[edgeofelise]

I almost had a heart attack when I opened that box. Because of the awesome. Like, I'm still a little bit sweaty.

I apologize if this was actually from someone else, as there was no card (yet another clue that it was Nicole--due to the shipping difficulties) but I think I'd recognize that knitty goodness anywhere!

Prepare for a serious pic overload! I'm going to wash and perhaps lanolize (if I'm feeling productive) the longies tonight and I'll be back with a glamour shot as soon as they're dry!


Yummy yummy gorgeous handknit longies. I want to eat them. I'll want to eat my baby when she's in them.




Look at that handiwork! Eep!




Sweet little shirt to complete the outfit:




Eliza looks grumpy because A) she's overcoming a monster cold and B) she is very, very serious about her art. SCENTED PENCILS! Amazing!




And CRAYON ROCKS!



These smell good, Mama! You try!




In the jar, our of the jar. Repeat.




Okay, I'll stop now. This couldn't have come at a better time. Baby is restless and grouchy and we're both exhausted, so a little art therapy is much appreciated. THANK YOU!!!

[-erin-]

awww super super cute!

[Brookem]

Hand knitted goodness is great! Crayon rocks!!!!!!!! What an amazing idea.

[MOI's Mommy]

Pretty longies, love the colourway! I saw some smelly pencil crayons last week when I was visiting a fancy greenhouse in the city. Madilyn and I spent 15 minutes doing just what Eliza is doing.

[survey77777]

I'm so glad it made it to you guys! The site kept saying that it would be delivered tomorrow so I had a long, crazy letter of explanation/apology prepared to email you tonight.

I forgot to put the card in after the woman repackaged it! Then I shipped it without putting the elastic in the waist (I've never gotten around to putting G's in his either). That is en route to you now. Then I got home and still had the little stocking that I had for the crayon rocks...at least you knew what they were. I decided the smencils could be for you if you were afraid to give them to your sweet girl but she seems to be enjoying the smelling just fine. I did a light lanolizing on the longies. It's enough for GG when I do that with a good absorbent fitted underneath, but if she's a heavy wetter you might want to do more.
I tried to make the cuffs extra long so that you can double fold them up if you want and get more mileage out of them. GG is still at a double roll up.

Yep...I'm really this much of a loopy freak that I have to explain a simple gift this much.

[momoftwins]

Aww, so nice!

[edgeofelise]

Hehe, Nicole, you're awesome. I did lanolize them last night, because I was already washing them (and I hadn't seen your post yet) and I figured why not? I'd actually never done it before because we only used one wool cover, way back in the day when she was still having explosive BF poops. I was not cool with hand-scrubbing all of that mess so I put them away and now I'm being drawn back in. I smell a new addiction coming on...

I'm glad they're big enough to grow into, I want to them to fit for a good long time! Well, knowing my peanut she won't outgrow them until 8th grade, so that could get awkward.

I think the smencils were her favorite part! She's just now getting the hang of sniffing things, so she thought that was pretty rad.

I'm still very, very excited. Ahem.

[lunarmagic]

So cute! Great stuff, and it's clear that she loves it.

[speechteach42]

Wow, so cute!!!!! Great job Nicole, you crafty Momma you!!!

[edgeofelise]

LOL she definitely needs elastic!


But, oh, I them. Art time!

[-erin-]

she is so adorable

[momoftwins]

Danielle, you are so in trouble with that kid! She has THE BEST puppy dog eyes ever and I'm sure she'll get plenty of use out of them throughout her childhood! I wish you lots of luck with that! Cute, cute kid.

[lunarmagic]

So true! Adorable! And I noticed she has bangs (why didn't I ever notice that before?). I'm going to have to cut Kate's bangs soon, her hair is in her eyes. Makes me sad. *sniffle*

[Runzbarrel]

So stinkin adorable! I'm jealous.

[edgeofelise]

Nat, I cut her hair on the day of her first birthday party, and I totally kept the hair in an envelope. I was so sad to do it! It's old news now, though. She needs a haircut soooo bad. I hate doing it.