Brief administrative announcement, here.
We have a new member of the family coming, which means that this blog will no longer be just about Ruthie, but about our entire family and goings-on. Stay tuned for site modifications, photo updates, and more!
One day, I decided to teach myself a little bit of embroidery. I found this skirt in the clearance section for $13 at Target. I liked the color, but it was a little plain:
Then, I visited a few online embroidery websites, and taught myself three basic stitches: the lazy daisy, the running stitch, and the french knot. What I ended up with, was this...
Ruth: it's hard to know where to start.
The little munchkin is growing rapidly (don't they always?). She's still small for her age, according to those doctor's charts, but boy, is she strong and coordinated. She walks and runs with assurance, and even attempts a jump or two. She's brave, but a little on the shy side, preferring to observe kids at a safe distance before making friends.
We're calling him Tapeworm until we pick a name.
It's not the perfect profile, but it'll do, it'll do. We think he has a Mathewes nose for sure.
I'll be honest: I'm not looking forward to moving. I dislike that feeling of displacement and alienation. I miss old friends terribly, and often find that making new friends is a bit of a struggle, out of worries that finding new friends will somehow make me disloyal, or be a dishonor to my old friendships. I don't like living out of boxes. There's plenty of things to mourn, but I'm also trying to look at the positives of moving somewhere new, too.
