lulubeans

she's here!

our sweet tiny girl, greta eloise, is here after a long, amazing and intense birth at home. she is beyond incredible. i understand why people just give the statistics (born 1/17, 5:45 am, 7 lbs, 5 ounces, 20 inches long, mom and baby both doing well) and just leave it at that, because really, there are no adequate words. we are all completely swimming in baby bliss, including a big sister who had always insisted that she did not ever want to be a big sister. i don't think i could ask for anything more, ever again.

pretty, and then not as pretty*

i am in love with this scarf, knit by kristen with my yarn. isn't it pretty? i know i have shared before how enormously gratifying it is for me to get to peek at the things my yarn becomes after i send it out into the world, and this was about as close to instant gratification as it gets. kristen works fast! the yarn is a bulky bamboo single, and i believe that kristen used some big needles to make her gorgeous, drapey garter stitch creation.

in other news, there is no news here, at least on the baby front. after 2+ weeks of feeling like labor might be starting pretty much every night, i'm trying hard to just let go and not obsess over it, at least not so much. feeling this way for this length of time (which seems like forever in baby-waiting time) can get a little discouraging after awhile. i'm feeling too uptight and too grouchy to be very zen about it at this point. i don't want to sound whiny, so i will stop here, knowing that she will come when she is good and done cooking. having said that, any happy birth thoughts anyone can spare and swing in my direction would be much appreciated!

*just in case it needs to be clarified, the pretty is kristen's scarf, the not so pretty is me grumbling!

no baby yet

no, not a baby in sight, but i can show you some of the little things i have made for her eventual arrival. it is eventual, right?



there's an improvised hat made from leftover sock yarn (my own handpainted), some stripey socks (lion brand magic stripes, which now feels not-quite-soft-enough for brand new feet, but the socks are tiny and fun to look at), some little handspun pointy toed elfkin socks that are so squishy and soft, and a maltese fisherman's hat. this was made from one of the june patterns in elizabeth zimmerman's knitter's almanac. i had a ball of this worsted wool lying around from the days when i first learned how to dye yarn (kool aid!).
i haven't knit a ton for this baby. i'm being pragmatic and it's been kind of hard to justify knowing that the really tiny stuff will fit for approximately 3 minutes and then be relegated to keepsake or hand-me-down status. honestly, i'm waiting to meet this child before i get a sense of what to make her next! hey baby, there are some very excellent sweaters in my ravelry queue, but the deal is that you need to make your way out before i cast on anything new with your name on it. okay? i think that's fair enough. and also, i am so excited to meet you!