Baby Stuff

I have been so busy at work that I no longer have free time to blog anymore. It's sad that I don't even take my daily walks around downtown during lunch time anymore. It's also really sad that I no longer enjoy relaxed-Fridays. Since the beginning of the year, I have been just slammed with projects and emails in all directions.

Anyways, on to other things -- I have found a new hobby in crocheting. I learned how to crochet in college -- each of us crocheted a little squares so we can combine them and make them into big blankets for donation to local children hospitals. Now, I decided to pick up the hobby again. So, I searched the web, and there, in a matter of seconds, I found the crochet pattern for baby booties. It took me a while to re-learn basic stitches, but in no time, I began crocheting baby booties. I made a pair for my future nephew who is due in May. I also made a pair of matching mitts. Crocheting definitely takes the stress out of my normal workday. And upon searching for crochet patterns, I discovered that there are organizations out there who receive donations of baby booties, mitts and baby afghans. They are really meant for preemies, or premature babies, who spend long days at the hospital before release. It seemed like an excellent idea. So here I am, determined to crochet a nice baby afghan to donate to an unfortunate preemie. I haven't started yet, but I will make it a priority for this year.

Speaking about babies, I stumbled across a baby catalog the other day. I just realized how lucrative the baby product industry is nowadays. The catalog displayed all sorts of unimaginable products -- from diaper genies to baby monitors to baby bjorns. Boy, I never realized that these products were even invented. What happened to the good old cloth diapers and the Chinese little red cloth to carry the baby in your back? Seems like the new products are just banking on old ideas but with an added twist -- or so they claim as "safer" and more "ergo." Whatever.