Z: June 2008 Archives
Whoever thinks baby steps are small ones has never had the opportunity to watch their own baby take them.
Ms. Z took her first independent steps on Monday morning to try to get a glass of water that John was holding (she loves drinking water out of a regular glass). She took three whole steps without help. She was acting like she might do something like that for a little while and I was getting nervous that she was going to do it when John and I weren't there to see them. But she saved it so that both of us could see. Of course, she went right back to crawling, which she prefers to walking because speed is better than verticality in her book. But real walking is not far away now. And we all enjoyed her new triumph.
There would be pictures, but my camera and my SD card conspired against me and I seem to have lost most of my baby pictures from June. Color me not very happy about that. But at least I was able to get my blog problems straightened out.
Updated to add: I know that clicking on my comments link leads to an error message. If you click on the "Permalink" link just to the left of the Comments link, it will take you to the entry page (which isn't really any different than the comment link operates) and let you leave a comment should you be inclined to do so. Not sure why this is happening. More of the magic of migrating from MT4.01 to MT4.12 -- or just something I don't quite remember from the last time I did this...
Ms. Z took her first independent steps on Monday morning to try to get a glass of water that John was holding (she loves drinking water out of a regular glass). She took three whole steps without help. She was acting like she might do something like that for a little while and I was getting nervous that she was going to do it when John and I weren't there to see them. But she saved it so that both of us could see. Of course, she went right back to crawling, which she prefers to walking because speed is better than verticality in her book. But real walking is not far away now. And we all enjoyed her new triumph.
There would be pictures, but my camera and my SD card conspired against me and I seem to have lost most of my baby pictures from June. Color me not very happy about that. But at least I was able to get my blog problems straightened out.
Updated to add: I know that clicking on my comments link leads to an error message. If you click on the "Permalink" link just to the left of the Comments link, it will take you to the entry page (which isn't really any different than the comment link operates) and let you leave a comment should you be inclined to do so. Not sure why this is happening. More of the magic of migrating from MT4.01 to MT4.12 -- or just something I don't quite remember from the last time I did this...
No Friday baby pictures, but I do have a bowl of baby pink yarn to share. This yarn is Rowan Purelife Organic Cotton. It's a beautiful cotton yarn, in DK weight, and it has a lovely sheen. It's perfect for babies because not only is it organic, it's also been dyed with natural dyes. Ms. Z is showing the same sensitive skin issues that her mother has, so it's wonderful to be able to find products where I don't have to worry quite as much about chemical compounds that might cause her some irritation.
I absolutely love the color of the yarn and I picked it without really thinking about its pinkness. But I do have to admit that lately I have been picking out girly colors for Ms. Z's clothes because so many people still come up and ask me if she's a boy -- including the parents of other baby girls! I know at this age, this question doesn't bother the baby, but for some reason it bothers me that her identity as a girl is not clear.
Okay, maybe one baby picture, taken last weekend while we were in Michigan.
So now I am in search of a good basic template sweater pattern that I can use to create her a fall cardigan. I'd like to find something simple and raglan that I can use as background so that I can play with the details myself -- for instance, she looks so sweet in bell sleeves and I'd like to add my own simple lace motif. Any suggestions? I've made a first pass through Ravelry, but nothing is jumping out at me. And my Ann Budd book of basic sweater templates doesn't quite go small enough (although it would certainly be easy to shrink one down if I needed to -- I'm just feeling lazy right at the moment).
I absolutely love the color of the yarn and I picked it without really thinking about its pinkness. But I do have to admit that lately I have been picking out girly colors for Ms. Z's clothes because so many people still come up and ask me if she's a boy -- including the parents of other baby girls! I know at this age, this question doesn't bother the baby, but for some reason it bothers me that her identity as a girl is not clear.
Okay, maybe one baby picture, taken last weekend while we were in Michigan.So now I am in search of a good basic template sweater pattern that I can use to create her a fall cardigan. I'd like to find something simple and raglan that I can use as background so that I can play with the details myself -- for instance, she looks so sweet in bell sleeves and I'd like to add my own simple lace motif. Any suggestions? I've made a first pass through Ravelry, but nothing is jumping out at me. And my Ann Budd book of basic sweater templates doesn't quite go small enough (although it would certainly be easy to shrink one down if I needed to -- I'm just feeling lazy right at the moment).
