The Blog is Moving!

Hello all you faithful readers... all three of you.
As I am now very busy, I have decided to merge my knitting and family blogs into one.
Please visit: www.mummymommy.blogspot.com for all the latest adventures, some knitting, and a really great new layout!
See you there!

Terribly belated SP post

My sincerest apologies to my Secret Pal, Helmineiti… I should have posted these photos months ago. This is a very belated thank you! I loved the last parcel, which had a lovely selection of pale pastel yarns and these gorgeous handmade goodies.

This is a button necklace that I wear all the time. I work in an art gallery that has a shop which sells jewelry by local artists and craftspeople. When I wore the necklace for the first time, the shop manager was intrigued and asked where I got it!

The other gorgeous handmade item that Helmineiti sent was this lovely baby hat. I love the pink and brown colour theme and especially the bold felt flowers on the front. It doesn’t fit Izzy but it will be perfect for the new baby in the autumn.

Thanks again Helmineiti!!!

Well, hopefully I will be able to update this blog more often soon when I am on maternity leave again. I’m looking forward to knitting up some of the wool sent by my SP and being able to get some of my knits onto here and onto Ravelry! But then again, with 2 kids under 3, maybe this is all a dream… !

Hot weather… gone!

Last weekend was glorious and warm. We went to a fun day at a local farm then went off to the local paddling pool. The paddling pool is the closest thing we have to a public outdoor pool. It’s not very deep but it’s perfect for kids.

The weather has turned and we are back to cool days, but I’m hoping that we get a really good summer this year. I just hope that the heat waves don’t happen until after I have the baby!

Things are going well with the pregnancy. I have a week to go at work, then I’ll be home supervising the installation of our new kitchen. The whole process is a big pain in the butt, because we don’t really have any experience of kitchen design… for example we had originally ordered flooring to be put in the week after the kitchen but after finding out more about it we realized it was a really expensive and complicated option so ended up cancelling it. Now we aren’t sure what we’re going to do with the floor! There are lots of other little complications but I’m just hoping it all works out and doesn’t stress me too much.

I’ve been having little ‘practice’ contractions the last few days, but other than that I’ve been feeling ok. I do get really tired during the day but otherwise I think I’m too busy to notice any other pregnancy things. The baby is really active now and sometimes she wakes me up in the middle of the night. But this time around I think my back hurts a lot less because I have a proper chair and desk at work. And maybe because I’ve been through this before.

Otherwise all is well, all my checkups have been fine- just counting down the time now. I can’t believe I’m going to have sleepless nights again in just a month or month and a half! Yikes. How will I survive this time around now that I can’t ‘sleep when the baby sleeps’?! Guess I’ll just have to go with the flow…

Neglected blog...

Oh my poor blog, my poor neglected blog.

Sorry I haven't been around in awhile. I am working full-time, am 7 1/2 mos pregnant, and just don't have time for anything these days. I have to sleep more now, so I'm in bed early after two hours with Isabella and an hour for dinner. Knitting has fallen by the wayside.

I have been trying in vain to upload a pic of my SP's final parcel- hopefully I will get the photos up tonight. The pics are on my phone and I've had trouble transferring them. Thank you so much for the wonderful final parcel, I wear the button necklace all the time and am hoping that maternity leave will allow me some time to knit up the lovely yarn you sent!

Here's me...

Secret Pal goodies

Got some goodies in the post a few days ago… yippee! Two lovely skeins of a thick wool that I think would be great for felting (there is a picture of some really thick felted mittens on the ball band)- and in really great colours. I’m thinking it would be good for knitting/felting something for Izzy, as her wardrobe has lots of pinks and browns.

Also in the package were some handmade gifts, and a bar of hazelnut chocolate. I had to control myself so that I could save the chocolate until I had time to photograph and blog everything!

 

One of the handmade gifts was this really cool Scrabble piece pendant. I was really intrigued by it and have sent an email to my pal asking how she made it! I just have to find a chain to put it on, so I’ll be rummaging through my jewelry boxes later on.

Last, but not least, was this handmade felt cloud dangler for Izzy. It’s adorable, and the little raindrops at the bottom have reflective material on them. Right now I have it handing up in the dining room but I will probably hang it up in Izzy’s room later on.

Thanks again SP, for another lovely package!

xoxo

Disney Trip

It's been a busy month... we went to Disney in the middle of January for 9 days, and tomorrow I start working full-time. Just a quick update to keep the blog up-to-date! I've managed to finish a scarf for my mom, which I then gave to her without photographing... I am now working on a slouchy hat which I'm trying to finish in time for the anticipated snow that's due this week. I am aiming to cast on a sweater for Isabella in the next week or so- I just have to find a pattern that I like. Meanwhile I start working full-time tomorrow which is terrifying... I already miss Izzy! And I really have to get to bed early every night or else I will be a blubbering mess at work. It's so hard when you have so little free time- nighttime is the only quiet time I've got to do things like blogging and knitting! (Try knitting with a toddler who just wants to sit on your lap and pull the needles out of the project) I shall attempt to update my Ravelry page soon too. OK, must get to sleep. Good night...

Announcing...

...the bouncing bean!We are delighted to announce that we are expecting baby no. 2 in July. Isabella is going to have a little brother or a sister! We had our first ultrasound scan today, and saw the little bean jumping around. It's hard to believe how they grow into tiny babies in only 3 months. I have been feeling ok- not too bad at all, I must say. I've had a few moments of nausea over the last few months but generally I feel better than I did when I was pregnant with Isabella. Of course, this being the second baby, my stomach seems to be twice the size that it was when I was 12 weeks pregnant last time! Or maybe that's just because I have been eating like a horse. Anyway, we are delighted. The only downside is that I won't be able to go on the Aerosmith roller coaster or Splash Mountain when we go to Disney in 2 weeks! Boo, hoo.

Secret Pal Christmas Goodies part 2

... Continued from below... Here is the gorgeous knitted hat I got
from my SP just in time for Christmas. It fits perfectly, is lovely
and warm, and is red- one of my favourite colours! It's so nice to get
a knitted item as a gift. The hat is great, too, because it's big
enough to come right down over my ears. The last few hats I've made
for myself have been a little short- since my illness in August I have
had to be really careful with my ears and this hat is perfect for
protecting them! Thanks SP for the treats!! Now I will finish my tea
and have another chocolate. Yummy!

Secret Pal Christmas Goodies part one

Apologies for multiple posts here- I'm blogging from my phone and
can't combine more than one picture in one post. On Christmas Eve I
got my second parcel from my SP... What a lovely surprise! She sent a
skein of gorgeous Noro sock wool in colour S188- purpley green
colourway. I'm really looking forward to casting in some socks soon-
everyone raves about Noro sock yarn so I'm eager to see how it looks
knitted up. Also included was a pretty handmade card for Christmas,
some herbal teas (one of which I'm drinking now, as I blog), and some
really addicting chocolates! Notice there are not very many in the
photo... That's because I ate half of them before I got around to
taking these pictures! Mmmmm. The next post will show the lovely
handmade hat that was also included...

It's finished at last!

Here it is, the hourglass sweater in noro cash iroha. A little short
but otherwise great little sweater!