Little Boy Blue

Ever since we found out that our little bun (or bagel) in the oven is a boy, I've been consumed with thoughts of blue: coming home outfits, crochet patterns, and baby bedding (because I don't think our pretty pink one will do for little Andrew!). 

I've finally made my decisions on most of those items, although the coming home outfit will wait for a while.  At the least, I'm considering making him a sweet little white sweater and cap to wear home from the hospital over whatever outfit we select.  I found a precious pattern in one of the crochet/knitting books I borrowed from a friend, and it's perfect for me--it's labeled Beginner!  It only uses a couple of stitches, which happen to be the only crochet stitches I know.  I've only tackled one crochet project in my life, and I still haven't finished it.  It's a simple blanket that has turned out to be so large, it could probably cover an elephant! 

I've also settled on a baby bedding.  We're going to make that too.  I fell in love with a fabric called "Over the Moon," and after checking online and discovering it to be very priced pretty steep, I ended up finding it at on an ebay auction.  My mom ordered it for me yesterday and we won the auction last night!  Damian's aunt is going to help me make it, which is great!  I'm intimidated at the thought of making the bumper pads, so it's a relief to have an expert seamstress at the helms! 

This is similar to what I've got in mind:  Yellow Over the Moon Toile.

I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around the idea of a little baby boy, after spending the last two years surrounded in pink and bows.  Fortunately, I've got 4 younger brothers, so I learned how to change those surprising boy diapers at an early age!