Baby Will Blanket #2--FINISHED!

I finished this blanket late last night. I washed it today. I HATED working with this yarn! It kept getting stuck on the bobbles. However I LOVE the finished blanket. It's a great kid's blanket. It s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d alot when I washed it...but actually that will work out great!

I showed it to Will, and he smiled and reached for it. That made me so glad and worth the work! As soon as it's dry, it's going in his crib!

Must. Stop. Buying. Yarn.

OK... I just placed another order from Loopy Ewe. Dang. They got some yarn in stock that I have been eyeing.... Then I found cute stitch markers.... and the cutest keychain! Dang it! I seriously don't know when I'll ever have time to knit all my yarn. I did however purchase (rationalize) this yarn with a pattern AND a recipient in mind. *Sigh*

Laverne

I finished this scarf this morning. This is yarn from a llama named Laverne. It only had about 85 yards on the skein so it's more of a small scarfette type thing. The yarn is so shiny and the brown so deep. Obviously the picture does not do it justice.

The Loopy Ewe shipment arrived!

Ok. I cannot even begin to express how impressed I am with The Loopy Ewe. They are FAST. Love their yarn/gadgets. And Sheri.... so personable and generous! The extra goodies with all the orders are such a nice and unexpected touch. My Dream in Color smooshy came. The colorway (Beach Fog) is lovely. Just beautiful!!

I also rec'd a pattern for a shawl... It will be PERFECT for some hand-dyed yarn! The smooshy does not have enough yardage... I'll have to figure something else out. I'm SURE I can find something in my stash to use. If not... I have the perfect online store to go to!

All of a sudden, I have a low-grade fever and a sore throat.... Oh I hope I'm not getting sick. How, I wonder, do you care for a 10 mo. old when you are sick???? Hmmm... hope I don't have to find out!

On the knitting front...

I have been just itching to knit lately... and I've finally been able to do a bit. Baby Will's Blanket #2 is almost done. Just need to finish knitting the last skein, weave in ends and launder... I also placed an order at The Loopy Ewe. I could not resist trying some Dream in Color. I bought the beach fog colorway. Looks gorgeous on the screen, can't wait to actually feel it. When, I ask, will I EVER have a chance to knit it up???? Who knows.

Also... I just can't get enough of ravelry. Even when I have nothing new to add, I LOVE toodling around on there. When I'm too pooped to knit.... I go on there and feel connected to the whole knitting lifestyle!

That's about it. Hubby has the boy, I think I'll try to knit a bit!! :)

Baby Will

Here are a couple of pics of our son. He is the light of our lives. We still can hardly believe that he has been home a month already. He is now 10 mos old.

Announcing William Jose!!!

Holy Guacamole! What a month it has been!! Our son is HOME!!! It is truly unbelievable! Our trip to Guatemala City was smooth as could be! We left on July 28th... which was Will's 9 mos bday.... had a red eye flight from LAX and arrived on Sunday July 29th. We rested a few hours and then Will was placed in our arms on Sunday July 29th 2007 at 2pm. That is our official day of becoming a forever family!!!!! Such a long wait...but so worth it!

Our time in Guatemala waiting for embassy appt/paperwork was FANTASTIC. Will is such a laid back and easy going baby! I know in my heart that this baby is a gift from God! A loving gift from God meant especially for me and Chris. He was an ANGEL during our plane flight and drive home.... I was so terrified of this part of our trip. We could not have asked for a better trip.

We got home on Aug 2nd. I can't believe how time has flown by! So far he has received a clean bill of health from our Pediatrician, and his transition has been phenomenal! Tomorrow is his 10 mos bday.

Now about my knitting..... Hello?? what knitting?? I have picked up the needles 2 times since our trip. I've probably done a total of 4 rows in the last month! By the end of the day... I just wanna sleep!! I'm getting the itch to knit though.... I hope that this coming month will be more productive knitting wise.

Well, I'll post some updated pics soon. Hopefully all will begin to settle down now and I can get back to posting a bit more regularly.