Baby Jeans Part 2

Dusting off this poor neglected blog.... wow, it's been a while.

I have to post this follow up to one of my last finished projects. Baby jeans are even cuter on baby butts. This boy is such a chunk, I hope he can wear them again - if it ever gets cold enough!

Maybe it's the crisp fall air, a new job situation or a little more sleep now that Cormac is older, but I'm getting back to the knitting. I started my first new serious project since Cormac was born, inspired by all the trendy knit hats that are all over the fashion mags. The Zigzag beanie from Interweave to cover up messy hair. I might actually finish this one before the month is up. Although, I worked most of it during the Texas v. Tech game.... my gauge is probably way too tight...

Cormac the Squirrel

This is a quickie video by request of Cormac's strange new sound. It is usually a laugh, but now he does when he's tired too... sounds like the squirrels outside taunting the cats...

My Heroes

Since my knitting is moving at a rapid rate of two rows a week, I didn't want my blog to gather digital cobwebs so I commissioned another artist. My knitting hero, Mom! She's knitting so much I told her she could start producing stuff to sell. But, she has too many grandsons who need knitted items.

This one's for the D man. Super D Man. From Vickie Howell's New Knits On the Block book. This book is awesome! There are so many cool things in there for kids - things they would like. I've worn the book out. At 3 1/2 the D man is in a developmentally appropriate superhero fettish. So, every super hero needs a cape.

This one is going in the high school yearbook: Up, up and away....

Random update

The birds flew away before I could get another picture! It only took about a week from hatching to flying... I hope. Surely nothing could get up to the mailbox to get them.

This is a link to Michael's... a test for a friend.
http://www.theknackkids.com/LandingPage.aspx?cm_ven=2008HomePage&cm_ite=The+Knack

More babies!

Did I scare you? hee hee.

Not my babies... bird babies. A few days ago I went to get the mail and a bird flew out of the mailbox. Poor nervous mama bird was sitting on the 4 eggs she laid in our mailbox! We left a note for the mailman with a substitute mail box and check on the progress of our eggs.

Yesterday, the eggs were little pink blobs. If you can see in the picture here, they have beaks and big black eyes.

I don't like to disturb them much since I feel sorry for the mama bird. I know how it feels to be worried about your babies. But, we'll keep checking to watch them grow and eventually fly away. Poor mama bird...

These things are so much more fun with a preschooler in the house.

Smiles and Coos

And hiccups.

Welcome Cormac

One month old today! Time is flying... we get an inkling of a smile now and flashes of recognition, but the real fun is probably a few weeks away. He's gaining weight like a champ. An interesting fact, at least to his mom, at 2 weeks he was 9 lbs and looking back at Donovan's baby book he was 9 lbs at 2 months. Do we have a bigger little brother coming? Only time will tell. Happy and serious pictures from today... he was asleep most of the day so this is the best I can do. Apparently, this is what I would look like with Jim's hair!

So after everyone says, "look at all that hair!" the first question is "How's Donovan doing?" A picture's worth a thousand words. He brought all his Cars cars over to play on the mat with him, brought Shamrock and a blanket to snuggle up.

The answer is he's doing great. He loves "his baby" so much and just gets so excited he has to scream. We have to monitor the loving as in his usual exuberant way it can get a little out of hand, but so far it has only been sweet affection, no jealousy or aggression (I'm sure that will change when Cormac can take his toys) When Cormac cries he says, "don't worry baby, big brother is here." And the other day unprompted he said, "I love you very much, baby." So far, so good... remind me of this in a couple years and again in 2018 and 2023...

For the knitters... I'm learning to knit & nurse so I don't get too far behind!