Finally some sleep!

Keziah is one week old today! For a birthday present she slept well last night. For the past few nights she had been marathon feeding. She ate non stop for hours, which made it impossible for me to sleep. Last night she allowed us to sleep for 3 1/2 hours before waking up. I feel like a normal person and not a zombie anymore. I know it will only get better from here. This picture is of her nursery and some knitted items. Soon she will be sleeping in this beautiful crib.

The birth story

At long last Keziah Adelaide Revilla has joined the world. I was scheduled to be induced on June 21st, but she had other ideas. On Tuesday night I started having contractions every 7 minutes apart and by 3pm they were 5 minutes. We headed off to the hospital and after being checked and walking around I was only at 3 cm, so they sent me home. We were told to come back in the morning for our scheduled induction

I took a very long bath at home to ease the pain of the contractions which was a big relief. After having dinner we settled in to watch a movie. Throughout the night I would jump up off the couch to breath through a contraction. My husband went to bed and I stayed up knowing that this was going to be a long night. Another bath to deal with the contractions and listening to knitting podcasts was in order. I kept telling myself to make in until 6 am before calling the hospital. By 6 I woke up my husband and told him that we needed to get going pretty soon. We took showers and headed off. I called the hospital to let them know we were on our way. I was told to call them an hour before the scheduled induction to get it ready. I was told they didn't have any beds and that someone would call me back in the afternoon to come in. I said I was coming in because my contractions were on top of each other. I didn't care where I delivered, it was time!

Once we got there they checked me and I was at 8 cm. There was a flurry of activity to get me ready to deliver. I think the nurses thought there wouldn't be enough time to even get me down the hallway. I asked for an epidural because I was exhausted. I was able to get one, but they gave me such a low dose of medicine that I still felt everything. After getting blood drawn and settled in bed I was already at 9cm and feeling like pushing. My water still had not broken. By 7:30 am it was time to push and the doctors thought it would be very quick. Well, Keziah had other plans.

During the 2 hours of pushing she had somehow tilted her head and was coming out forehead first. No matter how much or how long I pushed she was not coming down. I was so exhausted. The doctor told me I had three options: Keep pushing (no thanks!), vacuum extraction (this was risky because of how she was positioned), or a C-Section. Very enthusiastically I opted for the c-section. Once they got me in the O/R she was born just 30 minutes later. It was quite a chore to keep pushing through all the contractions while I was being prepped for surgery.

I am so glad she is finally here! She is an incredible little girl and in my opinion, beautiful. What a great addition to our family.

Dress Pattern

I had quite a few requests for the dress pattern, and since it is out of print I thought I would post it here.

Hooray for Pitocin!

I just had a doctor's appointment and I am going to be induced on Thursday! Ideally I would like to have had labor go naturally, but whatever it takes to get Keziah here I am all for it. Once she is here I will post a bunch of pictures.

Grandma's Dress

It is finally finished! This pattern is one from my grandmother's collection and is over 50 years old. She knit this for me in pink 32 years ago and I wanted to make one for my daughter. The yarn is Louet Gems sock yarn which is a beautiful yarn. Great for baby items since it is machine washable. The lace pattern was pretty easy and it is so nice to have this connection to another knitter in the family

I'm Still Pregnant

We had to adjust the baby pool dates because we all thought the baby would be coming earlier. My sister had the farthest out date, which was yesterday. I had a doctor's appointment today and am only dilated to 2. This just gives me more time to knit!

Orange Shrug

This is the latest sweater I finished. It is made out of Rowan DK Cashsoft. The pattern is Sidar. This was a fun and quick knit. The picot edging was the most time consuming part, but I love how it turned out.

Waiting and Waiting

The time is getting closer to my due date and I am impatient! We have decided on Keziah Adelaide for a name. My husband found her name out of the book of Job and her middle name was my grandmother's.
I was two weeks early with my son, so I anticipated the same thing this time. I guess she has some more growing to do. When I was at the knitting store yesterday buying more yarn (a girl can't have enough), they were kidding me about being optimistic about being able to knit. During my last labor I knitted and it really calmed me. I haven't packed my hospital bag yet, but I have planned what I will be knitting. Hats, hats and more hats. Knitting in the round takes no brain power, and that is what I will need.

Intarsia/Double Knit Sweater

I started this sweater a long time ago, but since I have a big aversion to sewing I just finally finished it. One of my co-workers is due the same time as I am and I made this for her little boy. I used Jo Sharp cotton yarn. It was on sale at my LYS and I understand why. It is so splitty and not very easy to work with. Cotton yarn is one of my favorite things to work with, so this yarn was a disappointment.