Sorry it's been a while but family life really does take over pretty much everything else!
I had such a beautiful surprise yesterday. My friend Fiona (it gets confusing with us having the same name... and sounds weird too!) had crocheted Seth an absolutely wonderful blanket. It must have taken so long to do and it's gorgeous!
This is the detail of the edging and flowers added.
This is an overview shot on my rug... with a hint of slipper and changing mat too!
If she reads this- a HUGE thankyou once again!
Well, I have been knitting! In the little spare time I get I have been working on a few projects and once again, I keep starting new ones and not finishing others. Ah well.
The tropicana socks got frogged for the 3rd time since there was no way my feet would fit them so I reincarnated them into falling leaves socks. However, they have now come up too big and so they will be destined as present socks for my sister. I can't really post a picture up yet in case she reads my blog though... but they are going to be in the Lorna's Laces Desert Garden colourway. A shame I'm giving away my favourite sock colours but ho hum... it'll be for christmas.
I have also been working on a few things for myself of course! I saw a pattern for a 'buttony sweater' while blog browsing. I have no idea how I got to it but I really liked it. Plus I had a load of DB Merino Chunky from the failed attempt at the fairisle cardigan from Stitch and Bitch Nation. And so... I have got to just before the splitting the sleeves off (it's top down you see) so I need to take it off the needles and onto wast yarn to try it on. Yawn. There's over 200 stitches on the needle atm so it'll take a while. What isn't boring though is the colour! I've taken a leap and done the collar ribbing in a magenta colour and the body of the cardi is in purple! I will post pictures if I manage to get much further!
Also, I couldn't resist trying out the lacy "ariel" pattern in the 'Yarn Forward' magazine. I think it's so beautiful. I have only bought a cheapy yarn for it though it is really pretty. I reckon I'll end up re-casting on for the middle size though and knitting it on smaller needles. Good thing I've only knitted 3 rows so far! The bust sizes are 32/42/52 inches. Since I'm 36 bust I'me stuck for whether I should cast on the 32 or 42 and either use larger or smaller needles. Hmmm. Usually I wouldn't bother with something so fiddly but I really want this top!
Well as far as family life goes we seem to have sorted out Seth's colic problem... he's intolerant to milk! He's been on Soya milk for about 3-4 weeks now and not only has the awful screaming gone but he's such a happy baby now it's so much better being a mom. Switching his food is still awkward though as not only is the soya milk powder expensive, it's hard to find too and one of two places I could get it from has stopped stocking it.
This morning I had such fun making him vegetable purees! Since he's such a big baby and has his appetite back I've been giving him a tiny amount of breakfast and dinner. Most of the baby foods have milk protein in so it's pretty limited on what he can have and since he has so little it isn't economical to buy jars or tubs. And so this morning I made two purees which I've put into an ice cube tray. I made 'butternut squash and parsnip' and 'sweet potato and carrot'. I boiled them until soft and then mashed them and squeezed the mash into a sieve so that only the very soft and runny stuff got through. It took ages for such a little amount but I enjoyed making something I know is good for him and has no milk or artificial stuff in it.I'll leave it a while until I add a small amount to the baby rice but he's bored of the same stuff. I might have a go with fruit for his breakfast.
Well I'd better go and carry on with the housework (double yawn) since my friend Becky from work should be coming over later. Yay- someone sane to talk to!!
6 comments:
My DD was intolerant to milk protein as well but grew out of it. I breast fed her until she was 9 months old & introduced food when she was 4 months. The health visitor refused to believe me & so I kept a diary documenting what she ate & when she threw up. By 7 months she was fine. Her favourite first food was 'Pear & Plum' pudding. Peel both & cook in a tiny amount of water. Puree & serve.
My friends little girl is also allergic to dairy, I'm sure they get formula on prescription, so that might be worth investigating. She was playing with my coffee stirer in Starbucks the other day and even touching the milk made her come up in big red blotches on her face! Scary stuff.
My friends daughter #1 had colic, it was bloody awful (we lived together) and #2 caught a bug from water at 9 months and needed partially broken down powdered milk - really hard to get, even with a prescription! Have you tried local health food stores, small chemists too. Good luck! Glad it's going so well for you now.
Dawn
Where did my comment go? I did a long one last week and its been eaten by blogger!!!
Glad you got Seth diagnosed so quickly. It must have been awful. Being lactose intolerant is no fun when you don't know whats wrong - I had a hell of a time before I was diagnosed. Try some online stores for the powder - I get lots my weird & wonderful stuff online these days.
My best friend fed her twins homemade food and never bought any readymade. She mashed or pureed meals with one of those handheld blenders. I can remember her feeding them mashed bananas and yoghurts (you can get soya ones). Much better than the crap they put in food these days definitely ;)
Hi Fiona, Congrats! You are the winner of the 100th post competition on my blog. Do you want to drop me an email: rooknitsATgooglemailDOTcom and let me know which colour of Lorna's Laces or Posh Yarn you would like!
Sending you this link in case it is easier for you to get hold of online:
http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/sect/DMA.html
It certainly looks expensive but at least you have found out what is causing the problem, it would be even worse if he was still poorly and you didn't know why.....
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