Pregnant!!

I woke up very early yesterday (about 4:15 am) and got ready for work. On the way to work I stopped at walmart and got one of those clear blue digitals. I went to my mom's house and took the test. It read "Pregnant" in about 30 seconds! I was so excited! I showed my mom and she was pretty excited too. She told me she can't stop thinking about it!



A very blurry pregnant readout.



I took a picture of the box, so dh could match up the blurry words from the test and the box when I emailed him the picture yesterday.


I can't stop thinking about it either! I haven't been able to sleep at all lately. I woke up about 2:00 am, just wide awake. And when I tried to go back to sleep my stomach started growling... Fiercely! So I had to get up and make something to eat. And then I was freezing. I go from hot to cold within seconds. Oh the fun is just beginning! :) I'm so happy though. I can't wait to see what he or she is going to look like and I can't wait to hold the baby in my arms. The estimated due date is July 25th, which is my mom's birthday. That would be a great present for her!


In knitting news... I've been working on my baby blanket, I'm probably a little over a 1/3 done. I want to do another blanket, or shawl actually... It's the one from Debbie Bliss's Special Knits book.






Another view, isn't that baby so sweet??

I may wait until I know what I'm having in four months, or make it in a gender neutral color like white or cream. Well, not much else going on here. Just had breakfast and still hungry. I'm going to be as big as a house before this is over!! :) Write more later!!

I think it might be postive!

I took another test this morning and there was an extremely faint line. I matched it up to the old test and you could definitley see it! I'm so excited! I knew all the symptoms couldn't be in my head!! :) I'm wondering if I should call my mom, I hate to get her hopes up! But I'm pretty sure it's positive. Yippee!! Write more later!

It's funny and not so funny...

I do this to myself every time! I imagine these symptoms. Heartburn, hungry, sore boobs, etc, etc. It was the same when I tried for Jake. It's absolute craziness on my part! I took a test today and it was negative. I had a feeling it might be. I'm not going to test again until I've missed my period. Well, I'm going to try not to think about it for a little while.


Unfortunately... I did start the baby blanket, so it is making me think of it somewhat. It's a cute project though... I love the colors! That's the one thing I did like about making the sweater. With every stitch it's something different. It's not something I would wear though, and I realize that now. Here's my progress (the pics aren't the greatest, but you get the idea)...



Not easy to take a good pic of it because it's pretty wide.



Close up of the Corner - Stockinette and Seed Stitch




Close up of the Middle - Reverse Stockinette, Stockinette and Seed Stitch.


I actually ended up tearing out what I had done last night because it was a little too small. So I cast on more stitches to make it the original size (28 x 28). I just hope and pray I have enough yarn. Well, not much else going on here. I work today and tomorrow, then have my Sunday off. I'd like to go to IKEA again, but I am worried it would be crazy again. Maybe I'll wait and go on Tuesday or Wednesday.

P.S. Bradley did great on the bus. He is growing up so fast. I'm so happy and lucky to have such a sweet and smart boy! :)

Baby Brain

I just can't stop thinking that I might actually be pregnant. I woke up last night around 2 am starving! I'm thinking of testing tomorrow or Saturday morning. I'm trying to hold off as long as possible! Well, since I have baby on the brain so much I decided to start the Big Bad Baby Blanket (again) from the Stitch 'n Bitch book. I took apart this....



Raglan Body Hugger - from Sally Melville's Purl Stitch Book. I really never liked this sweater!


And I got this....



About 900 yards of Koigu Kersti - K118L.



My swatch and close up picture of the blanket.


I got about 6 rows done so far. I'm making it a little smaller 24" x 24" before blocking. Hopefully it's not too small!


In other news... my baby Bradley took the bus to school for the first time this morning. He said he wanted to, so I wrote a note to the school. I put a sign around his neck (you could only get away with doing that to a 5 year old), and told the bus driver who he was. Oh he looked so sweet. My dh was unsure, but I know he'll be fine. It's the nice thing about him going to a small school, everyone watches out for everyone else. Now I'm just waiting for him to get home. Oh my baby is getting so big!! Well, I really should be cleaning. I have dishes and laundry out the wazoo! I'll get to it.. really I will.

Of course you had to know I'd start them....

Especially after that great justifying I did! I'm the princess of justification... my mother is the queen! Anyway... I started the Jaywalker socks the other day.





The picture is not the greatest (taken at night with flash), but you get the idea. Well, I'm trying not to think of every twinge as a symptom if ya know what I mean. It's so hard not to though. Not too much longer until I know for sure! Argh... I hate the two week wait! Write more later!

Sweet Shop Sock Yarn!

I ordered some hand-dyed sock yarn from the Sweet Shop, and it arrived the other day. All the yarn is either hand-dyed or handspun by Felicia of Sweet Georgia. I've admired her yarns ever since she started selling them not too long. Here's some pics of my yarn. I love the colors....








I was thinking of possibly using it for Grumperina's Jaywalker socks. I need to finish at least one pair of socks first though. I have too many started. Although... I was thinking of ripping those lorna's laces socks.


