For the past three or four weeks, spinning a breech baby has been our preoccupying obsession. Our baby has been breech for a while, but for half of our second and much of our third trimester, the message we got from all corners was, “Don’t worry; it’s highly likely she’ll flip.” So we trusted conventional … More Sending a Baby for a Spin
I am so behind on blogging it’s ridiculous. Cyrilla is due in ten days, and I’m barely computing it. Her room is close to readiness, thanks to several spurts of nesting over the last few weeks. One last load of necessaries is drying now, and she is quite overstocked with diapers and 0-3 month clothes. … More First Things
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
I have long suspected, but only recently begun to experience, the benefits of a barter system with other artist friends. I met my friend Michelle when she and both our future husbands were in their final year at Cedarville University, attending the same church, finding in each other similar liturgical longings. But when they all graduated … More Visualizing
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
I knit one pair of socks in 2012. The same is not going to be true for 2013. In 2010-11, I knit through Folk Socks by Nancy Bush. It was quite the journey around the world in terms of color, technique, and issues with gauge. Knitting through that book also followed me through a very tumultuous … More Twelve Pairs of Sockies
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
From Mom: I have one brother, Rebecca’s uncle: the one who, when she was between the ages of 3 and 10, would walk away with her at a party and not tell anyone. “Where IS she?” I would ask. Then I would find out that Richard was missing too, and I would know she was on … More Ten Brother Colors
Today’s entry is sort of related to knitwear – at least as much as jersey cloth can be considered knitwear. My dear friend Rachel, who got married on Monday, had the highly sensible idea to have all her bridesmaids wear chocolate brown, but we all got to pick whatever dress we wanted in chocolate brown. … More Nine Wonky Seams
This blanket (by Mom) was inspired by: a strong grandmotherly instinct to knit a soft and cottony baby blanket a thought that I had found a use for some lovely purple cotton yarn I had in my stash a love for squares a thought that it could become a bath blanket lots of LOVE!! Using size … More 8 Hearts of Love
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