Our daughter is in constant motion. She literally runs circles through the house from the time she gets up until the time she goes to sleep. It seems our unborn son isn’t going to be any different. Almost any time I pay attention, and sometimes when I’m not, I can feel him moving. For weeks now there’s been an almost constant sensation of popcorn popping in my belly alternating with the feeling of my insides turning over. Last night I looked down and I can actually see my belly moving through my shirt. If you’ve never watched a pregnant woman’s belly moving around, it’s pretty weird. It reminds me of some horror movie in the moment before some alien or monster comes tearing through from someone’s insides. I’ll be 24 weeks pregnant tomorrow. I can’t remember how far I was with Norrie before I could see her moving through my clothes. I’ve got my 24 week checkup on Wednesday, and I’m not looking forward to the weigh-in. I gained way too much weight with Norrie, and I was hoping that after this pregnancy I might get comfortably back into my old clothes. I did pretty well for the first 20 weeks, gaining only 6 pounds. I had to go back at 22 weeks for tests, and they weighed me again. I actually gained as much weight in those 2 weeks as I’d gained during the first 20. Yet another reason I’m ready to quit after this baby. I, like most women, probably, have always had to really watch my weight to keep it in check, and pregnancy doesn’t allow you to do much if it starts getting out of hand.
I cast on late Saturday night for Sweaterbabe’s Cables and Lace Kimono using Elann’s Superwash Bamboo in green tea. (Which, by the way, is exactly the same color in real life as it is on my computer screen. That never happens.)
I thought since it opens up in the front, it might be a good sweater for a nursing mom and also a good fall sweater since Baby’s due in September. For months now I’ve been knitting on needles between US sizes 3-6, and this takes 8s. I can’t believe how quickly it’s knitting up! I started after midnight on Saturday night and only knitted the swatch and a couple of rows, didn’t pick it up until after lunch on Sunday, and I’m already to the bust increases on the back. This is a good thing considering how ridiculously long my Ravelry queue is getting. I’ve also got yarn for 4 projects waiting in my closet. That’s pretty unusual for me. Usually I have the yarn I’m working with and yarn for my next project out. Anything more is just oddballs.
