First I want to thank everyone for your warm healing wishes and thoughts. I was so touched by each and every one of your comments and believe that all the support was a crucial to my recovery. It's shocking how many stories I've heard now of women who have had to have their appendix removed during their pregnancy. It helps to know you are not alone when you are in a challenging situation. But I am so happy to say that despite a nasty stomach bug during the first few days I was home from the hospital and one more trip to the ER for a quick check I am feeling happily pregnant, like a pregnant lady should be! And most importantly...I am hungry all the time...finally! Finally! I can't tell you how happy this makes me. All this baby wants is toast with cream cheese and sliced pimento olives. At least it's not pasta with clam sauce and orange soda like it was with Jorn!
So, we are counting down just like everyone else out there now for the big X-Mas. I was able to make a new advent calendar this year, which I really enjoyed. I simple cut out felt stockings stitched around them with red thread and glued or embroidered the numbers on. The kids are enjoying hanging a stocking each day. For whatever reason I haven't made the '25' or '1' yet but of course I will.
I have been knitting like crazy and have SO many projects to share. Last night I cast on for EZ's Mitered Mittens to be gifted to my son's teacher. These are SO fun, SO fast, and SO great to give as a gift!
Sorry for the junky pictures. Vermont winters make for challenging light. Project Details have been Raveled!
I hope everyone is well, enjoying their holiday season and spreading the knitterly cheer. I missed blogging but I really had to have a break. I went last week for my first, and extra thorough because of the surgery, ultrasound and finally was able to breath. The scan showed that baby is looking well and although they can't guarantee a "perfect baby", all is developed as it should be. I wasn't really honest with myself until that moment I think. It was hard for me to imagine that the conditions would be good for a baby to grow under so much stress so I think I hadn't let myself get too attached. But now I am much more relaxed and of course relieved. This makes room for all the joy that should be experienced during pregnancy. I have enjoyed each one of my pregnancies SO much with Jorn and Simonne that is was really troubling for me to feel unhappy during this one. But now I realized I wasn't so much unhappy as I was unhealthy. The baby's and my well being are the greastest blessing for me this holiday.
OOOXXX,
Spidey
