In two days, I will be, in medical terminology, “term.” That means 37 weeks, which in turn means that if Baby C comes after that point, she will not be considered premature. Those last three weeks are important for final lung and brain development, so it’s best if she goes to 39 weeks at least. … More Term
It’s nearly three in the morning, and sleep eludes the pregnant lady who had a three-hour nap this afternoon. I’m sitting on the couch with swollen feet propped up, and a bag of frozen corn balanced on my belly. The corn is supposed to help baby flip to a head-down position by getting her to … More While You Were Out
When a best friend you have known for a decade and been very close to for at least half a decade asks her to stand beside her at her wedding, you do darn well whatever she asks. When Rachel offered me that privilege, the first thing I said was yes, and the second thing I … More Eleven Beaded Points
MICHELLE A, DO NOT READ THIS POST! (At least not without Josh checking first to make sure it doesn’t give away too much.) So it turns out that being a matron of honor in your best friend’s wedding does not suffer the optimist who thinks “sure, i’ll have free time to keep blogging!” The wedding … More Seven Baby Objects
So this post is backdated because, um, (a) I wrapped the relevant items before taking pictures, and (b) they only got unwrapped yesterday (11/2, in real time), and it was totally worth surprising Emily. Six wee mittens for six wee hands. It was about a week before Christmas when I realized “crap, we have no … More
The stretch continues, as today’s “big reveal” is a commission I’d forgotten to tell you about. But, like all commissions, it came to me in a rather funny manner. It all started with a note left for me at the shop, which said something vaguely about a person named “Danielle,” some “Alpaca – Llama spun … More 3 Llama Objects
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… It’s Christmas! Really and truly. We even got some wintery mix yesterday that left a carpet of thickish frost to look snowy in the morning. And this, our last Christmas without little children for a very long time, was perfectly lovely. Jared and … More A Cardigan- or Vesty-type Thing!
It’s like Shark Week! But with hats… so not quite as exciting. Or at least not as much blood, or mercury-laden piscenes. My hat plan for Sweetwater Holiday mART was very well thought out. My logic: I’m cutting my hair really short right before winter. Meaning that even if I wanted to do my hair … More Hat Week!
Eet is Feeneeshed! This, ladies and gents, is a lot of garter stitch. A rather epic amount of garter stitch. Perfect reading knitting. Pattern review: What more could I say about Color Affection that the thousands of other people who have knit it have not already said? The pattern is simple, chic, and well written … More Color Affectation
You got a hint of this one: it was the reading knitting of choice in Navarre, while I read George Marsden’s Fundamentalism and American Culture. It went in the car with us from site to site, and sat on my lap for long hours while I pored over millenarian diagrams. What is it, you ask? … More The Tale of the Boring Cowl
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