the boy turns ONE!!

 well, it has finally happened, despite my best efforts to turn back time, little mister O turned 1 year old on Dec 1st.  i can't believe this year has gone by so fast, when i think back on the teeny tiny baby i brought home last january it just doesn't seem like this could be the same one.  he is crawling, standing up, drinking from a sippy cup, tearing up paper and getting into all sorts of innocent mischief!  he can clap, babble in nonsense syllables, play peek-a-boo, bob his head up and down in time to the music and give super slobbery kisses!  for all these things i am truly grateful.

 happy birthday little ollie!  (as you can see he was NOT crazy about that chocolate cupcake... i didn't even change his shirt because i knew he would barely touch the thing and i was right)

arrival of the kiddo

i am aware that it has been a million years since i have updated my blog and there is a very real possibility that no one is even reading it anymore (except my sweet sisters right?). please accept my apologies. words can't do justice to the roller coaster ride of the last 4 months, but i'll throw out just a few to give you the basic idea: bedrest, 2 months premature, NICU, etc... to show for it all, we were finally able to bring home our little boy Oliver Odin. we are blessed to have a healthy little kiddo who is about to be 3 months old, he's an absolute fighter and is doing great. now that he is home and finally fattening up, we will be trying to reestablish some form of normalcy. i do have some fun projects to share, but it will have to wait for another post, as the aforesaid little one is in my lap with the hiccups and a funny look on his face (probably a disaster in the diaper area). so, again accept my apologies, life has been wild.and please don't write me off completely, i will try to get another post up before another 4 months pass by.

Little Boy Blue Elephant

such a sweet, powder blue elephant to fit in a little baby's hands. this one was commissioned for baby "j", a nephew of one of my coworkers. he is super cuddly (i'm referring to the elephant, although i'm sure the baby is too!) this yarn is cotton-ease, which is one of my favorites to use for toys and baby clothes. it is machine wash & dry and can be found at michaels or joanns, which always seem to be close by! and as a bonus it comes in nice colors!

and although this little elephant is already on its way to a new owner (sigh!), i do have a few other baby boy items that have found a home in my house... just a few done so far, but oh so many more projects in the works! i have to make sure that our new arrival is warmly provided for given his january due date!



even more projects are on the way, sometimes i wish i had more hands (or maybe i could train my feet to knit), so you will have to stay tuned as the finished projects come off the needles. i know that at this point a lot of you are doubting that i will have any more blog posts for a good 2 more months, understandable given my track record (and i haven't lost the irony of my last blog post being titled "i haven't disappeared" and then indeed no further post for 2 months...) but i sincerely hope to share my projects with you several more times this fall at least.
now, take a deep breath and get excited about the possibilities that new yarns can offer! aren't the colors awesome? and a whole box full of new yarn always makes my heart melt (this one was a birthday present from my sweet husband!).okay, i will post again soon, i have the most gorgeous cashmere, lace scarf to share as soon as i remember to take a good picture!