Plath’s Adventures

Finally, I was able to finish the pair of shorties I’ve been working on. Constantly feeding Eleanore and trying to fit in naps while keeping up on housework, it seemed to take forever, but I was finally able to cast off on the shorties this morning.

They’re knit from Patons Classic Wool, and while I don’t like them as much as the Purewool shorties, I still think they turned out cute. Speaking of purewool, if you’re interested in getting in on a co-op for it, there’s one going on here.

I can’t believe Eleanore is already a month old. We took her strawberry picking on Saturday.

She loves the pouch. It’s a surefire way to get her to sleep. Either the pouch or Daddy’s arms.

until I get back to posting regularly. I’ve actually been knitting a tiny bit. I started another pair of shorties, as we love our wool over the kissaluv fitted diapers. In fact, we’re loving cloth diapers in general

but will be back soon, I promise

April 6, 2008
3:20 pm
7 lbs, 20 inches

I’m still here, I just haven’t felt like doing much lately. Growing increasingly LARGE and uncomfortable, of course, but I’m hanging in there. My midwife told me to take it easy, as my swelling is up, so I’ve been doing some reading, as knitting hasn’t been capturing my interest the past week or so.

I just picked up a big stack of books at Goodwill the other day, and I already finished Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky (decent book with a bit of a thought-provoking theme), Cocktails for Three by Madeline Wickham (good chicklit book to pass the time) and The Road by Cormac McCarthy (very good ~ I read this in less than one day). Right now I’m reading A Widow for One Year by John Irving. So far, it’s pretty good. I guess I was really craving a good book to have read all those in less than a week! I’ve been avoiding the library lately, as I didn’t want overdue books needing to be returned hanging over my head, so the next best thing is buying secondhand. I came very close to buying Cocktails for Three at Target last week and then a few days later I found it at Goodwill for 75 cents. That’s been my excitement for the week!

Not much going on in the baby department, although my braxton hicks contractions are getting stronger. Only 7 days until my due date, not that it means anything!

Told ya I was big!

I’m still pregnant No big surprise there, as I didn’t really expect to go into labor yet. While it’s quite possible that I could go early (my mom went 3 weeks early with me and my MIL went almost 3 weeks early with Jason), I know it’s unlikely for a first time mom to do so.

Nesting is in full gear this Easter Sunday. I’ve already scrubbed the shower, done three loads of laundry, a load of dishes, scrubbed the stove and am now going to clean the floors in the kitchen, entry way and bathrooms.

I’ve been knitting a bit the past few days, too. I think I decided on my labor project. The baby really doesn’t need another blanket, but this one seems to be a good choice for easy knitting, while still keeping my mind somewhat occupied. I started the cast on with some bright orange cotton ease, but got distracted by this Conehead Baby hat pattern, and promptly knit it up. From the looks of it, it turned out a smidgen larger than I expected, so I think I’m going to reduce the cast on to 54 stitches and use a size 6 needle and have another go round with another colorway of Purewool. I love how it looks almost gnome-y. Pictures forthcoming!

And as soon as the baby does decide to arrive, I promise to get pictures and an update up on my blog promptly. The hospital has wi-fi access, and Jason will be bringing his laptop!

It’s a full moon tonight, and a lot of women go into labor during a full moon. The theory is that the moon’s gravitational pull affects the amniotic fluid in much the same way as it affects the water in the sea, rivers and even the water that’s otherwise found in our bodies.

We’ll see what happens… there’s another full moon on April 20th, which would put me almost two weeks overdue (my midwife’s office will only “let” me go two weeks overdue and that will be pushing it I think).

No pun intended…

Only 3 weeks to go!