welcoming

There have been so many babies born into our lives in the last while- such excitement to have so many friends having babies at the same time! Two little ones have entered the world in the last few weeks, one born to dear old friends (welcome little Mio!) and one born this past week to friends on our farm (welcome little Sylas!). When I discovered this summer that several of my friends were pregnant, I started knitting away, happy to put some love and excitement into wee gifts for precious wee babes. I found several single skeins of discounted super soft merino wool in just the right gauge to knit my favorite baby hat pattern, and I carried these little projects around with me on a couple car trips and in my bag at the beach. These hats are from the Little Turtle Knits Pilot Cap pattern knit in Mission Falls Merino. This one I managed to photograph before packing it up with some other treats to bring over to the home of the newest member of our property. My model is a bit big for it, but he is happy to oblige with some silly-ness.

Ari is so very excited by it all. He is utterly fascinated by pregnancy and birth, and is just so thrilled when he learns that someone we know is pregnant or has a new baby. He made this card for our friends- a picture of them with their baby, still in her belly. I love it so much it was hard to give it away.

And a little package, photographed at night just before I put these little things in a box to send to one of the newest members of the planet.To be able to welcome these precious new souls to the earth is a gift to be sure.