Thorpe – what’s not to love? I love this pattern and I love this yarn. This is my second Thorpe – this one is for Justin for his birthday. He picked out the yarn at Joann’s (on sale 2/$5.00 – nice!). The yarn is Deborah Norville Serenity Chunky and the color is Seven Seas. Gorgeous. The pattern doesn’t call for a ball on the top but we all decided we like the ball. I added a ball to mine also. Danielle is getting a Thorpe for her birthday too – hers is nearly done.
This is a little of what we did on Justin’s birthday party weekend. We all went shopping and ended up in the baby clothes department at Meijer. Fun fun. Here’s Keith and Corey looking for baby clothes for Zachary.
And here are Corey and Danielle picking out some outfits.
Posted March 2, 2010 ago at 5:33 pm.
Grandma and Grandpa can’t wait to meet this little guy……
Posted January 22, 2010 ago at 9:23 pm.
Last night, Danielle had an ultrasound. Here’s the excited couple in the waiting room before the ultrasound.
HE is a beautiful baby boy (no more wondering what to call “it”). He has a skull and a brain – we saw that.
He currently weighs 12 oz. and Danielle is twenty weeks along – same as the original estimate. Sue (Danielle’s mom) and I both got to go in with Corey and Danielle during the ultrasound. It was very special. Neither of us had ultrasounds for our babies so it was nice to see our grandson.
Here’s a picture of the happy family…Mommy, Daddy and their son…..
Click here Baby’s heartbeat – 12_15_09 for audio of his heartbeat at Danielle’s doctor appointment in December.
Posted January 13, 2010 ago at 8:32 pm.
This blanket was made for the new star of the family – the upcoming grandchild (or son or daughter or niece or nephew or great-grandchild depending on who you talk to). The yarn is Bernat Softee Baby.
Here’s a close-up of the little labels tied on with ribbon…
Danielle loves all things stars hence the star blanket. I was working on the blanket and Justin asked how to crochet. I had him make a double crochet and then we thought how cool if each of us crocheted a stitch for this child…so we did. Corey and Danielle loved it. Danielle said she doesn’t want to take the labels off.
Posted January 7, 2010 ago at 12:25 pm.
Today I will start the Noah’s Ark cross-stitch quilt for the baby. Last night, Mark and I sat on the bed and sorted the two bundles of thread and got it all organized and labeled. I always think the labeled/sorted thread looks pretty.
Posted December 21, 2009 ago at 4:09 pm.
Corey and Danielle are going to be parents. Yay!!!! That means…………..yes, you guessed it, Mark and I are going to be GRANDparents!!!!! It is the first grandchild for both sides of the family so he or she will be spoiled ROTTEN. The due date is June 1 but anybody who has had a baby knows those due dates are kinda useless so we’ll see.
A message to our first grandchild: You will be loved and cuddled not just with our arms and with all the blankets and sweaters and booties and hats that I am making for you, but with our hearts. Everybody is excited to meet you. Uncle Keith and Uncle Justin are excited to be uncles too. They will be wonderful uncles for you. Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Grott are excited for your arrival too. Yes, you will be loved – oh but wait, you already are and you’re not even “here” yet.
A message for Corey: You have told us since you were a teenager that you wanted to be a Daddy. When we would go to buy shoes for YOU, you would look at the teeny tiny suede work books and want a pair someday for your baby. You will have that pair now. Boy or girl, your baby will have a pair of those shoes. I couldn’t/didn’t buy them for you then, but I will now. I also want you to remember and adore when that baby starts moving inside of Danielle – when you place your hand on her tummy and feel YOUR child moving – or put your ear to her tummy – or when you hear the heartbeat – the miracle that the two of you have created a little person – amazing. There is plenty of joy for Daddy too during a pregnancy.
A message for Danielle: I’ve already told you but will say it again – enjoy EVERY second of pregnancy. The bad parts are bad, no argument there. I hope you don’t have a 10 lb. 9 oz. little guy like Corey weighed, but if you do, look what became of him. He was worth every inch of that pain. On the other hand, the great parts of pregnancy are amazing. That child growing and moving inside of you – kicking you to say “hello” – total joy that you will never forget.
A message for Corey AND Danielle: Be the best parents you can be. Corey – you were told over and over again when you were growing up that you will be better parents than we were. Parenting is a learning process – every generation SHOULD be better than the one before just because you can learn from our mistakes. I hope you also take away the great things that we did as parents. I know you’re really not fond of my response when you would ask for something that we could never afford in our wildest dreams: “I’ll get you two!” – so you may not use that with your child but then again……………maybe you will???????
Best wishes and you will be a great Daddy and Mommy. What a lucky baby.
Posted November 12, 2009 ago at 9:33 am.
