An uncanny likeness

This weekend I got to spend lots and lots of time with my nephew Magnus, who is growing like a weed! He’s 6 months old now and really got some personality. The Stratford Garden Festival was fun but it was WAY too busy. It was wall-to-wall people and that is just not enjoyable. It was…

The Force is strong with this one

It’s time for a FO! Actually I finished this project quite quickly, back in October, but I didn’t want to post it because it was a Christmas prezzie for my not-so-wee nephew, Magnus (almost four months old). I searched around for a pattern for a baby sweater that would have some room to grow with…

Made with love

Magnus’s stocking is all done and I’m making a trip to the farm this weekend to make the special delivery. I really wanted to add a personalized tag to the stocking, so that later when my wee nephew is older, he’ll know who made it for him. I did a little searching online thinking I’d…

It’s raining babies

We had very a family-filled weekend with house guests and two baby events on Sunday. Chris’s niece, Sydney, was baptized and on Sunday afternoon my brother and sister-in-law arrived in town for a few hours to catch a show, and I got to spend some quality time with my seven (wee!) week old nephew, Magnus….

Happy birthday to me!

For my birthday, I got to meet my nephew! Magnus is finally home and he’s doing great. And apparently I’m one of the first to see him with his eyes open (with a little coaxing from his mama).

I have a nephew!

Word came last night at about 11:30 that my new (and first!) nephew has arrived! Magnus Daniel Mulholland was born at 10:18 pm on September 3, 2008, weighing 8 lbs 4 oz. This has been a difficult pregnancy for my sister-in-law due to blood pressure problems so the delivery was induced after some stress tests…