Speaking of socks. I've been working on my navy gentleman's sock from Nancy Bush's Vintage socks book. I joined Pixie's Solid Socks along for support! This yarn is so dark and plain, that I need all the help I can get! The pattern definitely keeps things interesting though. Here's a pic...





Well, not much else going on here. Just waiting, waiting, waiting... only 5-6 more days until I can test. Argh, I can make it, right?

Another small FO...

I couldn't resist making some baby booties to go with the hat...



Oh! Baby Baby Booties - RYC Cashsoft DK - Color Sweet.


I thought they were pretty cute, and pretty easy. Although the way the patterns written it leaves about 15 ends to weave in. I found it much easier to do it as I went. Well, off to work on my scoopy cardi. Write more later!

The Birthday that never ends....

I wish! :) My mother-in-law sent some money, so I ended up ordering the yarn for the Shawl Collared Jacket from Yarn Market. They had everything I need and at a pretty good price.



Cashmerino Aran and Cashmerino Astrakhan in Chocolate.


I have a small FO! I knitted a baby hat for good baby vibes! :) And it's pink for good baby girl vibes! LOL! If it were to happen this month it would be due on or around my mom's birthday, so I was thinking of giving the hat to her as an early birthday present. This is all wishful thinking... but I am thinking postive! I still won't know for about 8 or 9 days. Here's a pic of the hat...



Simple Hat from Baby Knits for Beginners by Debbie Bliss
Yarn is RYC Cashsoft DK in Sweet


And I have been knitting some on my Scoop Necked Cardi...



Back and Fronts finished!


This is such a fun knit! It's going pretty fast too! I started on the first sleeve last night. I'm hoping I don't run out of yarn. I got one skein tangled up so bad I had to throw half of it away. And I just found out this colorway has been discontinued. Wish me luck!


Well, not much else. Just trying not to obsess too much about the possiblitly of getting pregnant. Chris told me not to obsess either...easier said than done! He's already talking about the truck he wants because we'd need more room for taking trips. Gee... do you think he just wants a new truck? :) Write more later!!!

Birthday shopping and other things...

Well, dh hasn't had a complete change of heart. We are not going to rush things. We are just going to see what happens...


In other news... I went shopping today. First we went to IKEA. What a crazy madhouse!! They were having 15% off everything this weekend. I think everyone in Atlanta was there today. It was pretty cool to see everything though. We were pretty overwhelmed, it is so much bigger than I realized! After IKEA we went to Why Knot Knit. I was hoping to get the yarn for the vogue Debbie Bliss jacket, but they didn't have it all, so I got some other things instead....



Manos Del Uruguay - 113 Wildflowers



Rowan Felted Tweed - 150 Rage



Rowan Vintage Style



Salina from Vintage Style


The Rowan Tweed is for Salina in the Vintage Style and I got the Manos to make a cross hatch scarf. The pattern used to be available, but I guess it's going to be released in creative knitting magazine soon. I may have it stashed away in a binder of patterns I collected when I first started knitting.


edited to add: I found the scarf pattern and it was actually from Sheep in the City. Unfotunately it's no longer on her blog, so I can't give a link to the pattern.


Ok... I have a confession... I have serious startitus lately. I started the Scooped Necked Cardigan from Debbie Bliss's first Noro Book. I finished the back in no time at all and just started a front. I love that it's done sideways. Here's a pic of the back...



Noro Silk Garden - #34


Well, not much else! I'm just doing laundry now to get ready for Monday. Fun, fun! ;) Write more later....

Change of heart?

Dh thinks we should be responsible. Responsible? I just don't think it would be irresponsible to bring a baby into this world that I know I would love with all my heart. Sure money would be tight, sure our car may need to be a tad bigger, but is that what matters? I just don't know? I told him he shouldn't have done that to me because I did get my hopes up even though I told myself not to. This is the one area you can't mess with my emotions because I feel so strongly about it. I'm going to keep talking to him about it. To tell him exactly how I feel. I know he would love another baby, but he can't get past the fact that he thinks it would be irresponsible. Maybe it would, but my heart doesn't think so....


Anyway, enough about that... I'm getting too emotional just thinking about it. Maybe my hormones are on overdrive!! :) In knitting news I have been working on socks. I have four socks started right now! I just started a navy blue pair for a co-worker. She wanted some, but didn't quite know how to ask me. She said she was hoping I would put some on ebay, so she could buy them!! :) I told her I would make her some, no charge!!! She is so sweet, almost like a surrogate grandmother. I'm using Knit Picks Essential sock yarn in Navy, and the pattern is from Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks...



Gentleman's Sock with Lozenge pattern.


I also have got it in my head that I want to knit this....



Vogue Fall 2005 Magazine
Shawl Collared Jacket by Debbie Bliss.


If I get some birthday money from my dad I'm going to the yarn shop! I've just fallen in love with this sweater! I like the brown, but I'm going to check out the other colors when I'm there. I don't know if I'd get bored knitting two brown sweaters. Well, not much else! Write more later....