bellevett

a few things i have learned...

here are a few things i have learned in the 12 days that i have been a mother:

1. i never knew how many things i could do one handed while still holding a baby securely.

2. my threshold of tolerance for bodily fluids has dramatically increased.  it is amazing how much spit up and baby pee one can actually come in contact with before it even crosses the mind as a reason to get into the shower.

3. babies love breastmilk.

4. engorgement is not a force to be reconed with.  (see picture below.)

5. holding a sweet baby for hours a day and staring at his angelic face is a proper way to spend hours every day.

6. completing a full load of diaper laundry makes you feel like you are a champion of time management.

7. cloth diapers are totally worth it, and most adorable.

8. laundry will now dominate my life.  i have already changed my sheets more in 12 days than i would have in a month.  spit up is no joke.

9. it is amazing how quickly you forget how it feels to be pregnant.

10. in one days time span, i have the though: "i cant believe a precious angelic being actually came out of my body", about 350 times.

11. time appears to be more precious than i ever knew.

12. knitting while breastfeeding is a little more complicated that i had imagined.... my february 12 in 12 sweater has been benched more times than i would have ever imagined.

 

here is my wooled up 5 day old babe. and here is me in all of my engorgement/ 5 days post birth body glory in my january 12 in 12 sweater.  it is the february lady sweater.   

 

 
ps.  those wool soaker really are my favorite. and exceptionally waterproof. 
pps.  those are hand knit baby leg warmers that i recieved as a gift.  and he wears them daily.

ppps. it was 68 degrees when we took this picture, so do not think i am freezing my baby outside.

Crosby Jewell is here!

after 40 hours of labor filled with unexpected turns, our little Crosby made a grand entrance into our world!

 

We are totally completely in love.

now excuse me while i go figure out a way to freeze time.  

 

Birth story to come when i can stop staring at this little perfect face.

 

12 in 12 challenge

hello, its me, reporting from the land of almost 10 months pregnant....... 

 

yes, really.  still pregnant. 

that has had a positive side to it....  my 12 in 12 challenge sweater for february is almost finished!  as my early retirement has already begun, i have now taken on a new job description called, waiting on a baby to make an appearance.  oh my, how many projects get accomplished when you are not working!  its really quite amazing.

 

this is my february sweater choice:

sage remedy top.

 

I am making a few modifications:

no ribbing at the bottom, i want the bottom to kind of roll up like the neck line.

also, i am doing it in a super beautiful green tea color. 

 

 

my January sweater is now folded up waiting to be worn.  i used some of my favorite buttons on it and i am so pleased.  The february lady sweater is super flattering, unless you are as pregnant as you could possibly be. so i will be taking some pictures in that sweater for your enjoyment when i can hold a baby in my arms instead of in the baby hammock that is taking place under my skin in the belly region.

but to refresh your memory.... it is a mustard colored version of this.

 

**ps. just to clarify the 12 in 12 challenge, i am not doing the same sweaters as the original 12 in 12 challenge, i have developed my own random sweater list........  and you can too!

 

have an excellent friday!

i am still here

well, i am still here.  waiting and waiting and waiting..

and knitting and knitting:

these are the lovebug booties, and a hat that i whipped up using my own pattern.

 

luckily, i have found a few things to occupy my time.  one is, knitting small items, another is a little knitting challenge. 

i love a good challenge.  i am participating in a 12 in 12 challenge.....  which means i will knit 12 sweaters in 12 months.  i read about the idea on darn knit anyways, however, i will not be doing the same sweaters as her..... i have a few waiting in my ravelry queue that i am dying to tackle.

i havent mentioned it yet, as i was afraid i wouldnt even complete my january sweater, and then i would look and feel like a failure.  so, since i finished my january sweater, just in the nick of time (lets say 11:10 pm on January 31), i figured, i could mention it.

 

I do not have any pictures of it as of yet, it is still drying on the old dress form.  but, it is a re-creation of the february lady sweater that i made for my mom....   

I made it in a mustard color.  i am loving it.  and it appears that it wil fit beautifully once i no longer have a giant ball under my skin! 

i got this journal this year for christmas:

go here and buy yourself one!!

i have been filling it up with plans for our garden, plans for knitted gifts for the coming year, and plans for many new sewing projects. 

 

ok, my next post will be about my 12 for 12 challenge, and hopefully soon, i can debut a new little cute man child.