one month.

i can't believe it's already been a month.

that shirt believes it though. already getting tight. eight pounds, two ounces at her four week check up. and a tall little lady at twenty-one inches.

and pensive. that's her 'why am i laying in my crib, poorly clothed' face.

and a side by side!

crazy.

hello cross stitch.

i've been wanting to make a giant cross stitch for a while now, and decorating a nursery gave me a good excuse to try it out.

we're not going to talk about my first failed attempt (word of advice, don't try to do it on low quality wood, it will only lead to sorrow), but here's the process that ultimately worked for me:

i started off with a thirty-six by twenty-four inch canvas and planned out everything in photoshop to determine what size x's i needed. i then printed off graph paper with the right sized grid and laid out my design.

with the graph paper taped to the canvas, i then took a small nail and punched holes everywhere i would need to thread the yarn through--all six hundred and six holes (yeah, i counted). surprisingly, this wasn't as time consuming as i had anticipated.

and then it was just a matter of stitching it, using a tapestry needle and yarn. this was probably a funny thing to watch a very pregnant libby do. reaching the letters in the middle of the canvas was particularly challenging.

and here it is hanging in the nursery above the changing table dresser. pretty cute, i think.

hello margot.

margot.

margot grace. born september fourteenth at six forty-four p.m. six pounds, twelve ounces, twenty and a half inches long, and a pure delight.

it's only been a week, but i think we'll keep her.

 she did not approve of the photo shoot.
 

this is going to be quite the adventure...