Illyria

Honestly it feels like there are two of them in there, and they’re constantly wrestling! I thought Mira was quite active but this is something else! I was assured at my scan there was only one…  Plus Mira is being very bouncy and doesn’t seem to understand why Mummy is a bit fragile right now, but she’s so cute we can’t wait to meet no. 2!

I’m rather forgetful now and  I can’t fight the fatigue anymore -  why bother, my body knows what it needs and the world won’t fall apart without me. The dentist can wait! I feel encouraged to ’seek peace and pursue it’ and was given this wonderful picture last week which blesses me so much in this way!

When I look at it for even a short time, I feel like the qualities of the deepest meditation wash over me and I’m transported to a realm of rest. I’m so grateful for this gift!

We have had some gorgeous weather lately…

I am now in my last trimester, and really it doesn’t seem so bad compared to the sickness! Constantly trying to do less and not really succeeding. Mira is absorbing new and surprising vocabulary like a sponge  - we have chatter about antennae and Gary-the-builder and the A-Team. Today’s word was ‘alien’. We made our first necklace together and love garlicky chilli food.

Ben is tired out by all this female freneticity. But he gets lots of kisses, cuddles and tickles to cheer him up.

• The guy in the wheelchair whose son killed himself a fortnight ago, singing ‘Blessed Be Your Name’ with all his might at church last week. Those lyrics came out of a similar choice…

• Mark Hadfield from Inverness who came out with me to interpret dreams at the weekend.  Check out http://www.underthecanopy.net/

• This quilting blog http://www.filminthefridge.com/, and this one http://oneshabbychick.typepad.com/one_shabby_chick/, and this one http://aquiltisnice.blogspot.com/

We have had some gorgeous weather and spent loads of time outdoors, on the slide, our pink car, pushing teddy in a pram, digging a flower bed for nasturtiums and lupins, and generally running like mad and shrieking!

More birthday presents…

I have been trying out various methods of joining my Babette squares, and the simple overcast stitch is my favourite for smooth, non-ridgy secure joins.

This is the centre panel with a new 12-round square.

I agree with the user comments on the web that suggest crocheting the 2-round squares witha smaller hook, otherwise they don’t fit! You can see where mine are supposed to go in the botton right corner…

But other than that I am so happy with the colourful sunshineyness!

I have been Mummying, Working, Crocheting, Invest-ing, Rock-ing, dreaming… Helen came to help out this morning and we went to Jurassic Jungle!

Have to go out to homework class now…

At last we have had some proper-ish snow and so before it melted we rushed out to have some fun!

We then had a go at building Snowy, which consisted of Mira trying to pulverise or stamp on the growing snow balls and pull out his nose.

Sandra came to help, particularly with reconstructive surgery!

Mummy cut my fingernails, toenails and fringe…

She had to catch me first…

I rarely stop…