We got to hear the baby’s heartbeat today! It was very quiet and hard to find, but once found it was steady and strong. I have to admit, that’s something of a relief – I’ve been trying not to be obsessively worried, but sometimes I just can’t help it. I’m sure I will worry less once I’m getting kicked constantly.
I am 13 1/2 weeks pregnant. In just a few weeks I’ll have my ultrasound appointment to find out if the pumpkin baby is a boy or a girl! Yes, yes, I know, it spoils the surprise somewhat, but I don’t want to have to exclusively knit yellow and green things! Besides, if we don’t narrow down the possible names to something less than half the baby name dictionary, we’ll never find a name.
Actually, to be honest, I already bought some orange yarn to make a little cabled, hooded sweater. Yes, orange. Well, the pumpkin child will need something orange, right? And it won’t matter if it’s a boy or a girl, since it’s a unisex design and orange can work for either. I splurged and bought the Rowan Cork yarn (on sale, no less!) the pattern called for – not machine washable, which is probably very silly for a baby sweater, but, oh, I couldn’t resist the color!
I also cast on for Rosebud at Sit & Knit last Thursday. I haven’t had a lot of knitting time since, but I really like how the yarn feels while knitting up, and I think this is going to be a lovely project.