A sew-sew week

Things were up and down on Allison Drive last week.

The weather - sunny one day, snow the next, warm one day, windy the next.

We were inside a lot.
Lane had his four-month check-up on Tuesday.

His temperature - normal one day, high the next.

We spent a lot of time snuggling a sick little boy, sleeping off a fever, and playing when we felt well enough.
Lane has a whole new view of the world around him. He enjoys picking up his toys, playing with his toys, staring at his dogs (if only that black one would come close enough for a kiss) and swatting at the bugs that hang from what we call his jungle.

With Lane wanting - and needing - little bits of time to himself to play this week, I found myself with something I have not had much of since his birth - a little bit of time to myself to play this week.
Letting go of the urge to do all the laundry, sweep all the floors, clean all the dishes, make all the beds ... the list goes on, I decided to take some me time too.

As Lane play with his bugs, I pulled the sewing machine up from the basement and began working on a "practice blanket."


I have high hopes of presenting Lane on his first birthday with a baby blanket made from pieces of the clothes he wears during the first year of his life.

With some fabric scraps and the pattern for the blanket by my side, I started to stitch - and sing to my little man when necessary.

It is a work in progress but with a little time to play each week I think we will have a nice blanket to take to the park with us - when the sun starts to shine again.

Until then, a little time to ourselves sure did make this so-so week just a little bit nicer.