The Hills Roll On

What a difference between 4 months old and 24 months old!

It took us way longer than we anticipated to complete the crocheted baby blanket we worked on together for Eden. Begun when she was still growing in the womb, it wasn’t completed until Mothers Day 2005, almost 5 months after she was born. It was my (Tara’s) most agonizing lesson in ‘checking your guage’. Each hexagon of her lovely blanket was supposed to be 2 1/2 inches in diameter. But I kept plowing ahead with 5 inch ones without considering the impact: twice as much yarn and twice as much work. The end result, a baby blanket that easily fits a queen sized bed.

So, it’s a heirloom peice now. One that stays in storage in Ottawa since it’s too big to heft around everywhere. Maybe she’ll receive it in her care when she’s old enough to appreciate it. By then she’ll prolly have outgrown the pastel colors…but maybe by her adulthood she’ll appreciate it in a special way. I’m in no rush. So in the meantime, we thought up a great way to still enjoy it over the years. It will be a backdrop for her growth photos. When we are in Ottawa (which is really every year or so) we’ll take a lovely photo shoot of her on it. It gives us such perspective. Where once she could only lie on it (at 4 months), 2 weeks ago she was jumping on it, striking cute poses, and the cuddling up with it to read mommy a Sesame Street book. Our little girl is growing up!