More Baby Squishiness

My nesting has been kicked into overdrive lately and I've been trying to knock things off my To Do List at the speed of light (although for this pregnant mama, that's actually more like a turtle's pace). I started this set almost immediately after finishing the last one. Newborn/ Small Perfection Pants in Mosaic Moon's new 3-ply Uruguay Merino in "Chocolate Sky", trim is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Natural. They are so squishy, they'll definitely be keeping this baby warm this winter.

I also sewed up my post partum pads last week. One dozen 11" pads, based on this pattern. They're 4 layers of flannel and 4 layers of birdseye, I hope it's enough. Since this is my first time using cloth post partum, there's going to be quite a bit of guessing and experimenting.


I've been plugging away at the Christmas gifts, slowly crossing things off my lists, making adjustments. I'm happy to report I'm about 1/2 way through :D

So tiny...

I finally picked up the needles over the last week and cranked out 2 things for the new babe. The soaker is a newborn Curly Purly soaker in Peace Fleece's "Negotiation Grey". It is SO stinkin' tiny!!! I can't believe that in 19 weeks, I will have someone in my home that will actually fit it.

The pants are a pair of Wooly Wonder Perfection Pants in Montana Targhee dyed by Mosaic Moon in "Chai Latte" with matching newborn hat. This was my first time doing the pattern, and I found it to be quite an easy knit, after I got past the math part, LOL. The pants are a newborn/ small size. I made them so that they'll be a little big in the newborn stage, but they should last a while. The 3x1 ribbing I did for the cuffs looks good rolled up and the waistband will work well rolled down in the first month.. This was also my first time working with Montana Targhee. SO SOFT!!!

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;" Jeremiah 1:5

How utterly amazing that the Lord KNOWS this baby already. Every inch of skin that is forming, every blood vessel that flows through his/ her veins, every practice breath s/he takes, the Lord has set in motion.

We heard our little one's heartbeat on Thursday. What a wonderful, reassuring sound to listen to. The fast pounding that sounds like horses galloping. The sloshing of the fluids that keep the baby comfortable and safe. It is all so intricate and precise, and yet so surreal at the same time.

Little Man and Mushie Face listened in awe as they heard their brother or sister's heart beating so fast. Little Man kept putting his hand on my belly and whispering "Baby". He watched as my midwife checked the fundal height and felt around for where the baby was possibly positioned and then ever so gently, he tried o mimic her.

I think I felt movement this past weekend, but I can't be totally sure. When I was pregnant with Little Man, it was so easy to feel. I would just lay in the silence and wait. Now, I can barely feel my own heartbeating since silence is NOT something that occurs in my home very often. Alas, such is the life of the third born.