only work 4 days.  Unfortunately, the job didn't pan out as advertised to me.  Due to incredibly long hours, no breaks, and concern over Thaya's safety, I had to leave by giving an immediate resignation.  Very unlike me, but given the severity of the situation I was left with no choice.

I've decided to make lemonade, and I am going to use my unemployed status as a reason to go back to school to finish my masters.  This year is going to be tough, but I plan to pound it out to get our family in a better situation financially and in regards to job security.

In knitting news, I have 5 sweaters for Thaya to the  "finishing" stage.  I hope to have them done by Friday!  Ok, maybe Sunday...

and I leave you this because a post isn't a post without a picture!