Proud Mama

I appreciate everyone checking in, even though I've not been great about posting since Hosea was born.  Being a mama is my number one priority right now, but I hope to be back blogging regularly (or semi-regularly) soon. :)

For now, I hope you will enjoy a few new pictures of the newest love of my life.  He's six weeks old and such a handsome little chub.

Hosea

Our cousin Latisha came over when Hosea was 10 days old and did a photo shoot.  We are so pleased with the pictures!  Check out my favorites...

You might remember Latisha's work from our maternity photo shoot I posted about HERE.  If you are in the greater Seattle area and are looking for a photographer, I highly recommend Latisha and you can view her website HERE!

He's Here!

The long wait is finally over!  Our son, Hosea Jude arrived at 11:09 on Friday evening.  He was 21.5" long, and weighed a whopping 10 pounds!  It's a long story of a short labor, but he was welcomed into the world in our bedroom, and his birth was nothing short of perfect.  Both he and I are doing amazingly well - healthy and happy.

God answered all of our prayers regarding little Hosea's arrival, and we couldn't be more pleased with our little guy!  His name means "He will sing joyfully of the salvation of the one true God".

 

A few hours after his birth - so nice to be in my own bed.

 

 

One day old - cuddling with mama

 He has SO much hair.  One day old.

Two days old.

 

Harley scopes out the baby

Dave gave him a "faux hawk".  :) 

 

It's a Bird! It's a Plane?

There are SO many pregnant women in our church right now, and about 6 of us are all due within 3-4 weeks of each other.  This makes for lots of excitement, and also lots of baby showers.

I hosted a baby shower for my dear friend, Natalie yesterday.  We are both having boys, and she is due just 5 days after me!  It will be interesting to see which of us delivers first - or even if we deliver on the same day. :)  Our daughters are already good friends, so it will be great for our sons to grow up together too.

In honor of her husband's love of planes (he's a licensed private pilot), they plan to decorate their nursery with an airplane theme.  I was browsing toy knitting websites and came across this little plane pattern that I knew would be perfect!  I had it finished about a week ago, but didn't want to ruin any surprises in case Natalie read my blog.

Here it is!  It measures about 9" long with about a 9" wingspan, and every bit of it is squishy and soft.  I hope her son enjoys snuggling it and chewing on it to his little heart's content.

There was a humorous moment during the shower when Natalie opened it.  She held it upside down, and thought it was a bird (green beak, blue head, grey wings), and she kept asking if I had knit it, and saying how cute it was.  I finally asked if she knew what it was, and turned it the right direction.  Then she really got it, and was overjoyed.  Sometimes knitted gifts are like that.  I'm glad everyone could get a good laugh out of it, and regardless of bird or plane, she seemed pleased - which made me happy.

Maternity Photo Shoot

About 2 weeks ago, our cousin Latisha Hale did a photo shoot of our family.  She asked if I wanted a particular setting for the photos, and I jumped at having it at Fisherman's Terminal.  Not only did this location jive with our plan to do a nautical theme for the nursery, but it holds extra special meaning for me as it is where my mom and step-dad were married 20 years ago.

The day was glorious - which is absolutely unheard of in February in Seattle.  It was sunny, and warm-ish (low 50s), and the wind was fairly calm for being right on the water.

Here are some of my favorite shots.  I was almost 34 weeks along when they were taken.  :)  We were so impressed with Latisha, and how comfortable she made us!  If you are in the greater Seattle area, and want photos taken, check out her webpage here.  We can't wait for her to do our newborn pictures too!  :)

this one is probably my favorite...

with this being a close second...

love, love, love these next two:

This is the little sweater I knit him:

The angle on this one makes me look HUGE-A-NORMOUS, but I still like it.  :)  I brought back that little boat from Mexico for Bubbah's room.

another fave...  the sea stars will be going up in his room too.

Nautical Baby Sweater

I was totally inspired by this sweater on this post and then again on this post on the Yarn Harlot's blog a few months ago.  It is just SOOOO cute.

So I downloaded the pattern, Puerperium Cardigan from Ravelry, and then ordered my yarn - Shine Worsted from Knit Picks (cream and navy).

I've been plugging away at it for the last few weeks - in between MANY other projects.  Then it sat in my yarn bowl for about a week, just needing buttons sewn on.

So, yesterday I got busy and within 30 minutes it was done!  I'm sooooo happy with how it turned out.  It's nautical (like our baby room theme), and it's soft, and it's comfy and cozy.  I can't wait to see our little baby in it!

Here are a few detail shots: 

 

And you know I had to "model" it on my 33 week baby bump.  :)