Raising Boys

We are raising two boys who are 7 1/2 years apart.  Our oldest will be eleven in a few days.  Because of their age difference, they have completely different needs throughout each day.   Being a stay-at-home mom has its own set of challenges, but I expect that without challenges, life would be boring!  Raising boys is absolutely not boring!

When our youngest was born, we were given a handmade crochet blanket for him. (love you, Christina!)  It was the perfect gift!  Matched our nursery colors and design and it was definitely made with love.  It has become his favorite blanket of all.  He called it his "bwoo bwanket" for quite a while and now he calls it his "star blanket."  I was thinking of this as I was crocheting my latest project.  My hope is that this blanket (pictured left) will find its way to a new precious baby boy and he will treasure it for years to come. 

Baby Boy Blanket Crochet

Yesterday morning I got up before all the boys in the house and slipped out the door for a quick trip to one of my favorite stores: Hobby Lobby.  They have a great selection of yarns (and just about everything else for any other project!) and the store is only about a mile from our home.  The yarn is Bernat 100% cotton and the finished project will be for a baby boy.  This is the first time I've ever crocheted with cotton yarn and I must say that I enjoy it very much!! It's so soft and cuddly and not at all hard to work with as I supposed.  A pic of the finished piece will be posted soon. (fingers crossed!!)