I finally took and uploaded some pictures of some of the handmade baby gifts we received! First up, knitterly goodness:

Liane, Megan and Elizabeth made a cooperative baby blanket. It’s the perfect size for a carseat. Love it! We use this on a daily basis.

And then Liane made us these goodies as well. LOVE these patterns. I happen to have the pattern for the hat and never realized it was this cute. Goodness. There were washclothes involved as well but they are in constant use so trying to get a picture is utterly useless. The Boo LOVES them. Must make more washclothes. Liane puts me to shame!

And then there’s this gem. My dad made this chair. Isn’t it incredible? (Despite the crappy photo.)

It’s basically a rocking chair with a bassinette attached. I think it’s made from three different types of wood which all provide different attributes. Strength for the seat, flexibility for the chair back, etc. It’s beautiful and I was utterly stunned. My dad thought I would be really annoyed at him giving us such a rather large piece of furniture in our rather small apartment, but seriously, how could I not love that? And handmade no less? Amazing.

Actually it’s come in rather useful. It’s upstairs where we don’t really have any seating, so now not only is there a seat, there’s somewhere safe to put the baby should it be needed. And with a 3 year old, that happens a lot. Hurrah!

Of course, we appreciate all of the gifts we’ve received. They’re all especially nice since this kiddo is getting all hand-me-downs so it’s great that he has some special things that are all his. The handmade items though really leave me misty-eyed. My own adventures in handcrafting have really taught me the value of handmade goods, not only from the financial side of things (it’s not always cheaper!), but from the thought process and time that goes into making things for people. There’s nothing to make me feel loved or to express my love for someone than by gifting handmade. Thank you, crafty friends, so very, very much. I love you too!

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