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  • That is the only reason I am posting right now… because I'm sitting on an exercise ball and wearing Tuesday, which I don't mind at all. She has been like this a lot:
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    Pick me up, pick me up (I think she might also be saying, "knit me a hat that fits!" since she is growing so fast). One of the side effects of her wanting to grow is having to nurse – something we are doing a lot of! It must be that six week growth spurt (she is six weeks Saturday). She is getting lots of cuddling too:
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    My dad came over to drop off a valentine's present for Tuesday (little red mary janes so cute!), and I said, "oh can you hold her real quick while I pee?" This is very common for me to do when someone comes over. He ended up getting her to sleep and I even got a snack in, we love it when grandparents come to visit! Speaking of, Bill took this of me and her:
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    Which is awesome because I don't have a ton of us together. I see how it happens now, a combination of always being behind the camera and having just bought size 12 (I know!) jeans. Yikes, can't wait to be cleared to do baby and mama yoga soon. Tuesday is being awesome having so much awake and alert time (it's much nicer than awake and upset time). She likes to lay on the floor and make crazy faces:
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    To be fair we are making faces back at her:
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    Bj can always get her to smile. I try not to take it too personally, I think I might be too common of a site. I have been getting very little crafting time in, a tiny bit of spinning:
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    (this fiber) And making a little bit of progress on the baby surprise jacket. I've also been enhancing my yarn stash by trading on Ravelry (double score).

    7 comments on Bouncy bouncy
  • I am so not. The craft den is turning into a holy disaster:
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    My wanting built in cabinets in here (and ah curtains) might go from a want to a NEED. I have to keep all this space on the floor open for crazy baby paraphernalia. I should put this on flickr and add notes but I think there would have to be too many notes, like how I'm sitting on that ball right now because someone (cough – Tuesday – cough) decided being worn was not enough. She must be worn and bounced. Crazy monkey.
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    Red tongue courtesy of my horrible father who has no scruples and gave us this for Christmas:
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    Which is probably why my baby weight loosing has slowed down. Mmmm I should put the rest of those on some ice cream…
    I started another project yesterday during Tuesday's epic nap on mama (while I watched TV!!!):
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    A baby surprise jacket that's already been on four sets of needles and is about to be put on it's fifth. I have a knit picks options set and the size 6 tips are MIA. I asked Sciarirno about it (I think she gets at least one call a week from me that starts like this, "hey I know this is a long shot but have you seen my _____________") and she said that yes she did have them and attached them to my Christmas present so they wouldn't get lost. Of course once she said that I remembered her doing that, now I'm just hoping I didn't throw away the box with the needles on it. And I'm admitting right now that Bj and I can not remember what you got us for Christmas and we're terrible people and could you remind me so that I can… oh wait the bowl! Hmm, no no needles in there, damn. Anyway who only has one size 6 sets of tips? I hear a knit picks order in my future because straights are a no go for this project, and those plastic circulars masquerading as knitting needles? Those are going in the garbage, yuck! Not even good enough to goodwill (which might be where I got them). On a side note I love this Socks that Rock yarn so much, why am I freaking out about Sundara updates?

    I would like to tell you that Tuesday wakes up cuter each day. I didn't think it was possible but this morning she was even cuter smiling at me like I wasn't the crazy sleep deprived person I am (or maybe that is why she was smiling). I brought the camera up last night thinking she might do this again (yesterday she started it), but my wonderful photography skills managed to get this as the best shot:
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    Ah ha ha ha. Someone mentioned they see grandpa in her, and I do here! I was going to leave it at that but I put her in this cute outfit Carmen made, so I unwrapped her and took her to the couch during a brief period of only semi-overcastness (vs. near constant gray):
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    "ugh mama no -too bright" (I'm beginning to see less and less of myself in this child and more of Bj, seriously.)
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    Stretch it out.
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    It's hard work being such a cute little baby. Side note: I have got to find more of these Zutano booties on sale!

    Carmen we want another one of these in the next biggest size please! When you get that crazy nesting energy start sewing!

    6 comments on In case you think I’m doing it all…
  • Today Tuesday and I had a big adventure – we went shopping alone! Not just a little dash in either. It was a bit of work and involved a few breaks – nursing and a diaper change, but we did it! She totally rocked today:
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    Had to get some more changing table pictures of her because this is the last time in the Oregon onsie!
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    We love Erin's batiks!
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    And our special green diaper from Katie. ๐Ÿ™‚
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    "Enough mama! It's time to eat!"

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