My middle daughter plans to send out Christmas cards this year with a photo of a new addition. The baby should arrive (a few weeks early) by the end of November. To accommodate my daughter's vision for her Christmas cards, I followed this pattern for the stocking, and a modified version of this pattern for the hat. Both worked up very quickly; I completed the set in a couple of evenings while watching TV. Since the baby hasn't arrived yet, I had to use a doll as a model for this post's photo.
Thanks for prenatal care and the innocence of babies.

Have you ever needed crutches? I hadn't, until a week ago. I'm pretty sure I strained a muscle while running a half-marathon. (That sounds kind of cool, doesn't it? I'm not actually that cool; the last time I strained a muscle it was from carrying too many shopping bags at once.) In any case, I found myself in need of some crutches. I sent my husband to the store to get some. Photo: A pair of crutches leans against a wall Not that crutches are all that complex, but because I hadn't used any before, I wondered if I could figure out how to adjust them to fit me properly. I shouldn't have worried. John came home from Walmart with their generic store brand of crutches, complete with instructions. First, I needed to take out a long bolt that went through the hand grip. Then I needed to find my height range, push down two metal pieces, and slide the crutches until the little metal pieces came up in the hole near my height range. (Having two people for this...
It is just lovely! What a cute picture that will make. Congratulations on the new arrival. I hope she has a fast and easy delivery with a healthy baby!
ReplyDeleteIt's as cute and it can be and will be delightful for the family Christmas photo.
ReplyDeleteI can see you're in full on grandma mode now ;) It won't be long until you get to hold your sweetheart, what a wonderful day that will be!
ReplyDeleteHow precious! Thanks for sharing.
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You're even more talented than I already realized! She should love it!
ReplyDeleteThat is so adorable, Kristi! I hope you will share the "real deal" when the baby arrives!
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