Little Jack is 12 weeks old now, and he's finally pretty good about sleeping at night (at least enough for me to get 5 or so hours of sleep at a stretch, which is a lot compared to what I was getting the first 2 months!). Being a summer baby, he actually hasn't had much chance to wear all the sweaters and hats I made for him, at least not yet. Luckily I made most of them a little on the bigger side, so they should still fit come winter.
He's the most amazing, and most adorable, thing ever. I was prepared to be really busy taking care of him for the first month or so, but I wasn't quite prepared for the level exhaustion that comes with being a new mom. Also, we had grandparents visiting for almost 2 months straight, which, while it was nice to have someone else to hold the baby, was stressful in itself, just from having guests visiting for so long without a break.
But now the visitors are gone, and it's just Jack and Mommy for a little bit here. I'm not going back to work until the beginning of September, so I'm trying to enjoy my last few weeks at home with the little guy, despite finding that I'm really not cut out to be a stay-at-home mom. As much as I don't want to miss a second of my little boy growing up, taking care of him full time is harder than any job I've ever been paid to do!
So, for Tour de Fleece last month, I did my first spinning since last October, and I got exactly this much done in the 3 weeks of the Tour:
Granted, I only got to spin two or three times, when I had the energy in the evening and someone else was holding the baby. Most nights I was just too exhausted to sit at the spinning wheel. My goal was to spin enough fingering weight singles for this cute shawlette I saw in one of the recent Knitscene magazines (I will eventually figure out the pattern name and link to it, if I ever finish the yarn). So much for that, but at least I like the way the yarn is turning out so far.
I also (finally) cast on for my Cucumber Top for the Ravellenic Games.
There is no way I'm going to finish at this point, since I'm only about 4 balls of yarn into a project that will take 12 or 13 balls, and I've only got 3 days left before the closing ceremonies. At this rate, I might finish this summer top just in time for winter ;)! I thought doing a top without sleeves would help it go faster, but I made the mistake of picking a wraparound design, so I'm essentially knitting two fronts! Anyway, I'm making it out of Knit Picks CotLin in Raindrop, in case you're wondering.
But, do you know what I realized the night of the opening ceremonies, when I was frustrated that Jack wanted to be held, and I couldn't set him down and start my knitting? I realized that I have the rest of my life to knit and spin (and do laundry and dishes and everything else I'm having a hard time fitting in right now!), and my little boy is only going to be this tiny for a little while, and before I know it he'll be too big for me to hold in my arms (and/or he won't want to be held anymore).
So I should enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cuddle my baby while he's so little, and the knitting will be there when I have my hands free again. I run into so many people who say they miss the little baby stage, and I guess I will too, someday, and probably much sooner than I'd like.
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