Convalescing

This past week Gabby and I have been taking in the sunshine like... well, like two people who haven't seen the sun in a long time. We did our usual weekday stuff, like walking down the Drive, seeing our Mommy and Baby friends, eating lunch in the park, and going on the swings. The last few days though Gabs has been under the weather with a runny nose and a bit of a cold. One night the congested nose worsened quite a bit and was bad enough to keep her (and us) for most of the night. We went out the next day and bought a humidifier for her room, and it has been just the best purchase ever. She slept her usual 12 hours, woke up for her usual feedings and she appeared to be breathing a bit easier.


My view from the stroller. Gabby and I do some long walks on some days, and here she is asleep and cuddled under a blanket (Big Bad Baby Blanket from Stitch N Bitch by Debbie Stoller). I whipped out this blankie in her early colicky days, in the first few months of her life, when we spent more time at home. I really enjoyed knitting this blanket. I savoured the few quiet moments I had each day to work away on this, and it was my first project using luxury (non-acrylic) yarn. Koigu, no less.


Gabby managed to squeeze out a few smiles, despite feeling congested and generally crappy. Here she is comforted by some of her favourite things, her sippy cup, Bonne Nuit Bebe book, and a Tupperware container (who says I don't spoil her?). She's outgrowing her newborn socks (Better than Bootie socks by Ann Bush). These gotta-be-a-girl-pink socks were knit up with Sweet Georgia's superwash sock yarn in the Kissed colourway. These socks used to stay on but she's kicking them off now. Time to knit another pair, I guess. My girl's growing up so fast... (snif)

In other knitting news, my knitting time has been on the low side lately. Progress has been slow on the Oak Ribbed Sock because I find it's just too hard to knit while watching The Wire now. (This show is that good). Also I've been working on a new project... Clapotis. I know, I am probably the absolute last person on earth who has not made this yet, but it's good to see that there are other people who are still excited about knitting this shawl/wrap/knitting phenomenon (just google it, i'm not kidding). Pics to come.


I think we'll just be sticking around our 'hood for the rest of the weekend, drinking coffee and resting up. Oh, and playing with our l'il gal.

RIP Rheostatics.