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| 10 Weeks in Sept. |
.... Yup! ... sorry for the long silence on this subject. I was waiting until our 20-week ultrasound to have a good picture to share and then that came and went with the holidays. :\
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| 20 weeks in November |
So we are 29 weeks as of last Friday and after the realization
that, "oh my goodness, this baby is about to be here in 10 weeks or less!” set
in, I’m really getting excited and slightly anxious to finally get to meet this
little guy or gal! We decided
early on we wanted to be surprised with our first child. But it does make it hard to bond with
this little one because we keep calling it "it” and we can’t call it by a name
since we don’t know if it’ll be Girl or Boy. So there are some "downsides” to this, but I have heard from
many, many moms that it is the best surprise of their lives and a moment you
never forget. So we are excited
for the experience.
Hubby organized and painted the nursery with 8 of our
friends as well as the living room (it needed a new, brighter color) and I am
very proud to say they did an amazing job! Now we can start to move in the few pieces of baby furniture
we have and start getting it ready for baby’s arrival. My mother-in-law as well as a couple of
her church friends have very generously organized a shower for us at the
beginning of February so it will be nice to have a nursery ready to receive
those gifts. I think from now on
it is really going to start feeling "real” as we attend baby showers and birth
classes next month. I feel so full
of anticipation and excitement!
As you have seen in previous posts, I have already gotten my
hands wet with baby knitting and of course I have been saving a few pairs of
mittens and socks for our own little one.
However, I need to kick it up a notch as I only have these pairs, one
blanket, 1 or 2 hats, and 2 sweaters made so far. Next on my list is some longies for next winter (and learn
how to lanolize them for cloth diapering) as well as a couple more sweaters and
either a few sweater dresses if it’s a girl or sweater vests if it’s a
boy. Oh, and I guess I could be
making a few soft toys as well, lol.
It looks like it’s time to get out of my knitting comfort zone…
Do you have a favorite knitting or crochet pattern for baby
that you would recommend? I’d love
to read all about them in the comments!