Meet Mary - Grace

On Thursday 11th April 2013 I accompanied our daughter Kathryn to hospital and we were shown into this room:

Kind of apt don't you think!

 

 

Taking a sneaky peek at her hospital notes!

 

 

Last bump shot.

 

 

It was a rather tense time to say the least but a few hours later and this precious bundle made an appearance:

 

 

Snug as a bug in a rug.

 

 

" Oh Dear! It can't be that bad surely?!

 

 

Boo time with mummy...

 

 

 

 

Peace at last.

 

 

There was a lot of backwards and forwards travelling between  our house and Kathryn's prior to and after the birth so it has been a very tiring few weeks!  Benedict and Pip love the newest addition to the family:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kath has been a real trooper throughout and breasfeeding is going really well, both of them are complete naturals.  Thankfully she wasn't innundated with visitors and has managed to catch up on some much needed sleep this past week:

 

 

 

One lovely mummy and a totally scrummy grandaughter!

 

 

 

Playing games.

 

 

Before leaving we managed a trip out to a lovely restaurant in town, I think Kath was pleased to escape the same four walls and ...

 

 

... Gracie slept through the whole event!

 

 

We are now back home and I'm slowly catching up on household chores and washing.  I literally cannot remember the last time Benedict and I sat down to do some productive work, it has been a very long time!  It's amazing how sickness and a new baby can mash the best laid plans, still I would not have swapped these past few weeks for all the tea in China!  It was an amazing priviledge to see her being born and to hold her shortly afterwards, it is a moment permanently etched on my memory and in my heart.











Yarn Along

I've been busy with the knitting.  The cardigan for Pip is almost finished.  The Milo for my friend's baby is complete and I also had fun knitting this hat for Pip with left over wool:

It was actually freezing first thing, but not so cold that a hat was needed!

 

 



I think it's safe to say that she loves the hat!

 

 



The pattern is from Ravelry and is the " Norwegian Star Earflap Hat" by Tiennie. 

 It's been a long time since I tackled an intarsia design since I often lack the patience with following the charts.  Thankfully the design was only spread over fifteen rows, so I figured even me with my "need it done now!" attitude I  could cope. 

 I was unsure of my gauge and so decided to ere on the side of caution and knit on smaller needles, using the adult pattern as my guide.  The hat is a little bit big, but I would rather it was this way round than too small.  It'll be like her pixie hat that I made when she was six months old and she was still wearing it at two!!

On my needles at the moment is a pink square as part of a yarn bombing cause and with the left over wool from the Milo, I'm hoping to knit a hat or bootees.

My reading material is this book:

It's interesting reading the book as a non pregnant woman, for a start I no longer cringe at the stages of labour part, since for once it won't be me actually doing the hard work.  I am however very mindful of my role as a birth partner and no doubt as the due date draws nearer, I will be more than a little apprehensive.  Still, I have another six months to get my head around it all, so all is calm for the time being!

Meet the newest addition

Edd April 20th 2013. 

 

 

 

The miracle of life and this time it won't be me doing the labouring!  Instead it will be our lovely daughter Kathryn, I however have been drafted in as birth partner, *gulp*.  I only know how to do things from the labouring woman's perspective so on my reading list are a few doula books.  I've also earmarked a film about Ina May Gaskin and The Farm, courtesy of you tube.