While walking around Hobby Lobby this week, I decided that maybe I should take on a new hobby. I looked at all sorts of things...painting, cross stitching, scrap booking, and then it hit me...KNITTING! Why not? My grandma is an expert, (I have afghans to prove it) and with Jack on the way, why not make my son a blanket?
I am seriously laughing as I type this, because my vision of baby blankets has since vanished. Apparently the little 1/2 sheet of knitting instructions I picked up at the store, is not enough of a teacher for me. When I couldn't understand that, I turned to the internet for help. I read page after page on how to start, I even watched some "how-to" videos. Well., after much practice, I finally mastered the "casting on" part of knitting, which is the first step to starting any project, but I cannot get anywhere past that. I emailed my grandma and told her that the next time I am home I am going to need her to sit down and help me! I am assuming that having a real life teacher is a much better way to learn than trying to decipher written instructions by myself. And instead of a baby blanket, I'm thinking that a pot holder might be more of an attainable goal to start with.
So, until I can sit down with my grandma, my really cool PURPLE knitting needles, and my blue and white yarn will have to just sit idle. Hey, atleast I tried?? That has to count for something!
In other news, now that we are onto week 23 of this pregnancy, Jack can hear us, and other things in the outside world! We have been playing music from our ipod for him. It's so funny the different reactions we get from him from the different types of songs we play. He seems to like a lot of Robert Randolph (one of Ryans favorite), because he moves a lot when we play those songs. On the other hand, he could be kicking because he wants us to stop?? Either way, we love it when he moves. Especially when Ryan can see and feel it too. We are almost 2/3 the way done with this pregnancy! If only I could get a handle on this heartburn...
I am seriously laughing as I type this, because my vision of baby blankets has since vanished. Apparently the little 1/2 sheet of knitting instructions I picked up at the store, is not enough of a teacher for me. When I couldn't understand that, I turned to the internet for help. I read page after page on how to start, I even watched some "how-to" videos. Well., after much practice, I finally mastered the "casting on" part of knitting, which is the first step to starting any project, but I cannot get anywhere past that. I emailed my grandma and told her that the next time I am home I am going to need her to sit down and help me! I am assuming that having a real life teacher is a much better way to learn than trying to decipher written instructions by myself. And instead of a baby blanket, I'm thinking that a pot holder might be more of an attainable goal to start with.
So, until I can sit down with my grandma, my really cool PURPLE knitting needles, and my blue and white yarn will have to just sit idle. Hey, atleast I tried?? That has to count for something!
In other news, now that we are onto week 23 of this pregnancy, Jack can hear us, and other things in the outside world! We have been playing music from our ipod for him. It's so funny the different reactions we get from him from the different types of songs we play. He seems to like a lot of Robert Randolph (one of Ryans favorite), because he moves a lot when we play those songs. On the other hand, he could be kicking because he wants us to stop?? Either way, we love it when he moves. Especially when Ryan can see and feel it too. We are almost 2/3 the way done with this pregnancy! If only I could get a handle on this heartburn...
(me playing some tunes for Jack)
PS: If you didn't already know the name of our baby boy before reading this blog, you do now! Jack Ryan Shields!! We can't wait to meet him!
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