Oh my goodness, look what Leanne sent for the baby! Isn't it amazing? I'm pretty sure I gasped when I opened the package. Thank you Leanne, what an amazing gift! She said in her note that it wasn't a big deal to make, but it sure looks like a big deal to me. You'll have to excuse my yarn art ignorance, but I believe it is crocheted? Really, it looks too precious for a baby to wear, perhaps a fancy baby doll. She also said that she hadn't laundered it yet, but it smells wonderful. Gosh, this baby sure is lucky!
After seeing this, it occurred to me that I never got the baby a 'going home' outfit, not that my babies ever wore their outfit home, but they did wear it for the hospital picture. I'm not really a fancy person, just a simple white gown would do, but I have nothing. Last night Lily and I went shopping for such a garment and didn't find a thing. It's really tough these days to find simple, gender neutral clothing. Everything has crap all over it! I guess I'll try to whip up something before the big day. Can you believe that I've never made anything for a baby, clothing wise? This will be a first. When Alex was born he received a little day gown that I'll use for a pattern, or maybe I'll use the Martha Stewart baby kimono pattern lengthened into a gown. Decisions, decisions. Of course I'll also need to make a blanket to use as the picture background, seersucker maybe? Can you tell that my pregnancy hormones are going crazy? I've been up since 4am thinking about this.
Speaking of crazy hormones, the nesting craze is in full swing. Sunday I cleaned out my toaster oven (totally nasty) and scrubbed the shower, which was equally gross. It took three applications of soap scum remover to get the bottom of she shower clean (I probably shouldn't admit that), but it's sparkling now. I even used a toothbrush to get all the little nooks and crannies! Then yesterday afternoon I found myself on the floor scrubbing the bottom half of the walls, baseboards, and shoe molding in my back hall, where the dog lives. Now that was nasty - imagine gunked up layers of dog juice, hair and dirt - ewwww! I probably would have scrubbed the tile grout as well if I hadn't run out of Mean Green. That stuff is wonderful for cleaning dirt and it doesn't have any awful fumes.
