10 weeks later

Hello!  I wonder whether there is anybody out there any more?  I have been awful with my blogging haven't I?!  Well, if there is anyone left reading this, I hope that you are well.

This is just another quick one to "touch base".  Everything's going well with us.  Abby's 10 weeks old now - how did that happen?!  I can't believe how quickly time is going.  Freya is still loving her baby sister and generally is very good with her.  We have the odd moment (well, on a daily basis, if I'm honest!) when Freya's temper tantrums get the better of her - usually when Abby has started kicking off so we have a competition for attention!  I really can't complain though.

I've been able to find some time in the evenings to crochet again, so when I have some time I'll take some photos of the things I have made/been working on.  I also found some time last weekend to make a start on our new front garden.  Nothing major, just digging some flower beds & planting some bulbs.  Fingers crossed it will look nice in the next few months.

Anyway, I'll leave you with a couple of photos of my gorgeous girls & will try really hard to come back again soon to update you with what I have been up to.

xxx

Introducing......

Abby Olivia

Born Wednesday 2nd February 2011 at 16:07 weighing 6lbs 15oz.

So far Freya is loving her new little sister.......

We're all doing well, although as expected sleep is severely lacking!!!

xxx

Happy New Year

Good Morning everybody and welcome to 2011!  This is just a very quick post today to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. 

2010 was really not a great year for us - Hubby was signed off work in January with stress/anxiety/depression and I'm sad to say that he has still not been able to return to work.  It's been a really hard year so I'm really hoping that the NHS waiting lists will be better up here in Yorkshire so that he can finally get some help in getting better.

Of course, 2011 is the year we'll be introducing our new baby into the world - only 5 weeks to go now, which is really scary as the time seems to have gone so quickly.  We've spent the past few days trying to sort out all of the junk in our smallest bedroom (still unpacked from the move) to try and make way for baby bits.  I really need to get my backside in gear and get a hospital bag packed and baby clothes washed!!!

I hope that 2011 is a good year for you all.

xxx

Twin Blankets - Ta Dah!!

How are you?  FINALLY, I have taken photos of the blankets I crocheted for my brother-in-law's newborn twin girls.  I'm really pleased with them, what do you think?

I apologise that the photos aren't great - I'm really no good at photography!

The squares that I made were a combination of 2 patterns:  Sunshine Day Baby Afghan and Sunburst Granny Square - I found it easier doing the first 2 rounds using the Sunburst Granny Square pattern then the 3rd and 4th rounds using Alicia Paulson's pattern.

They took me about 6 months to make (although we did move house etc in between!) but I'm really proud of them - my brother and sister-in-law also loved them, so it was definitely worth it!

When I started them we didn't know whether the twins were going to be girls/boys/one of each so I decided to use purple, yellow, pink and blue for the sunbursts and then the squares were finished with beige for one blanket and pale grey for the other.  I then did edging in the pink, purple and yellow to make them a bit more "girly" when they were born.  I like that they are quite colourful without being over-the-top.

I did enjoy making these blankets but am really pleased to be able to get on with something different now.  At the moment I'm catching up on all of the squares that form the throw from The Art of Crochet magazine, which I'm really enjoying as every square is completely different so I'm learning new stitches and techniques as I go!

xxx

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I'm sorry but I still haven't got any photos to add to my blog!  Things have been crazy here over the past week as my brother-in-law's twins arrived 6 weeks early, which was not expected!  Gorgeous girls - Paige Hope and Eden Grace.  Paige weighed 4lbs exactly and Eden weighed 3lbs 15oz.  Both are still in the special care baby unit but have been able to be transferred out of their incubators and they're doing really well.  I have finished their blankets off so am hoping to photograph the finished articles before I give them away!!!

On top of that we had our dishwasher AND washing machine go wrong this weekend so we've been busy trying to clear up the water leaks etc - fun fun fun!!!

Changing the subject somewhat though, I turn the big 3-0 today.  How did that happen?!!!  Time goes so quickly.  So perhaps I'm supposed to officially become a "grown-up" today?  ;-)

I hope everybody is doing well.  I'll be back with photos soon (fingers crossed!)

We're Here!

Hello everybody!  I hope that you are all keeping well.

This is going to be another quick one today, I'm afraid.  We're here!  We're settling very nicely into our new home up here in South Yorkshire.  Of course we still have boxes to unpack but on the whole we're done.  We have a MASSIVE garden, which I really can't wait to make a start on when the weather gets a bit warmer.  Freya is going to LOVE all of the extra space come the Summer (especially seeing as the previous occupiers have left their big trampoline in the garden!)  We are so close to the town centre and have walked there and back a few times.  We have a HUGE park around the corner where Freya can "weeeeeeee" while on the swings.  All in all, things are going well.

I have even had some time to catch up on my crochet projects that have been on the go for a few months.  I don't know whether I mentioned before, but Hubby's brother and sister-in-law are expecting their first babies in December - non-identical twins!  We're all sooo excited.  I have been crocheting each twin a blanket, which I have really enjoyed but have also been a little bit frustrated with as I have had to be quite careful with the colours I've chosen as we don't know whether they're going to come out blue or pink!

Speaking of which, we have had our 22 week scan and, unlike my brother-in-law, we were very keen to find out what we are having.........................................it's ANOTHER GIRL!!!!!  We're really pleased.  I think Hubby would have liked a boy, just for balance, but he's still pleased nonetheless.  On a completely practical level, it means that we don't have to rush out to buy loads of new clothes! ;-)

Anyway, I hope to come back soon with some photos of my crochet and also perhaps a few of the house.  Until then, take care.

xxx

Eleven Days

Hello All!  How are you?

Just a very quick update today.  We have found a house and we are set to move in on Thursday 7th October!!  The move is going to take 2 days, so we vacate our current house on Wednesday 6th October.  We have spent the past few days emptying our loft and taking stuff to the tip or to local charity shops.  We now have to start boxing everything up - we only have 11 days to do it!!

I'm so excited as I feel that this is the start of a brand new chapter for us.  I hope that our lives will change for the better, especially with so much to look forward to, including another new addition in February!!

I'll come back with an update when I can, although I doubt that will be before we move.

Take Care.

xxx