I’m not pregnant — woo hoo! 11 long days after her due date, Amelia Marie came charging into the world at approx. 6:45am on Tuesday, May 27. Here’s a recap of our wild 2.25 hour ride through labor.
I woke up and looked at the clock at 4:30am Tuesday morning, feeling some mild contractions, hopeful that […]

Birth Day details coming soon… Labor was an action-packed 2.25 hours!

Josie and I went on a shopping extravaganza at Super Target today (last grocery shop while pregnant, I hope??). I felt like I needed a treat afterward, so we stopped at the in-store Starbucks for a strawberry frappuccino. The girl working offered to put the leftover little bit into a teeny tiny cup with a […]

Our little cheerleader was ready to move and spread some Halloween cheer this year! She and I handed out oodles of candy to trick-or-treaters and admired all the costumes. Josie’s eyes lit up at every princess who came to our door, so I guess I know what kind of costume is in her future!

Oh dear, oh dear! How could I have waited so long to say how proud I am of my little baby who turned one year old on August 10? I assure you that the day was celebrated with gusto around here!
We packed our little bungalow with family and indulged in yummy cake and ice cream. […]

Here’s our little thrill seeker having a blast on her new swing out at Grandma’s farm.

And here’s my best attempt at getting a still shot of this cute little swing top that I knitted last spring. It’s from Minnow Knits (I’m pretty sure), using KnitPicks Shine (worsted?). The pattern does include bloomers, but she’s wearing […]

This scene is becoming more and more common as Josie experiments with standing.

. . . at least, I hope it is.
I miss my feeble attempts at regular blogging, but I’ve been spending my time on other things these days (playing with baby, gardening, part-time working, a wee bit of crafting). So, until the inspiration and free time return, I’ll try to pop in and at least show […]

Here are Josie and Kate’s “hip hop” lounge pants in action. I know I’m lucky to have a husband who can appreciate silly homemade frog pants, not to mention dressing to match his daughter.
This photo also features Josie’s one-of-a-kind Mini Muffin t-shirt made by Dad for Christmas. So cute!

Whoops. Life has been full of baby swings, jumparoos, rice cereal, and story books, and somewhere along the way I dropped the ball on blogging.
Also I haven’t finished a craft project in ages. I am getting close to finishing a couple of tiny fairy dolls. I just haven’t snapped any progress photos yet.
Jocelyn is […]

Happy Holidays! Christmas 2006 was filled with wonderful visits with oodles of family members this year. We were so lucky to be able to see all members of both mine and Kate’s immediate family — plus several aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends besides.
I didn’t give many handmade gifts this year (for obvious reasons). That felt […]

Sleep Update:
We’re about halfway through our first 10-day improvement plan with Josie, and I think it’s safe to say that she is doing better. Having a consistent bedtime routine has been the most helpful change. She’s also gotten better at resettling herself after I put her down, so now we’re moving on to try having […]

That’s Josie showing off her new rolling over talents. She’s so proud of herself when she makes it over all by herself! She’s no pro quite yet, but she does occasionally manage to roll in either direction (back to tummy, or tummy to back). She’s an active baby, that’s for sure!
Unfortunately, she’s become restless during […]

My mom and I took Jocelyn to the department store yesterday to have some 3-month-old pictures taken. I was so excited about it. What I didn’t count on were all of the families there having Christmas pictures taken (duh), and that the crowds would be that much worse over the weekend (again, duh). So, it […]

Of course, we had to dress Miss Josie for Halloween. Nevermind that she was pretty much oblivious to the whole thing. One of her first nicknames was Josie-Mouse because of her little newborn squeaks, so here she is!
The pattern for the costume came from Ottobre Magazine (4/2006). Their version was as Piglet from Winnie the […]

Josie is so much fun these days. She smiles and coos and reaches for toys (her owl is a favorite) — she’s becoming a real “baby” now, not a little newborn anymore. Amazing.
Unfortunately, not everything is happy in the muffin household. Our sweet 2-year old cat, Bridget, is very sick. She’s normally a precocious and […]

This is a picture from yesterday morning, when everything was right in our little world. Josie is wearing my favorite romper, she’s happy and well-rested and cooing at her two favorite images — a black-and-white heart drawing and a picture of her new cousin Will.
During her morning nap, I made up a big batch of […]

Josie has started smiling at us from time to time. Yesterday I stalked her with the camera all day, determined to capture one of them!
This is day 3 of my experiment to eliminate dairy from my diet. Already yesterday she seemed happier and more content throughout the day — most noticeably in the evening which […]

Look who’s one month old! We had her one month checkup today to confirm that she’s just as wonderful and healthy as her mom and dad think she is. She’s up to 9 pounds, 11 ounces, and 22.25 inches tall as of today.
Josie’s sleep patterns continue to be unpredictable, but we’re just going with the […]

Showing off some more mommy knits…

This is my most favorite pattern to knit — I’ve made it for various babes at least 5 times now. It’s the cardigan from the Debbie Bliss Baby Knits book. I’m so delighted that it looks as cute and cozy on Jocelyn as I’d hoped, because I plan to make […]

Only ten days old and Josie already has so much knitwear to testdrive - lucky girl! Here she’s demostrating the coziness of her pinwheel blanket made by Jeni from soft KnitPicks Shine cotton yarn. And below she’s also been trying out a Little Turtle Knits Ribby Wrap soaker knit by me from KnitPicks Merino […]

Jocelyn Marie was born August 10th at 5:35pm (on her due date!)

highlights of the birth story…
I woke up around 5am with some bloody show and a little crampy, but not really convinced that this was it. Went back to bed until 7 or so, and got up to consult with dh to see if he […]

Only seven more weeks (approximately) until we get to meet our Miss Muffet! The time is sure to fly by because of all of the extra midwife appointments, Bradley classes, and craziness at work. Since I’ve decided not to go back after the baby comes (big, scary, exciting decision!), it’s even more important that I […]

I’m so happy to have my sewing machine back from the repair shop! It was only gone for a few days, but it had been behaving badly for quite some time. Now, it’s all back and as good as new.
Here’s the diaper bag I just finished from the Amy Butler Nappy Bag pattern. Whew, this […]

This is a very simple feather-and-fan blanket with a garter stitch edge along the two long sides. I had four balls of this Bernat CottonTots yarn in my stash, which turned out to be just enough for a small baby blanket. The baby’s room is slowly coming along in shades of purple and green, so […]

So, we’re planning to use cloth diapers as much as possible for this little girl. I’ve been really intrigued by all of the styles there to choose from, especially since many of them come from small cottage businesses or homemade from patterns. I got on a diaper sewing kick last year and have been slowly […]