Conference

We just had conference weekend. It happens twice a year and aside from other more spiritual things, you happen to watch 4 hours of television. Jerel just gives in and falls asleep on the couch, but I at least try to fight it by keeping my hands busy. So I made this cute (?) headband for Eliza. It's nice because it's big open stitches, so when it slides down over her eyes she can still see out through the holes.

I also made this hat, wait, it won't upload the picture.  Anyway, I made this purple & yellow beanie for one of my brother's friend's kids in the colors of the school he attends.  It's part of my new not-making-any-money venture, http://www.chanceofshowerscrochet.com/ and should be a fun way to waste my time.

Eliza had her four-month checkup last week.  She's only in the 18th percentile for weight, which is okay except that she used to be higher.  Does that make sense?  She's not losing weight, she's just not gaining at a normal pace.  Because she has a heart murmur, they are being extra careful (for babies, their only "exercise" is eating, so if they have a hard time exercising that could mean the heart is not keeping up).  So we take her in again next week to check her weight.  If she hasn't gained then we have to go back to the cardiologist to have him do another ultrasound of her heart.  It seems a little tricky to me because if we go back in and she's gained 8 oz. they'll say "Oh, she's gaining weight fabulously!" but really she's had wet diapers that weigh more than that, so it seems to me like there's a lot of room for error here.  Jerel suggested just not changing her diaper and giving her a big feeding right before the appointment, so that she'll look like she's gained weight and we won't have to go back to the cardiologist.  As another alternative, I was thinking of feeding her as usual and actually getting an accurate picture of the situation...it's still up for debate.

It sure is different having a little baby! Isaiah was into 9 month clothes at this age and sweet Liza is still happily sporting her 3 month outfits!  The other day I was behind on laundry and Eliza was ahead on blowouts so I had to pull out some of her 6 month clothes to put on her and she was just drowning.  We sure love our little one and hope all will go well with her checkup!