Baby Pants!
I have made baby pants! And I think they're adorable!
Details:
Pattern: Baby Bell Bottoms, by Alison
Yarn: Malabrigo Merino Worsted, 100% single-ply merino wool, colorway "loro barranquero"
Needles: 16" circular size 8(?)
Started: December 7, 2007 (traveling to Colorado and Albuquerque)
Finished: December 21, 2007 (traveling to Indiana)
These were actually started once and then ripped, when a short reality check assured that they were super-sized...
oops
That's one of the legs around my wrist. Yes, I wanted bell bottoms, but not quite that much of a bell. Of course, I could have just made them in a bigger size, but then I would have had to change the lengths, too - size large width with size small length would have resulted in very strange pants!
Or, A could be for Ample!
That belly is ample!
That's me at 29.5 weeks. Everything baby-wise is going well - she's kicking right now in fact! I did fail my 1-hour glucose test (like some other people), so I have to do the 3-hour test. (Hopefully, like Cara, I'll pass it!) My first test was in mid-December, but they couldn't work me in for the 3-hour until now... the nurse told me that between the tests I should "Try and avoid eating sweets like candy and cookies." Over the holidays. Rii-iiight.
After all, I definitely had to eat at least one cake - the one for my baby shower!
Yummy!
That's the cake and the guest of honor - the bump! We both really enjoyed (a small piece of) the chocolate cake and ice cream! It was... Ambrosial!
Let's see, other things... I'm still throwing up a few mornings a week (1-3 times), but several days I feel fine. Except for the heartburn/acid reflux, which is Awful... Taking a Pepcid usually settles things down, but eating is still an adventure! It's getting increasingly uncomfortable to walk - my pelvis is not terribly happy about this baby's head being wedged into it. I can't wait to see what 10 more weeks will bring!
Otherwise, everything is going well! We had a quiet evening at home for New Years, just us and the cats, and some sparkling Apple cider:
Happy New Year!
We've now suceeded in clearing out the craft room entirely, to make way for the nursery! Of course, Dan brought all of the craft stuff into the dining room so that I could sort through it... well, many bags to Value Village later, the dining room is almost back to normal. Maybe tomorrow night! I have found some fabulous things that I'd forgotten about! And I've finally said a final goodbye to several crafts that I had briefly dabbled in, but which didn't quite "catch."
And I've started one more project for the baby... I've been feeling a tremendous amount of startitis, with a particular urge to start a sweater (but I don't really want to make a maternity sweater at this point, so it wouldn't fit me for a while), but I've managed to hold it off for the most part! But I'm trying to get more prepared for the baby, and making soakers for cloth diapers is smart! Here's the latest:
That's a waistband
It's the Curly Purly Soaker (pdf), in Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted, colorway Sherbert. Size small, and I'm using needle sizes 4, 6, and 9 (I think). We'll see how much progress I make tomorrow when I'm sitting and knitting for 3 hours!
Well, one of my resolutions this year was to blog more (especially once Baby Girl joins us!), so hopefully you'll be hearing from me again before too long :)
* Yes, I did sign up for the ABC-Along. Maybe now I'll be encouraged to post at least twice a month!
Posted by Sarah at January 6, 2008 10:24 PM | in: ABC-Along 2008 , Finished Objects , baby | PermalinkI hope more than twice a month!! :) If you are doing A-Z, maybe the next one can be B for big (aka Dash).
Posted by: Jenna on January 7, 2008 12:24 AMYou look great! And congratulations on clearing out the craft room/nursery. It took us a looooong time to make the transition. And actually, with the Critter now 4.5 months old, we JUST finished his room by hanging things on the walls!
Love the baby pants! I made a couple of pairs but ended up gifting them to other expectant moms, so haven't tried them out myself yet. Just have to finish the baby blankie first!
Posted by: natalie on January 7, 2008 08:15 AMYou look GREAT! Dude. I puked three times in six days. And could've puked any of the other non puke days. This is ridiculous. I'm starting to feel like I did at the beginning although I've forgotten how to cope already.
Good for you for getting the nursery at least cleaned out! G and I started doing stuff around the house and it's baby steps for sure.
Good luck with the 3hr! Bring LOTS of knitting. It's the only thing that got me through. And if you can, I know this is gross, try to throw up before hand. They told me if I puked during the test that was it - I'd have to start all over again.
Posted by: Cara on January 7, 2008 09:15 AMYou look great! This whole pregnancy is a lot of work, isn't it? :-) Especially with all the throwing up, no fun. But, I assure you (as I know you know) that it is absolutely worth it!!!
Posted by: sarah b. on January 7, 2008 09:55 AMYEAH! More posts.
It is good to see your smiling face :-)
I promise to post more on my blog if you post more on yours!!
Posted by: Dad on January 7, 2008 10:49 AMAdorable baby pants. I heart Malabrigo. And that colorway will be great for hiding stains. hahaha!
Posted by: Kim on January 7, 2008 11:58 AMYep, me too on the puking. And I flat-out refused to take the 3-hour on baby #2 (how was I supposed to hold my head up, entertain a not-yet-2-year-old, not pass out or throw up for three hours???). Anyway, they found another test for me to take, didn't properly explain it, and, oh, I was fine.
And the one silver-lining of 9 months of puking is that the "I just had a baby pictures" don't look so bad because you didn't gain weight in the end.
(I did find that the allergy meds I was allowed in my first pregnancy helped allay the puking sometimes...)
Good luck with the glucose test! The pants are adorable and you do look great. I can't wait to meet "bump".
Posted by: Jamie on January 7, 2008 02:17 PMLove the pic of Bump! I'll be taking it to send to the list!!
And How is learning the serger going???
Love you
MOM
Looking good. I was wondering where you were. Ah those fabulous pregnancy symptoms...gotta love them.
Posted by: Kelly on January 8, 2008 07:54 PMI failed my 1 hour but passed my 3 hour. Both times I was totally grossed out by the glucose liquid! Good luck to you!
Posted by: biglug on January 8, 2008 09:13 PMBaby sizes are tricky until you actually have a model to try them on, but the pants are cute. You are a good knitting mom. Thanks for the baby dotage on my blog. Looking forward to doting here.
Best of luck in the next 10 weeks.
It's hard to know what size your kid will be until she's here. Those pants will fit at SOME POINT, that's the key. ;-) ;-)
So glad to see you are doing well!
Posted by: Jenny on January 10, 2008 09:06 AMAnd I'll be there in nine. We need more posts!!! How's Bump??
Posted by: Mom on January 18, 2008 07:42 PMYou look fantastic and it sounds like the bump is coming along nicely! I can't wait to see pictures of the little bambina, and more importantly, I hope to get down that way and see her live and in person.
Posted by: Amy on January 19, 2008 06:56 AMHow are you doing??? How are the preparations for Bump's nursery coming along? More updates, please :)
Posted by: Jenna on January 20, 2008 02:42 PMDarling Bump!
Can't wait to see her in her snazzy bells (10 weeks) Wow!
mmm...I remember the yummy (ack gag!) glucose test!
:)
Posted by: heather on January 22, 2008 01:33 PMThe pants are too, too cute! I can't wait to see the bump in them!
Posted by: Maia on January 23, 2008 04:10 PM