Sweet Sophie

Last week a whole new person came into the world, and I'm happy to say that I know her.  One of my besties became a grandmother again.  She has three granddaughters from two of her sons, but this one was her first granddaughter from her daughter.  We discussed how different it is when it's your daughter having a baby.  I think there's some sort of greater ownership when a person is percolated inside your own baby.  And Hilary certainly earned bragging rights with this one.  After 31 HOURS of labor, baby Sophie came along.  She's beautiful and Hilary will be a great mommy.

I've been knitting a lot lately.  There's something very relaxing about a mindless activity like knitting.  I can get a rhythm going "knit, purl, knit, purl, knit, purl..."  It's like a great meditation.  I can still participate in what's going on around me, but I can also disconnect if need be.


I decided that Sophie needed a handmade baby blanket, so I set to work with a pattern and some colorful yarns and made this for her.

I hope when she's four and scared of the thunder she hides under this blanket.  I hope when she goes on a trip with her parents she asks to take this blanket along.  I hope that when Hilary finds out how special it is to meet your daughter's daughter, Sophie wraps her baby up in this blanket.


SWelcome to the world, baby girl!