Getting fit, but hardly knitting

Mr. Cole has kept me awfully busy lately, so not much time to blog, let alone knit! Since he was born, I made a Small Things sweater for him, a couple of blanket squares for various Ravellers in need of comfort, a chemo hat for a member of our due date group on Rav, and finished my Jared Flood sweater from Spring Fling 2010 (omg).

Summer is on its way (in fact it feels like it’s already here, with this 25 degree Celsius weather!) and that means soon I can go swimming! I have some pretty specific goals for the summer and they include…

-go to BJJ 2-3 times a week

-attend another BJJ tournament (June 16th, in Ottawa)

-get my 4th stripe

-go jogging every second day with Cole, to the point where I can do 5-6 km without stopping (I can do 1.2 km nonstop so far!)

-go walking on opposite days with either Cole or the puppies (or both, but separate walks)

-drink more water

-eat healthy foods and resist the urge to get convenience food when tired

-lose the rest of my baby weight and 5-10 lbs beyond that – I was 160 lbs when I got pregnant, gained 50 lbs to hit 210, and have so far lost 34 lbs (am sitting at 176) – I’d like to get down to 150 lbs, which is what I weighed on my wedding day

It’s been a while…

So much has happened in the last couple of months.

For starters, I had a baby! Not just any baby though…we were told we were having a girl, but as you can see, our sweet BOY was born March 8th. His name is Cole. :)  

And of course, I had absolutely nothing knitted for a boy!

Since I’ve had Cole, here’s what’s happened to me:

-finished school for the summer – one year left!

-was diagnosed with postpartum depression – possibly the fact of our little “surprise” plus finishing school while caring for a newborn did me in

-lost 30 lbs – holy shit!

-learned to love cloth diapers

-resumed my jiu jitsu training at 2 weeks postpartum

-signed up for a BJJ tournament

-fell in love with my sweet baby <3

Down to single digits…OMG

Baby’s due in 9 days, and this mama is FREAKING OUT. I have several projects on the go for her, and I don’t think I’ll be getting them done before she’s born…

Ah well. It’s not like she’ll be naked…I did make a few cute cardies in various sizes, and soooooo many people gave me clothes at my shower. She’ll be pretty no matter what she wears.

*mumble mumble *But a bebeh in woolie things is sooo much cuter…*mumble*

So close!

Aaaaah!

34 weeks + 3 days…oh my everloving goodness. This baby girl will be here before we know it!

I wish I had the time to knit her some more things…I’m not entirely sure I will be able to finish her blankie on time. But, now that I have gone off work, I may just have a few hours to try!

Xmastime is heeeeeere..

This year, I have decided not to knit people things for Xmas. Gasp!

I think it is only reasonable. After all, I spent a lot of time the last 6 months growing another human being inside of me, which made me too nauseous and tired to knit in my first trimester, and too inclined to make cute things up until this point. So rather than feel guilty for not making people their super-fabulous warm woolie things, this year I shall be buying gifts. Wheeeee.

I can’t tell if that will be more expensive or not, seeing as I don’t use the cheap stuff for my Xmas gifts. Regardless, I think that people should still appreciate that I am giving them something from the heart, no matter how much I’ve spent on them. ‘Tis all about the giving, not the getting.

Exams are almost upon us…I only have two this semester, thank goodness. Once they’re over with, Eric and I are going to decorate the house for Xmas, as well as start cleaning out Lucie’s room so we can paint it. We will also be moving the bedroom back upstairs. It was nice having the bedroom in the basement during the summer, because it was hot as balls upstairs (and honestly, being pregnant in the middle of a heat wave was NOT FUN). But now that I’m creeping towards my third trimester, lumbering upstairs in the middle of the night to pee is definitely not something I enjoy doing.

Boredboredboredbored

I am currently watching a presentation on spinal fracture being given by my classmates. It’s not precisely boring – they’re giving out chocolate! – but I just can’t focus today. 

Of course, what I’d really rather be doing is working on Lucie’s latest sweater. What I’ll actually be doing once class is over is skipping my next class to go and work on papers due next Monday. Oh, and one that’s due the Monday after that. Wonder how much I can do in 3 hours? Hopefully enough that I can finish one and get the other at least halfway done…I’m not too keen on working on the one due the 21st, since it’s worth 50% of my mark. There’s just too many barriers in the way right now.

Mother/daughter knitting time

I went to visit my mom yesterday. I brought a sweater I was working on for my little one. Oh, I guess I ought to mention before I go any further – it’s a girl, and we’re naming her Lucie. To continue – I was making this cute little sweater (Puerperium – free on Ravelry) out of a lovely soft pink alpaca (timiQuipa sport-weight alpaca) and mom decided she was going to work on a blanket she is making for my sweet baby. Mom had me pick out the pattern from the Mary Maxim catalogue when I was first pregnant. It is so cute – mint green with a lacy border that is knitted separately and sewn on.

It was so nice to sit and knit with mom. We had tea, poked fun at my dad as he tried to hide from the crazy knitting ladies, and played with the new yarn I bought to make MORE cute things for Lucie. Hopefully someday, mom and I can sit and knit with my little girl as we teach her her first stitches…