Just in time for spring

The weather has been glorious here in the metro Detroit area. We went right from winter to summer in a split second. It was so warm I had to bust out my flip flops. Yesterday I managed to do a little outdoor shopping, meet my brother and sister in law for an early dinner, squeeze in a trip to Barnes and Noble for some pattern books and then rushed up to the hospital to greet a certain someone who wasn't too happy to come into the world 4 weeks early.

While the doctors considered allowing the baby to stay in her cozy home for at least another week, Mom wasn't tolerating being pregnant very well and the only cure for what ailed her was an early eviction of her daughter. The two of them combined to give all who love them a big scare, but this morning all is well and somehow the Detroit area seems a little like paradise.

It was hours and hours and hours before anyone was allowed to hold this sweet little baby. We finally got this picture by text several hours after we were evicted from we'd left the hospital and that was enough to let us sleep like babies last night.

Even the electrodes on her chest are cute. Look! They're sheep! Now that's a perfect sign that she'll love all things hand knit and to that end, I'll be casting on a soft little monster for her to snuggle with. I'm really glad I slipped in that trip to B&N to buy The Big Book of Knitted Monsters.

I'm really thankful she hung on for as long as she did and very selfishly, long enough for us to host that baby shower for her. She's nothing if not considerate!