The Granny Frog!

I guess I had better put up a picture of what I have been working on lately....

It doesn't look very square in the picture, but this is one of 12 granny squares I have for the blanket I am making my baby girl.  Yay!!  Only 12 more to go!!!  I found this pattern in one of my moms old crochet books.  I love the colors together and hope that it doesn't fall apart when I wash it!!!  This will be my first multiple color changing project.  Doubles and Triples, Doubles and Triples... 

For those of you who have been keeping up with my blog, you know that I originally got into crocheting after countless hours searching for a hobby on the internet when my daughter was about 3 months old.  I ended up picking crochet because I ran across a page full of hyperlinks to various charities which touched me on a personal level.  I ended up looking into my local Children's Hospital and saw that I could donate to the neonatal unit.  I am pretty sure that somewhere in that hospital they probably have a unit for children with cancer too.  I would love to donate some of my toys to them as well.  Here is what I have so far:

Frogs, frogs, everywhere:)  I figured I could start with 25 frogs, and 25 of those flower faces before I make my first trip up to drop them off.  I have to admit though, with Hadley getting older I barely have time to think much less crochet.  I have been trying to crochet half a frog in one evening and when I get to bed make one round on a granny square... at this rate it may be next June before it is all said and done!!  I tell you what, it takes more time to sew on the eyes/arms/legs than it does to crochet a whole frog body!!!  Check back and I will keep you updated:)

Speaking of frogs, do you remember this:

My Little Rose

Well here we go.  It is finally starting to happen.  Me, feeling guilty about enrolling my baby in mothers day out.  It starts at the end of this month and I have already paid for the entire summer in full back in March.  For the first several months after she was born all I had was selfish thoughts such as where did MY time go??!!  I wanted nothing more than to do my own thing.

The thought of mothers day out was like an answer to my prayers.  I could clean the house, or I could watch a movie from beginning to end with no interruptions, or I could go to the damn grocery store and have an empty basket all to myself...but now that she is older I have learned tricks to occupy her while I clean, and now she is old enough and stable enough to sit in the front of the basket so it is mostly empty.  Watching a movie from beginning to end just doesn't seem that important anymore.  I love spending time with her.  I love that it is me and her all day so that I can love on her and play with her.

I am going to go ahead with it because I think that she would benefit from being around other kids and adults.  I have also been told by other moms that it is good to expose them to germs a little at a time rather than all at once.  I also feel comfortable because I checked out many programs before I decided on one, and I had a great feeling after meeting the staff and coordinator of the one I chose.  I am dreading the heartbreak that will happen the first day I leave my little baby girl with someone I don't even know.