Starting a WAHM business

A very good friend of mine and I are starting a wahm (work at home mom) website business. We should be live in about 2 weeks or so, but I've been working on my stock. As well as baby ring slings, I'll be doing some knitwear. Here are two sweaters, just like Krista's. They are both wrap sweaters, but the tan one has a ribbing along the trim instead of the rolled trim. Krista is my model :)

2 Months old already!

I can't believe the baby is 2 months old already! Time sure is flying. I took her for her well visit yesterday. She is now 11 lbs, 22 1/2 inches long and her head is 38 1/2cms. She really is doing great. She's in the 50th% :) She holds up her head really well, loves to be held and talked to. She just wants to stand all the time. She still sleeps alot, and gee, look at how fast she's growing, no wonder why!

We got report cards last week. Matt is doing excellent. There were things he needed to work on last marking period that he totally excelled in this marking period. Angelina and Anna did awesome as well. We got the "----- Is a pleasure to have in class" for each of them.

Enjoy the pics :)

Let's FLY!

I started to do Flylady again. You can check out her website at www.flylady.net It's a wonderful system for cleaning, organizing and decluttering your home. I went to town yesterday and did a basic surface cleaning/wipe down/vacuuming/dusting of my home yesterday. Now I can work on my zones and my daily routines and just be done with housework in minimal time, leaving time for the "fun" stuff in life.

And, I shined my sink...ain't it purty??

Getting so big!

Krista is just getting so big!! I had to take Allie to the ped the other day for a boo boo on her thumb, and while there, we weighed the baby. Here is the breakdown:

Birth: 6lbs 8oz
3 days: 6lbs 3oz
2 weeks: 7lbs 7oz
7 weeks: 10lbs 15.6oz

Momma's milk is doing this baby good! The older kids are doing great with her...they just love her to pieces. I have pictures on my camera that I need to get off, but here are some to show for now. Krista in her bouncy seat with Anna and Krista with a fretful look on her face LOL.

Sweater/Hat/Bootie sets

I've been really busy knitting up these little sets as gifts. I made this sweater for Krista and it came out so cute, so I made 2 sets as gifts, I have one more to go for a gift and I'm donating a set to a friend for a LLL gift auction. Aren't they cute? My dd's doll is the model, she is a newborn baby size doll LOL.

Now for the specifics. The hat is my own pattern. The booties are my version of the Diy, knitty gritty suede booties and the sweater is from Lion Brand.com, the Lion Cashmere blend luxury kimono.

1 Hour Booties

I took out the SnB Nation book from the library and found this cute little pattern for 1 hour baby booties. They are supposed to take 1hr or less for the pair...they were a real quick knit, only they use bulky weight yarn. The only bulky weight I have is Patons Allure, which is a furry yarn (so soft and yummy nonetheless). So I wanted to try the pattern. They look like little mary janes but instead of doing the strap, I just threaded a strand of yarn through the bootie and tied it in the front.

Sweater Time...

knit my first "real" sweater for my little one. I have made a reglan sweater, but I really didn't like it all that much, plus the seaming is just so different. I made the Lion Brand Kimono wrap sweater (can be found on Lionbrand.com under knit patterns). It calls for Lion Cashmere blend, but I substituted with Bernat Satin (it was what I had on hand and didn't know what else to do with). It came out wonderfully!!! Here is a pic of the sweater and of my little one wearing it. I plan on making this sweater, a hat and bootie set for gifts...I know of a few gals having baby girls :)

Baby pictures

Krista is 1 month old already! Where is the time going??? She is started to coo and really respond to us, she's been holding her head up for a while now...she is just getting so big! The kids are just loving her :) She is nursing great...really getting to be a chunky monkey. Here are some pics :) ENjoy!!

New Baby Time

Well, I cleaned out my photobucket account not too long ago, not realizing that my knitting pictures would be erased...be patient, I'll get them back up :)

We have a new baby...our little girl was born on November 28th, 2006 at 1:41pm via c-section. I was in labor for 26hrs and didn't get past 1cm, so we opted to just do the section (although the dr will tell you I wasn't in labor because my cervix didn't change, yet I was in a good contraction pattern). In any case, both baby and me are doing great.

She was 6lbs 8oz and 19 1/2 inches long. When we came home she weighed 6lbs 3oz and at her 2 week checkup at the pediatrician, she weighed 7lbs 7oz. Mommy's milk does a baby good! Her name is Krista Faith. The kids love her to pieces!! She looks just like the rest of them LOL.

In any case, I'll be putting pictures up real soon!

More felting fun!

I feel like an idiot...the first couple of times I felted, I ran the projects through my machine 3 times, but I could still see the stitches. I discovered today that my washing machine has a heavy/fast agitation cycle...so I felted some more today. First is a pair of booties for my friends baby.

Secondly, I knit a christmas stocking. The pattern was in a magazine that I bought last year, I believe it was Family Circle Easy Christmas Ideas...or something similar. I knit up the medium size...and the pictures show pre felt and felted. I love the felted stocking, although it is quite small (see the tube of toothpaste next to it)...so I'll have to knit it larger for felting.

Felting is so fun!!

28 Week Baby picture

This us utterly incredible! I had an ultrasound today, the dr. wants to keep a close eye on my cervix due to my history of preterm babies (I had a 34 and a 35 weeker). He gave me these incredible pictures. Today, I am 28 weeks, 1 day pregnant (7 months along). The one black and white, you can see her nose and mouth, with her arm up to her head and her other fist covering her eye. The others, the doctor called "book shots", they were so incredible!

