Knitty Gritty Thoughts

Learn to be still

When Abby would nap I would run around the house trying to take the opportunity to get everything done on my todo list.  Laundry - check.  Dishes - check.  Make bed, sweep floors, check work email.  Check check check!  The list goes on and on.  Until this last week, where suddenly she wouldn't sleep unless someone would hold her or was sitting next to her (I hear it's the 3 month sleep regression).  She just wanted company and to be cuddled.  And who could blame her?

Since that time I've had to re-learn to be still.  I've been enjoying these quiet morning hours.  To sit and enjoy the fleeting moments like this, cuddling with the baby in bed in the early morning hours.  Sitting next to her, sipping coffee.  Watching the birds at our feeder out the window.  Watching the bees buzz over our garden.  Crocheting a few rows.  And I'm loving it.  This embracing the moment and taking things how they come is a good thing. 

How are you embracing the moment today?

Back to the grindstone...

Thank you all for the welcoming baby love!  Time sure flies when you've got a little one - it's like I blinked and almost 3 months has gone by.  Abby is growing so fast and we're slowly establishing a good schedule and it's starting to feel like things are going back to normal.  I finally got back to running last week!  And I started working from home again when Abby was about 1 month old. 

In the meantime, I'm grateful to my baby carriers to give me a sense of normalcy and even better some freedom.  I've been trying to make it a point to get out of the house. 

Here a wear.... (Moby Carrier:: walking around the house doing chores)

There a wear.... (Ergo Carrier:: colossal caves, tucson, AZ)

 

Everywhere a baby wear... (Ergo Carrier:: Mt.Lemmon, AZ)

I've also been keeping my hands busy in the meantime - spinning...

 

Pigeonroof Club Fiber (BFL/3-ply)

 

Southern Cross Fibre Club:: Zeus (2ply)

My latest obsessions have been involving my sewing machine - all the projects take much less time.  I've gone a little crazy and bought a snap press, joined a bunch of fabric co-ops and am now learning how to sew my own cloth diapers.  Fun!  I love learning new things!