And quite honestly I haven't been doing much. I started maternity leave in early October with ideas that I'd get soooo many things done in the few weeks before the Wolf arrived, but I soon learned that late pregnancy=major lack of motivation and ability to move. Needless to say, not much got done and I discovered that it is in fact possible to sit on the couch and stare out the window in silence for many hours at a stretch. I did not realise this was possible before.
Anyway, I did manage to drag my enormous self out every afternoon for a walk with the dog. Here, I have proof. This was the day before I went in to labour:
Hmmm. That's quite a lot of guts to drag around.
Happily, I can tell you that I had a beautiful baby boy on October 29, weighing in at 4.328kg (9lb 9oz for you old school types) after a 26 hour labour that was an experience I'm rapidly forgetting. He looked like this just after he was born:
...and now four weeks and two days later he looks like this:
Check out the hair! I did get a shock when he came out with so much hair.
Anyway, I haven't made anything other than a baby lately. Nothing worth blogging anyway. But I'm back in the saddle, I have patterns cut out and ready to go for Christmas presents, and I'll do my best to get some sort of routine that involves blogging happening.
I can hear a certain young man calling me...
Yeah! Check out the hair! What a fine head of hair your young fellow has!
Congrats on his safe (and may I say, somewhat large!) arrival!
Posted by: Rose Red | November 28, 2008 at 02:22 PM
Congratulations!! He's gorgeous-and the hair is great. And I can't believe you are crafting already-you go girl!
Good thoughts over the holidays-they're so much more fun with kids!
Posted by: angharad | November 29, 2008 at 05:26 AM
congratulations!! GOod luck with your xmas making.
Posted by: Abby | November 29, 2008 at 07:44 AM
He is beautiful!! Congratulations!
Posted by: Katie | November 29, 2008 at 02:35 PM
Hey! Nice guts ;) He's gorgeous and congrats.
Posted by: nicole | December 01, 2008 at 04:50 PM
4 weeks and already a heart breaker. You make nice babies Bel! Can't wait till I can squeeze those chubby cheeks!
Posted by: Bianca | December 01, 2008 at 07:51 PM
Ummm. I mean you make a nice baby...not babies (yet?)
Posted by: Bianca | December 01, 2008 at 07:52 PM
What a cutiepie!! And so much hair. Congratulations !!!!
Posted by: Nichola | December 02, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Congratulations!!! (I'm sooo way behind in blog reading) I hope it is all going well- it looks like he's growing quickly! I hope you're enjoying the challenges and rewards that no doubt have accompanied his arrival. It all passes so quickly- it seems like so long ago that we were at the same pointy end of the parental learning curve...
Posted by: di | December 02, 2008 at 09:32 PM
I just found this post now. Congratulations! I'm so glad he arrived safely. And what a cutie pie!
Posted by: suzy | December 09, 2008 at 10:09 AM
what a cute (big ) boy!!! well done...my biggest was 3.9kgs and that was enough for me!
Corrie;)
Posted by: corrie | December 10, 2008 at 06:04 PM