Yet another bootie

I'm in bootie heaven here, with this pattern. My real good friend wanted to make a pair of these for her little boy, so I made one...I have yet to make the other. They are a real quick knit...takes me a couple of hours from start to finish.

More Baby Booties...these are cute!

So, I started these about a week ago...did one and it came out so cute. Well, I finally finished the other today. I got the pattern from www.diynetwork.com, do a search for baby booties and they are the ones "suede booties". I am a huge UGG fan and these just reminded me of uggs :) The only thing is, the smallest size the pattern makes is 3-6 mos which will be way too big for my little peanut this coming winter, so I think I'm going to start a pair tonight in wool and felt them. Whatever bit they shrink will probably be perfect! Aren't they just so cute though??

First Felting Project

Well, I felted for the first time last week. My best friend gave me some wool that she no longer needed or wanted. I had never felted before, so I thought what the heck. I knit a small bag and felted it. It was SOOOOO much fun!!! I can't wait to make more. I'm going to make little felted purses for my dd's for Christmas :)

Knit baby blanket

This is the blanket I knit for our new little one. I used Bernat Denimstyle yarn (cotton/acrylic blend). It's so yummy. I picked the stitch out of the "Stitionary" book...

Cast on an even number of stitches
Row 1 Knit
Row 2 K2tog
Row 3 K in front and back of each stitch
Row 4 Purl

Work 4 rows until desired length. It came out real nice...all I have to do is weave in the ends :)

TOday I did my first felting project. I made a little purse for my daughters, whichever one wants it. When I get the pics off my camera, I'll post them.

New Additions

Wow, I certainly haven't kept up with this like I wanted to. So much has happened since my last entry.

My children all were promoted to the next grade. Matt is going into 2nd grade, Angelina into 1st and Anna is going into the kindergarten! We have kindergarten orientation in a few weeks.

We found out in March we are expecting another little one. I am currently 6 mos along, due November 29th...IT'S A GIRL!! I've already knit her a blanket that I started before we knew her sex, so now I can start working on "girlie" things :)

I've been very sick this pregnancy, finally starting to feel better now. I had hyperemesis (extreme nausea and vomiting) for the first few months. I had to go off my bipolar meds as they are not safe for pregnancy and nursing, so I went through 2 weeks of hell...the physical withdrawals were awful. The last day I took a small dose (trying to wean off as cold turkey wasn't working) was when the excessive vomiting started.

When I started to feel better from that, I lost my voice (for a total of 2.5 mos...I still don't have my singing voice left) and I ended up on meds for a throat infection. It's been a heck of a ride, although she is moving around now. I have a 3d u/s pic :) It's so neat.

I'll post more later with my latest knit projects :)

It's Been Hectic

I know it's been sometime since my last entry. I've been trying to gather my thoughts, which I've come to the conclusion, is never going to happen. My meds are finally adjusted to suit my needs. I'm on geodon, 40mg in the am and 80mg in the pm...I'm on lexapro, 10mg in the am and the dr also gave me something to help me sleep better at night. I'd wake up after 6hrs of sleep and be ready for the day...normally around 2 or 3 am. I woke at 3:30am today, forgetting to take my sleep medicine last night. I fell asleep before taking it LOL.

I've been knitting up a storm, making things for a gift basket for a charity auction to benefit the PTO at my children's school. It has been fun, but I'm glad I'm nearly finished. It's a baby themed basket, and I'm just working on the hat to go in there.

I've begun working with double pointed needles finally and love them. I picked up a pair of bamboo and I've made two bottle socks (they go over the water bottle). I used Wool Ease by Lion Brand and it really does keep my water cold...which is great for when I work out at the gym. I'll post a picture of that soon.

Baby Bootie Time

I finally made my first pair of baby booties. I'm really happy and surprised at how easy they are..taking about an hour and a half from start to finish for both. I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease for these, but I'll be making some more out of fun yarn! To see more of my handknit projects, feel free to visit my website at www.freewebs.com/lilsealights/

Poncho and hat time

My 2 newest projects that I've made since yesterday. I bought a crochet poncho kit for $5.99 at RagShop, and it came with 6 balls of this nice yarn. It took 3 balls to make the poncho and there is enough for a scarf as well.

I also made this hat for my little one out of Bernat Baby lash yarn...it's so cute and warm. I made it a little too small, so I need to make another just a little bigger. I plan on making more hats out of this, makes a great gift :)

It's time to move

So a few months ago, during fire prevention week, I won a free 3 month membership to Curves gym. I was so excited because it's been so long since I've been to a gym and I never win anything. I have been getting these treatments for warts on my feet since the beginning of august, with this stubborn area that won't budge as far as anything we've tried, short of amputation.

I started my membership last week. I am really motivated to get into shape, by going to the gym and on the days I don't go, I'm doing Tae Bo at home. Boy is Billy kicking my butt!

I also have DeQuervain's tendinitis in my writs, and it can be a literal pain to knit sometimes. So I've been going to the chiropractor and she works on my wrists twice a week. It's painful but they do feel better after the fact.

Ahh, I have so many projects that I want to make. I found an easy sweater pattern that I want to make for myself and I want to do a dog sweater for my dog Beau, which will come in handy when he goes for his haircuts. Perhaps that will be my next project...I will cast on for that tomorrow. Knitting club meets on Wednesday, so that's the time to get help with things I need help with, things I've never done before.