One of the bright spots in my stressful day on Friday was the arrival of a very sweet gift from Jess. I adore this hat and am looking forward to seeing our little tomato in it. Beautiful stitching, Jess! Thank you so much!

tomato hat, knit by Jess
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Just a little post to say thank you, again, for the baby gifts I’ve received.

Julie crocheted this beautiful afghan for us. I adore the various vertical stitch patterns. I was amazed to read her post and find that, in two of the panels, she had duplicated the stitch in my favorite afghan simply by looking at the photo I posted. Most impressive! Thank you, Julie, for this gorgeous work with so much love put into it!

Afghan by Julie
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Vik knit these lovely little baby booties. They are beautifully made. A little love sent to us all the way from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thank you, Vik! I’m looking forward to seeing little feet in them. :-)

Booties by Vik
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Mary Jo (Tampa Doll at Crochetville) crocheted a cute baby supply train and a very intricate doll. The train has a tissue engine, cotton swab car, cotton ball and bath duckie car, and safety pin caboose. The bath duckie has an indicator on his bottom that helps you know when the water is too hot. The doll is called the Blueberry Belle Guardian Angel. Thank you, Mary Jo for all of the crochet hours and love that I know went into these gifts!

Baby supply train by Mary Jo
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Blueberry Belle Guardian Angel by Mary Jo
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Thank you all for you thoughtfulness and generosity!

He’s still all snug in my belly and, personally, I don’t expect him until around the 14th or so. Partly because that’s what the initial sonogram predicted (although they wouldn’t change the official due date from the one calculated by the calendar) and partly because I think I just know better. ;-) I’ll be sure to post as soon as I can when the big event happens!

Thank you all for your kind comments and interest in me and the baby. I feel so loved! But, both in person and online, I can sometimes be terrible about keeping in touch. *hangs head in shame* I’m sad for not yet having responded to each of you individually. Last-minute baby preparations are keeping me much too busy!

My husband was very sweet and patient this morning. I’d requested a photo shoot; some pictures of us (for our Christmas card) and some of myself (for posterity). Wouldn’t you know it turned out to be the windiest day ever? A bit on the cloudy side, too, but we did it anyway. (Who knows when the little guy will decide to pop out, ya know?) We went downtown for the scenery. It was insanely windy near the water but I was happy with the results anyway.

39 weeks

Really, I could use another month or so to prepare, but it’s not up to me now. I guess he’ll be here when he’s ready!