One Week Old!

I can't believe it! He's one week old already!

Family of 4

39 weeks, right before heading to the hospital:

Jett, fresh out of the oven:

Braden family of 4:

Jett Daniel

Jett Daniel

Born: 9/2/11

7lbs. 7oz.

20 1/2"

Newborn Pink Houndstooth Hat

Photo by Amber Middleton of Foxtree Photography

Cascade Yarn Jewels Hand Dyed in 9950
US13 dpns

CO 36.
K for 15 rows.

Decrease:
Row 1: K2tog, K1; repeat around.
Row 2: K around.
Repeat row 1 and 2 until 6 st. remain.

Cut yarn leaving long enough tail to thread through remaining stitches.

Ribbon can be purchased from the etsy shop Tangled Lair.

36 weeks

It's been a while since I've posted a belly photo, so here you go:

(click here to see me at 36 weeks with Callie)

We've slowly been working on getting baby things out of storage and washed. Tonight we got the little carseat out and put it in the van:

Can't wait to meet our newest addition! :)

Fingerless Mitts

Little fingerless mittens for Callie:

Guess I'm just anticipating the cooler months ahead :)

Free pattern found here.

Newborn Diaper Cover Pattern

Ch 45
1) SC in 2nd chain from hook, SC all the way across
2) CH 2, turn, DC across
3) CH 1, turn, SC across
4) Turn, SL ST
next 10 sts, CH 2, DC next st, DC, next 23 st, leave rest unworked
5) CH 2, turn, DC across
6) CH 2, turn, DC2TOG, DC 20sts, DC2TOG
7) CH 2, turn, DC2TOG, DC 18sts, DC2TOG
8) CH 2, turn, DC2TOG, DC 16sts, DC2TOG
9) CH 2, turn, DC2TOG, DC 14sts, DC2TOG
10) CH 2, turn, DC2TOG, DC 12sts, DC2TOG
11) CH 2, turn, DC2TOG, DC 10sts, DC2TOG
12-19) CH 2, turn, DC across (do not fasten off).

Finish:
Ch1, SC around.
Fasten off, Weave in ends.

Button or snap in center of the front flap (make sure it can
go between the DC)

**UPDATE: RAVELRY LINK HERE!**

Bow-Tied Bolero

For Callie's Sunday dresses, I knit this little bolero:

The heat is too intense here in the Ohio Valley right now

...but once it starts to cool off, it'll come in handy :)

Pattern found here [via Ravelry]

Red, White, and Blue

Using this pattern, I made a little 4th of July dress for Callie with some fabric I bought on clearnce at Joann's:

I need to adjust the length, but overall I think it's really cute on her.

19 months

Father's Day

Quilting Bee (Sharon)

For our final month of MSQB, Sharon wants to make a quilt for her husband. She shared a mosaic of pictures she put together of grass, sky, beautiful landscapes, wildlife, and such to show us the color scheme she was going for (blues, greens, oranges, browns).

I ended up choosing to do a pinwheel block for her, using this tutorial.

Here's how it turned out (sorry my picture is a little blurry):

27 weeks

This pregnancy is going by super quick...only 13ish weeks to go! :)

Here's my ever-growing baby bump at 27 weeks:(27 weeks with Callie looked like this)

PJ bottoms

Using this tutorial, I made Callie some summer pj bottoms. I purchased 1 yard of a lightweight knit fabric for 50% off at Joann's and was able to cut out two pairs of capris and one pair of shorts. They were very simple since I used a pair of pants that already fit her as my "pattern" and just shortened them. I made this pair in under 30 minutes: Two more pairs to sew up :)

18 months

Today is Braden's day off and we went to our favorite park this morning, Seneca:18 months old now

Oh! I have a picture just like this from last year:

She's such a big girl now :)