Archives for 2007

Last week, I got this absolutely wonderful little book, made by my secret pal.  It tells me all kinds of things about her, including that she loves REM too, which is totally awesome!  I have not taken a picture yet.  However, it is on my coffee table, so that I can look at it.  It’s so cute, made out of paper bags and little paper notes and even has some cute knitted pink mittens on one of the pages.  I so love getting mail, and my pal is so good at sending me … [Read more...]

Well, all I can say is that baby is kicking me up a storm.  I am convinced that I am black and blue inside.  I am also convinced that this is a boy baby, not a girl baby as John promised me.  Wait, like he can promise such a thing.  He can’t.  But I can try and force him to take the blame on the gender of this baby.  Actually, I’ve decided to blame the shrub.  You know, if we were not at war, the odds of me having a girl would be MUCH better! I … [Read more...]

I was so excited last night when I was in the kitchen, mashing potatoes.  John walked out to get the mail, and I got the only good piece.  A letter from my secret pal!  I just love these letters, and I feel so special. No hints in this letter, however…  and, she didn’t tell me if I was right about the last one.  Well, I guess I’m just going to have to wait! Thank you so much secret pal!  I just love my letters!  (I wouldn’t even let … [Read more...]

I hate it when I’m bad about responding to my friends that send me email.  I’ve been that way lately.  I owe at least 5 emails now, all deserving of a very long response. In addition, my SP11 sent me another note, congratulating me for doing the amnio.  I’m not so sure that I deserve congrats, but I do appreciate the card.  I love getting to know more about her!  I remember my late 20’s…  I wasn’t having as much fun as she seems … [Read more...]

So…  Friday.  I was a wreck.  Really, I was.  I told the first girl I talked to that I really suggest we do the amino first, because I’m going to fall apart.  I really don’t do the needle things well…  Because I always try to have a sense of humor, I think that people really don’t believe me.  They told me that not only does the amino happen last, I had to have the RH- shot in my booty afterwards.  Let’s just say this, … [Read more...]

So…  this is what happened.  I’m riding the bus home on Wednesday night, sick as usual.  I won’t be riding the bus anymore.  My stomach really does not like the bus.  Anyhoo, my nephew calls me when I’m at Willow and Meridian (about 15 minutes from home).  He tells me that he came home and “found grandma on the bathroom floor, and they have called the ambulance.  They are going to Good Samaritan.”  Oh my god.  I … [Read more...]

The end of last week was bad.  Just bad.  I started bleeding on Thursday night.  It was very scary, and John and I called the doctor.  There really wasn’t anything to do but put my feet up and hope for the best.  Which I did most of the day on Friday, and some of the day on Saturday and Sunday.  Today I’m still exhausted, and I still have the upset tummy that has been plaguing me since I got pregnant. Friday is the amnio. I still don’t want … [Read more...]

All I can say is that I feel utterly loved.  I can’t wait to knit that baby sweater for baby Gerbracht.  I love my light up tiara, it’s so cool.  The stitch markers are so pretty and I really needed those needles.  And, now, I never have to go check out Mason-Dixon knitting again!  I own it.  I know I will use absolutely all of this, all of it. Not only was I gifted, Rowyn was gifted.  Now I didn’t open it, because it wasn’t addressed … [Read more...]

Over the weekend I finished my first baby sweater…  Julian suggested that I make the hood.  You know, I kinda don’t like the hood, but it’s done.  It’s cute, but not as cute as the one with the collar.  It now needs about 5 buttons, and to be blocked.  While the collar sweater doesn’t reallyneed to be blocked, the hood really needs blocking.  So, I’ll be buying a balloon, and seeing what i can do.  So, here comes the next … [Read more...]

So, I think I mentioned in an earlier post that I had this really cute pattern for a baby sweater made from Schaefer Elaine.  Yeah, I did.  It was in my car, somewhere, without a plastic sleeve.  Poor form, I know.  John cleaned the car, and the pattern is gone.  It might have been gone before, but I don’t like to blame myself, so lets go with John. I had a hissey fit, yelled at him about cleaning my car, and made him promise to take me to the yarn store to buy … [Read more...]