Completion

I have a sense of how God must have felt after looking upon all that he created in the beginning of time..... "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good." Genesis 1:31  From start to finish, this quilt took me almost four months to complete, and I cannot describe how satisfied I am with it!  Is it perfect? No.  But it is decent and lovely.   Seaming it together was--dare I say it--a breeze!  And where there are imperfections, I see character :)  

As this project was being knit together, my little girl has been growing.  I feel that each week, she is embarking into a new season of expression and exploration.  Currently, we see a lot of personality coming to the surface.  Take something away from her that she is impressed with, and she will become very feisty; very quickly!  She is beginning to discover her knees and may be crawling soon...   Over the last four months, she has begun uttering "dad and bob..." and loves to smack her lips together.  Clapping is a new skill, too!   All of these things become faded memories, I'm told and I've already experienced.   I'm trying to savor the moments, and wish I would've recorded them on a calendar.    

So, what's next?

Well, in the knitting realms of my life, I have begun the boat-neck sweater for Lily in coral colored yarn--which I need to finish quickly, because Spring is also on its way.  I also recently won a bid on shopgoodwill.com for a bunch of needles and crochet hooks--including a circular needle!  Super exciting---I spent $13 on approximately $50 worth of needles :)  This has gotten me even more motivated to begin other projects. 

And as for mothering, I may soon be following my Lily around the house and.... outside in the yard.  I look forward to warm, sunny days roaming the park and tending to garage sales with the little lady, traveling and visiting family and friends.  I learn more & more how meaningful it is to be engaged in conversation with my daughter; to comfort her and assure her, to speak words of life and truth and love over her. 

 So here you are: proof that I have not fallen off the face of the earth & this blanket is near completion.  As I write this, one third of the blanket sits complete upon my lap!  This photo shows the layout sans the final pieces.  This upcoming week is Spring Break for me and, I know I've said this before, but I anticipate finishing the blanket by the following Monday!! 

In related news, seaming has proved itself much less scary to me.  I have found a rhythm and where I veer, it is not noticable---woo hoo! 

In the mothering realms of my life, my Lily continues to wear her knitted hat & scarf as we continue to receive snow!  She is starting to discover her knees and should be crawling soon.  There is a game she's loving to play too, of call & response--she yells, you yell back and so on :)  I try to savor these moments and ponder them, treasuring them in my heart....  We entered her into the Regis & Kelly/parenting magazine Beautiful Baby Contest.  (Our Lily is in the lower right hand corner on page 246 of the L's. Honestly, how do they choose from so many babies??!!) Finalists will be announced on Monday's show & then viewers can vote for the winner---here's to hoping my little knitting inspiration makes it all the way!!!