It was my 32nd birthday on Saturday. Since Isabelle was born all the days just sort of meld together. My friend mentioned it on Thursday and I didn’t even remember it was coming up. I promptly forgot again and on Friday night into Saturday morning when it turned midnight Alan walked in with a birthday cake for me and a present from Isabelle. It was a cute little picture frame in a little bag with a card that said “To Mommy, Happy Birthday! Love Isabelle” Alan is so sweet. I am loved.

And then later on in the day my friends came over. My friend Olinda gave me this ADORABLE sock kitty!

She got this one for her birthday from a talented friend.

I’ve been coveting it and loved it so much. I would always try to “borrow” him. So she had her friend make me my own little sock kitty! I saw him in the bag and I laughed maniacally and grabbed him out. I think I actually jumped for joy. And maybe even tried to clap my hands like a little kid.

I had a wonderful birthday!

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I tried to make bubby bear but I don’t like how his feet turned out and I was too enthusiastic when I stuffed his head. The yarn in his neck is all stretched. I’m going to pull him and start all over.

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When Isabelle turned one month old we made an impression of her foot. We were planning to get a desktop framed footprint at the Discovery Store but the very nice salesperson pointed out this footprint memory box that was on clearance for around $14. FOURTEEN DOLLARS!! What a deal.

It came with a small dinky roller that was a big pain so we used a regular sized roller. It took many tries and we were scared to push too hard on her foot but we finally got an impression.

It’s so cute. Now we want to get her footprint on paper. I wish we had done it when she was born. I thought she would get her footprint on her birth certificate but apparently not. It’s this plain paper that sort of looks like a pink slip for a car. We’re going to do it every month and see how big she’s getting.

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I’ve become a baby person. I didn’t use to be a baby person. I was a dog person. Alan has always been a baby person. When we would go to a party and there were babies Alan would head straight for the baby. I on the other hand would go straight for the dog. Oooh ahh dog. Alan’s all ooh ahh baby. But now I love love love babies. When we go out and I see a baby I go and look and see how they look compared to Isabelle. I read mommy blogs. I am a baby person.

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Instead of reworking the bubby bear I’ve started the Miss Dashwood baby hat. Knitting is always more fun than pulling and fixing. I’m using the same yarn as the bear.

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No knitting because Isabelle has been a challenge with eating again. She was doing o.k. for a while but that didn’t last long. And she seems worse at night for some reason.

But look at the pretty yarn I bought to make nice things for my stubborn baby.

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I’ve finished the hat part of Miss Dashwood. Now I need to do the earflaps. It didn’t take anytime at all.

The Target yarn is thinner then the recommended yarn so it’s looking well…thin. I did a test swatch to check my gauge and it was running a little small. I wanted it to fit for sure so I made the bigger size, 6-12 months, and she can just grow into it.

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