Parenting

Here's my latest favorite quote from my wonderful husband:




"It takes a village...and we're the village idiots!"

You people are BASTARD people!

Gnitter is back, friends. And look what the hell's been going on around here in my absence! I finally got kicked out of the "Knitting Blogs" web-ring. Why do those knitches hate my baby so much?!

Oh, well. maybe it would help if I started posting about knitting again. ;-)

Baby Love

Here are some new pics of Mick. What a dreamy feller! Sorry they are so giant, it's late and I'm too tired to go back and size 'em smaller...

Pure, blinding LOVE

I...I...

I can't take my eyes offa that smile!!!

Hold Your Head High, sonny!

click the photo for many, many recent pics of mick

Mickey's first trip to the Walker Art Center

Mickey got to meet one of Mommy's photographer heroes today! I had to sneak these shots because the punk-ass Walker prohibits photographing at exhibits.

If you live around here you should really go to this show---see how much Mickey's enjoying it?!

Click here or on the picture to see more shots...

Pictures of Lily

Lily, oh, Lily...

No, not the Who song, but Helen and Joe's beautiful new daughter (born 6-6-06, SPOOKY!). Helen, you'd better comment with Lily's full name and other pertinent info if you want to. Others, look here for pics...

The many faces of Minky Crinch

More photos of Prince Crazyfeet for Grandma

Mick's feet look like someone just reached into a bag of old toes and stuck them on his little foot in any old order. Look at the photos, there's one that offers proof...

Mickey, again

Here's a link to more pics of Mick to celebrate his 6th week. He's finally getting chubby and looking baby-ish!

We are unreasonably besotted with him...

More pix of Mick

Well, whattya expect?! We're not thinking about much else...

Link to Mick's first 2 weeks

Hey---Did you happen to see the most beautiful boy in the world?!

Here's a link to pictures of MICKEY!

So...tired...must post pics for friends...so...very...tired...

Oh My God!

This is Dad! Posting for Hannah!

Why I'm not knitting right now...

Oh, well. The doctor says it will go away a few weeks after the boy is born.

My first sacrifice (baby, someday I'll make you feel guilty about this)

I think I have mentioned here on the gnitter just how much I LOVE Ray Davies, but do you, dear reader, really understand?!

My life would bear much less poetry, paranoia, beauty and humor if my brain didn't have a little detour into Mister Davies Neighborhood in it. I was just telling my dear husband this morning that I can't wait to play the Kinks all the time for our little fella when he's born. Come to find out (thanks to the Treehouse), Ray Davies will be playing here on April 4th, and at First Avenue, no less! Ray Davies at First Avenue

Now, this is one week after our baby is "scheduled" to join us here outside the womb, and it pains me to realize that I won't be able to go...would it be child abuse to take him to First Avenue a week after he's born? Am I a complete Pollyanna for thinking I'd want to, having just had a C-section?! If I'm truly honest, I get the feeling I won't care what the f*#k is going on in the outside world for a while once I have that little bean in my arms.

My Dearest Darling...

Crinch is up and running!

Rare Pregosaurus Spotted!

Seen here some time after New Years Day 2006, the Pregosaurus has crawled out of her wintery den early this year to peep at her beloved Minnehaha Falls. Could it mean spring has already SPRUNG here in chilly-willy Minnesota?!

I'm All Verklempt...!

For our friends who read Gnitter...

I just can't help myself, here's a portrait of our little BOY! If it's hard to see at first, it's just his face, his nose is pretty much smack dab in the middle...

Now send him your LOVE!

From Here to Maternity

Well, I've hemmed and I've hawed and I've wondered whether it would be really stupid to 'fess up to being knocked up on the blawg. Me and the old man just decided, what the foo?! Most of our closest friends already know and I don't mind our not-as-close friends knowing now and I guess it really doesn't matter if some strangers know. So there. This is why I've been feeling sick---when they say "nauseous" and "morning sickness", they really mean it. Months of it! I had also temporarily lost interest in several of my favorite things: coffee, good tea, and knitting, though I'm starting to feel better and thankfully my knitting muse seems to be back! My posting may be sporadic---especially around late March, if all goes well...

By the way, is that barefoot and pregnant doll not the scariest?!

Keee-yute!

I had to update this with better photos---the others were crap!

Well, to be honest I've been having some (relatively minor) health troubles lately, and surprisingly enough it's dampened my will to knit (only because it's dampened my will to do just about anything)! Still, I've managed to finish one project, and here it is! It's from a Reynold's pattern (except that I adapted it and knit it in the round), and it's made out of Blue Sky Alpaca organic cotton---the softest yarn ever!
For a lucky (and tiny) boy OR girl!
And I do believe that as far as kid stuff goes, these are the cutest buttons I've ever seen. Ever. Anywhere.