I haven’t made much progress on my shawl (and by “much” I mean any progress at all. One row in the last week. That’s it). However, I did take a few photos of the finished Leksak tunic. It was the last project that I managed to finish before Caleb’s birth and I’m so glad that I did. I used an organic cotton-linen blend which makes it a perfect summer sweater. It looks very sweet with dresses but I didn’t have the time or the energy to change Eddie into a dress for her mini photo-op but I think it works well with jeans. The yarn is S. Charles Tigris, which I have had sitting in my stash for about ten years. It’s discontinued as far as I know.
These past two weeks are starting to blur together into one sleep-deprived haze. Caleb sleeps in two hour blocks, with an hour in-between each block reserved for eating, burping, diaper changes and drifting back off to sleep. This is barring any gas bubbles, diaper blow-outs or major spit ups, of course. Then it may take up to two hours to get him back to sleep. Gabe is already back at work so he is only able to help me out with night feedings on nights before his off days. He tries to keep the other two kids occupied as much as possible when he gets home, giving me a chance to nap for 30 minutes to an hour every now and then but it doesn’t always work out that way. Basically, we are both starting to feel the strain (and exhaustion) of being outnumbered by small children. Once Caleb develops more of a set schedule (preferably one that includes a four hour block of sleep somewhere) I know we will be over the hump of the newborn stage and things will start to get easier. In the meantime, I spend most of my time in our room, rocking our new baby and loving his sweet newborn smell and his tiny newborn grunts.
Happy Wednesday, friends.
Oh that’s cute. But you know what – cuteness of this little model is getting away and shadowing the tunic. Love the color… Too bad that my kids are not willing to model anymore… 🙂
If I must confess, I’m not sure how much longer I can get her to model for me. She is becoming too squirmy! I might have to bribe her with candy the next time around!
Fingers crossed for a four hour block. Just remember there are millions of us all around the world sharing this exhausting experience. Sometimes in the middle of the night that thought keeps me going.
Thank you, Katharine. That is quite comforting now that you mention it. The four hour block hasn’t happened yet. I did get a three hour block a few nights ago! Improvement!
What a beautiful little jacket… and wonderful babies!
Thank you, Christine!
Cute sweater. I like how it doesn’t need buttons on the front. Just slip over, very attractive.
Isn’t it wonderful that it doesn’t have buttons? Nothin to sew on and nothing to loose. My daughter likes to pull on buttons when she’s bored or daydreaming. I am so tired of sewing tiny buttons onto tiny sweaters! This was quite the reprieve.