Baby Leggings

[annuin]

Just as I was thinking that I need to hurry up and learn to knit so I can make leg warmers for Dashiell, so that he doesn't get cold legs when his pant legs hike up when I carry him in the Mei Tai, someone points me to http://www.babylegs.net/.

They have them in black, with bones on them! And on http://www.theecstore.com/ those ones are discounted for the post-Halloween season. Whee!

*goes to order*

Comments

[ladyattercop.livejournal.com]

How cute are those?

If you still want to learn to knit, check out Stitch 'N' Bitch (http://www.bust.com/knithappens/thebook.shtml). I was hopeless with knitting needles, but I still managed to teach myself out of that book.

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

I have that book :) It was recommended to me by Lunamoth.

I noticed on Amazon the other week that aside from Stitch 'N' Bitch Nation, she has a Stitch 'N' Bitch book about crochet coming out soon.

[ladyattercop.livejournal.com]

Ooo, I'll have to keep my eyes out for it.

[katytowell.livejournal.com]

Dang, those are cute! Makes me want a kid just so I can have an excuse to buy them!

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

I believe older kids and adults have been known to wear them as armwarmers ;)

Either that or a friend who knits needs to be found to make adult versions.

[pixie-nz.livejournal.com]

Not only do you have the cutest kid around, but he gets to wear the cutest outfits!

That second site sells DivaCups as well, yayness. I've got to spread the menstrual cup love (although I have a Mooncup but it's the same thing, just made in a different country).

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely considering a DivaCup. Though I haven't yet gotten my period back, and assuming things go as they should, I shouldn't get it back for many months to come as long as I breastfeed Dashiell regularly day and night (hence it's called natural child spacing). Definitely an upside to breastfeeding.

And by the time I get my period back, we might consider another baby.

As such, I haven't bought a DivaCup... not much point for now :P

[abigailvr.livejournal.com]

I love my DivaCup too, just FYI. :)

I'm tempted to knit the new baby some of those baby legs! I have a feeling they'll come in handing when using the wrap sling in the winter.

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

Definitely.

Even with the 3-6 month pants Dash ends up with at least an inch of naked leg in the Mei Tai. Not a problem when it's indoors, or only for a brief period outdoors right now... but the temperature is fast approaching freezing, and it's not going to get any warmer for many months to come.

So because I can't yet knit my way out of a wet paper bag, I bought 2 pairs of the Bones babylegs (they were on clearance, and I always regret when I only buy one of something really cute and it never makes a return... plus I can always gift it), one of the green jester design, and blue polka dots. I also really like the autumn stripe one, but I didn't want to spend even more money, and the green and blue ones suit many of the outfits I have for him better than that design.

I recently bought a Westchester magazine at Whole Foods, which is for our county. I noticed something about various crafty classes at various stores, including knitting. So I might see which of the nearby wool/yarn stores have a convenient Stitch 'n' Bitch or learning class that I can attend child-free (because I know that if I have Dashiell around, I'm not going to learn it as fast... too many distractions.

[abigailvr.livejournal.com]

Something like those baby legs would be a good learning project too, since they're fairly simple. I'd buy some too if I couldn't knit, or didn't have time. I'm thinking some stripey ones would be just too cute for words. :)

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

My first knitting project, when I get that far, is to knit a kind of donut thing that I can put my exercise ball in, to stop it rolling all over the floor when I get up off it :P

[sublimecontessa.livejournal.com]

Though I haven't yet gotten my period back, and assuming things go as they should, I shouldn't get it back for many months to come as long as I breastfeed Dashiell regularly day and night

All right so I've suddenly changed my mind about whether or not I want to breast feed if I ever have a child... In fact, I think I want something to latch on right now!

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

I know people for whom their period stayed away for 1-1.5 years just because of breastfeeding. It doesn't always work that way, but it's not that rare either, at least it isn't rare to get to at least the 1 year mark.

On the flipside, breastfeeding is certainly a commitment. And one that will deprive your sleep. I haven't slept more than 2-3 hours consecutively since before he was born ;) Even when I've given PreZ a bottle with expressed breastmilk and go take a nap, I find I can't really sleep longer than that at the moment anyway.