Shopping and Knitting

While Munchie was with Daddee visiting Gramma, we did some shopping.  Poppa took Mommee and me to a large shopping mall so we could look for stuff for her hospital suitcase.  We had a blast - but I was too busy to get any pictures.  Mommee and me shopped while Poppa took the car in for an oil change.  So we shopped!  We got some jammies and a housecoat, some newborn diapers and some newborn soothers.  We also got two little outfits for the new baby.  If the weather is hot (which we anticipate it will be), he will wear tiny brown shorts and a little beige shirt with brown palm trees...too cute.  If it is cool, he will wear tiny white jammies (complete with tiny feet) with little blue bears all over.  I didn't get pictures since I left those things with Mommee, but I'll get pictures with the baby wearing them - for sure!

We were quite pleased with all our purchases.  I also bought some fuzzy jammies for both Munchie and the new baby to wear at our house since it is always cooler at my house than theirs.  I haven't got a picture of those yet either.  I put them in the laundry yesterday and haven't rescued them yet. 

While we were at the big mall, Poppa hadn't been able to find a nice outfit for Munchie and he wanted to buy him something since the new baby was getting all kinds of stuff.  So when we got home, Poppa decided that we should go looking.  Oh my gosh!  We did find a cute little outfit for Munchie (which is also in the laundry at the moment).  But...........Poppa also bought this:

Obviously I still need to get the pad for the top - I just set the basket of bears there for the photograph - though they do look quite adorable don't they?  Hee!  Of course, then I couldn't resist putting a few little things into the drawer as well.

Of course, this is the piece de resistance.  Poppa also bought this matching item.  It is still in the box - we can't assemble it until we do some re-arranging in the spare bedroom - so I took a picture of the label on the outside of the box.  It's not the clearest picture, but you get the idea.

It is a convertible crib which changes into a youth bed when the baby is old enough for that step.  Now Munchie can sleep in the crib and the new baby will have the pack'n play that Munchie uses now.  Of course for the first few month Curtis can sleep in the cradle that Poppa made, but by the time we get back from Florida next April he will be too big for the cradle.  I'm looking forward to getting that room set up for the two little boys!

I decided it was time to get Curtis' blanket assembled, so I laid it out and started stitching the border on.  Oh horrors!  It turns out the border is about 5 inches too short, so I'll have to make a piece and ever so carefully put it in so that it is undetectable.  On the positive side, that multi-coloured yarn will disguise it quite well.  Here it is with the border started.......

And here is a closer shot....so you can see the detail better.

I like it much better with the border on, and I'm glad I decided to make one.  It kinda stretches the cable pattern out and just makes the blanket look more finished.  As I mentioned previously I also started a new piece of lace.  It is also from the Nicky Epstein book Knitting on the Edge that Auntie Colleen gave me.  This one is also from the lace section of the book and is called Petite Open Points.  It is quite narrow because I'm almost at the end of the pink spool of thread, and I wanted to make sure I could produce a nice long piece of lace.  It is also quite easy - as you can see it is not a complicated pattern.

Now I have an unusual picture of the day from Auntie Colleen.  Because........for once............you get a picture of Uncle Shaun!  Here he is at the lookout!

I wonder what he sees when he stands on this lookout???????