A Hamburger or A Hot Dog?
The voting for the glasses is now over. The Chosen Pair has been paid for and ordered. I will be counting votes and producing graphs in the next few days. The winner from a cursory glance was frame #1…however, I did not purchase that frame. 
Fickle. I know. I think you will all be pleasantly surprised with the final choice. Your opinions were a huge help, I was not even considering that frame as a contender! A winner of the random drawing will also be announced. I think, this time, I might try to get an idea of what the winner likes and sent something from the stash.
In other news…. I have started knitting for Baby Bookish. The first project is the Kai Cable Sweater from Natural Knits for Babies and Moms by Louisa Harding. Pictures of the pattern are here and here. There are some great versions out in blog land. A quick google search yielded: a stripey version modeled by a cute pooch, and one knit with the called for yarn,
I am using yarn that I picked up in Maine earlier this year at SPA Knit and Spin (sadly, I cannot attend the event next year…it is five days before BB’s due date!). I wish I could remember the vendor. It’s a undyed Merino two-ply. Very soft and very, very nice. I think my gauge is a bit tighter than the patterns (I NEVER gauge swatch for baby sweaters) which means that baby will be able to wear it straight away! A February baby needs some sweaters…and socks…and hats…
Why start knitting now? Well, we found out the sex of the baby! We had an 18 week ultrasound last Thursday. The doctor was awesome and we learned and saw so much. I’ll spare you an endless barrage of black and white photos and share my favorite…
You can see the heart here – and it really looks like the shape of a heart! Pretty cool.
According to the Doctor, we are having A GIRL! I am now especially terrified, as I am not a girly girl and am much more comfortable around boys. However, we are both thrilled beyond belief and this has started to convince me that there is a baby and that I am actually pregnant. It’s a crazy, crazy, world out there.
Now, I said “according to the doctor” for a reason. Rob and I saw a big blob. Apparently the Doctor saw a birds-eye view of the female anatomy. I asked her to point out the specifics of what she saw. And, as she did with the entire ultrasound, she obliged. However, to us there was still a grey blob. I spent some time with Kristen this weekend (which was a blast by the way, Stitchy kicked 17 kinds of ass), having recently finished her OB rotation she assured me that we can indeed “see” texture in the gray variations on the ultrasound screen. She also compared shape of the texture to that of a hamburger. “So, you have a hamburger and not a hot dog.” I found endless amusement in this analogy.
We have chosen a name, although it will be kept private for the duration. I also may or may not have spent a ridiculous amount of money on yarn at WEBS. Rob and I sat down and he, like a good doobie, helped pick out a few patterns for the wee one. This kid is going to be well appointed!