It has to get better soon, right?!

Sure, everyone expects to get sick in their first trimester; we all know about morning sickness. But I'll be 18 weeks tomorrow, and it's only starting to get better. Food isn't very exciting when it may or may not make an appearance again later.

In other, more exciting and less yuck news, I'm feeling movement now. Dot poked me for the first time yesterday, and I've felt it several more times since then. Only when I'm laying down, though. It's a pretty exciting thing! Now, to just make it two more weeks and then get a peak at him/her again!

Swoosh Swoosh Swoosh

I heard Dot's heartbeat yesterday! I had no reason to think anything would be wrong, but it's still so reassuring to hear it, a nice steady 152 bpm.

Along those same lines, I've lost four pounds. Oops. If only things tasted good, or I could eat more than two bites before being full. I did drink nearly a half gallon of gatorade yesterday. That has to count for something. Oh, it was good!

I also ordered a knitting kit the other night, which is slowly becoming my nursery theme. We're thinking a forest theme, since that will go either way. We're not finding out what sex Dot is. Anyway, here's the kit: http://www.knitpicks.com/cfkits/kit_display.cfm?ID=40143.



And on a totally unrelated note, Sean and his dad are replacing our bedroom floor! Pictures of the final product will be coming once we get it finished today and all the furniture replaced! Yay!! I can finally move back into the bedroom instead of sleeping on our mattress in the living room floor!

How I've become a lump

It's true. I've become a lump. A big lump on the couch. I go to work. I drive home, eat supper, watch some Law and Order, and go to bed. It's almost 8:45 right now, and my eyes are watering I'm so tired. I want to run. I want to work in the yard. I want to not be so flipping exhausted all the time.

I'm feeling whiny. I just want to curl up on my mattress (that's in the living room until we get the floor replaced in our bedroom this weekend) with my cats and sleep. But that won't happen. No way. My cats are now on Sean's schedule, and want to be up all night. I got jumped on the other night. Sam landed on my face, in all of his 11 pound glory. He's currently sliding across the floor, because we Pledged it.

Complaining aside, I'm so grateful to be where I am. I go Friday to the doctor and should hopefully hear Dot's heartbeat for the first time. I've got no reason to think there's anything wrong, but I'll still feel better once I hear it. Now, if only I could convince him/her that I really do prefer to eat and keep it all down.

And one day soon, I'll start walking/running again. I'm feeling miserably lazy, which is contributing to my lump status. But the treadmill doesn't sound fun, and it's finally getting to the point that it's daylight when I get home. Or I could workout during my lunch break (instead of catnapping in my office floor).

Ok, I'm going to bed now. I can get 9 hours of sleep if I lay down now! That should get me through tomorrow!

World, meet...

DOT!

I'm finally coming clean...I'm 11 weeks pregnant. More to come soon!

Knitting Olympics

A blog I really enjoy reading, The Yarn Harlot, is hosting a knitting olympics. Basically, you cast on during the opening ceremony of the winter olympics and have 17 days to finish the project. There's no real "prize" for finishing, other than the satisfaction.

I'm considering participating. I think I want to make the Yogini Bolero by Wendy Bernard. I can make it either long or short-sleeved. I think it would look absolutely FANTASTIC with dresses this spring and summer!

So, now I just need to decide if I really want to go through with this or not. Hmmm...decisions.

Still here...

I haven't totally fallen off the planet; just no real time to post lately. Give me another couple weeks, and I promise I'll have a good post!

French Press Slippers

I've finally branched out from scarves and hats for knitting. The idea of felting has seemed interesting for awhile now, and when I found these online, I had to give them a try.

As a Christmas gift to myself, I bought the pattern and the wool. As a project, they weren't hard, and I'm super duper pleased with how they turned out. I just need to get a button to put on the straps for decoration.

And for full disclosure--I've already bought wool for the next pair. But I think I can combine the two and actually have enough to make a third pair as well! (It seriously took me a day to make them. Ok, a night. It's a simple pattern!) Visit frenchpressknits.com for more information, or search for French Press Knits on Etsy!


Note: All pictures were made with my phone, so the quality isn't wonderful. It doesn't have a great flash, and our house is dark.)

Before seaming:


After asembling, but before felting:



After felting:



Final product (minus the button!):



Oh, and totally unrelated, but still a fun knitting project: this is the blanket I made for my cousin Will. (I know the picture is out of focus; sorry!)