Thanks guys. Feeling a little better now. The Dr. called back (8 hours later, but who’s counting) with a new prescription for my little one. The weird blog stripe has been fixed (thanks Melanie! thanks Dave!). I am buying new pants. I’m considering a math tutor (for ME). And I have a new carrot strategy (see comments).
A little background…My younger son has asthma. He was hospitalized at 2 years old due to an attack that we just couldn’t get on top of. It was really scary. Although the last 4+ years have been stable and good with daily meds, any unusual respiratory problems with him FREAK me out. I’ll never forget sitting on his hospital bed with him laying on my chest. He was so miserable, coughing every 30 seconds, struggling and exhausted. He’d lift his head up to look at me and say, “Shoes… Coat… Car.” then he’d flop back down onto my chest. Poor puppy, he wanted out of there bad, and he had a plan. We still use that expression around here when we are heading out of the house. “Let’s go! Shoes! Coat! Car!”
Now, after only living here about a year, we still have not settled into doctors (or their staff!) that we are comfortable with. I know that no one will replace the pediatricians that have known my kids since birth. Dang, they were great doctors and nurses. I miss them! Moving on now…
Recently I was looking at the granny squares I had started over the summer. I’m still learning crochet and realizing that my squares are coming out different sizes. Hmmm. I’m trying to decide what to do with them. I could connect them and make a scarf. I was also thinking about a pillow cover or a throw. I’ll never have the patience to make a whole project just out of squares, so I laid them out on a piece of linen fabric as a background. I got the idea from a summer issue of my fave mag Marie Claire Idees. See the blanket on the right below?
I was also thinking about experimenting with different crocheted shapes and maybe connecting them like the pillow on the left. Click the pic if you want to bigger it.
For a brilliant tutorial on making hexagons, visit Attic24. I may try them next!
I’m glad your world is settling down today.
It’s hard not to panic when you’ve had a kid in hospital. My DD was in hospital for five months after she was born, she’s almost two now and every time she gets a sniffle I feel like I should be packing a bag.
I also hear you on find a new doctor. We’ve just moved and I haven’t found one I like yet. I have a theory that if they look overwhelmed by the time you give them the quick run down of your child’s medical history you should probably keep looking lol.
Memories like that never leave you do they?
I hope he’s back to his old self soon.
Love the colors in your granny squares… doing the connections as in the pillow would look pretty. Can’t wait to see you do it.
Finding a new doctor that is willing to listen and WORK WITH YOU is so difficult sometimes. We’ve been in our new location for 2 years and have changed pediatricians 3 times. I truly miss my daughters first Dr. he was an angel sent from Heaven…I’m positive of that! 😉
I love the idea of the pillow! With the bright colors it’s like a modern twist on what my Grandma used to make!
I love the colors of your crochet. Try blocking them for an even finish.
You can also add another round and attach them that way (I prefer that method instead of sewing them – it shows less- it’s the way Attic 24 explains it, or Moonstitches). I made a bag out of hexagons, check it out here :
http://potironblogue.over-blog.com/article-22891119.html
I’ve been subscribed to MCI for years and years (I live in France). So I can understand how it is your fav mag!!!
Take care, I’m happy your little one is better.
Glad you’re feeling mo’ betta today! It’s hard to keep it together when so many things that are so important to you are coming at you with issues all at once! Sounds like you handled it well.
My son has asthma, too, and having watched my older brother make trips to ER as a youngster has me on edge. One thing that helped a great deal were allergy shots. It’s a time investment, but we’re all allergic. So we found a fantastic allergist and made going for shots once a week a fun, family outing! Sounds odd, but it eased my son’s fear tremendously – and now we all have some relief without extra meds.
Betz, how scary! I’m so glad things are looking up today. I tell Peter its how we creatives roll (only my theory), that we feel what we feel into our bones, good *and* bad. I know I do.
And I think I could use a math tutor too. All those years of working with pretty fabrics and colors didn’t really help strengthen my relationship with numbers.
xo
That does sound scary, I couldn’t imagine…and not being comfortable with the pediatrian is never fun.
Love your granny squares, the blanket in Marie Claire is inspiring but your pillow idea would be cute too!
🙂 Have a smiley day!
Hello Betz
sorry to hear you’ve been having a rough time of it, I think there;s something about this time of year that brings on the Bleugh (I had it last week).
Your Granny squares look great, love the colours, and they all look the same size to me. If you’ve used natural fibre (wool, cotton) you could block them out to straighten edges and make them all nice and flat.
And thank you so much for linking to the hexagons on my blog. oooooeeee I do like to spread the hexagon-love far and wide!
Love Lucyxxxx
Hey Betz,
I’ve been reading your blog for a few weeks now working up the nerve to write. It’s my first time, I’m not a super technical person. I purchased your book earlier this fall and have been making felted projects up the wazoo! Vests, glasses cases, purses, aprons, and of course the pin cushions. You are so inspiring to me. Thanks for your wonderful book, it should keep me busy through the long Montana winter! Your entry today really hit home for me, I too have boys, ages 2, 4, and 6. It’s always nice to know there is another person living in my same universe even though you’re on the opposite side of the country. Hope you had a restfull evening. Mariah
I hope your little one is feeling better soon. That can be really scary!!
Right now I am in the middle of making squares for a blanket. I’ve been trying to complete this blanket for over a year, but I get pulled off to do other things and haven’t had the time to comlete it. It takes soo long!!
Thanks for the link to the hexagone…I am going to try making a few for a bag I have in my mind still.
i’m also a big fan of Marie Claire … hmmnn …what about applique them on a re-cycled colorful old blanket … a velvet scarf, or a frayed denim quilt, just some interesting mixture of a plush pattern to get a pattern on pattern that feels good with the wool crocheted bits.
Cheers, Nancy
http://21centurydressmakers.blogspot.com
Asthma can be so frightening 🙁 I hope he’s feeling better soon!
I know you say you’re a beginner crocheter, but your squares look good to me (I’m currently on a teach-myself-crochet thang and am finding granny squares a bit of a challenge).
it is so difficult to have little ones with health problems…my son was lifeflighted when he was 10 weeks old – he has a heart condition…i know how awful it is sitting in the hospital with them *hugs*
we have the same problem with finding new doctors, we recently moved and here the pediatricians wont take interviews and most wont even take new patients that arent newborns…so aggravating!
i love your granny squares! kudos for even starting…i love them but also would never have the patience to finish.
Clicked over the picture, and very nice indeed! Wish you patience Betz, it doesn’t seem easy but the final would be stunning:)
I’d love to start a granny square blanket too!!!
the colours of wool you are using are lovely together!
Sounds like the reentry in to the real world versus disney. Put the baby carrots in some kind of container with water in the fridge. They should last longer and stay crisp. Finding a new doctor is time consuming not to mention an insurance pain in the butt. The condition you speak of is something that can be managed but you don’t want to have to “react” to it. You are better off finding someone who will treat to prevent these episodes in the later years as well with peak flow meters control meds etc. . Find a pediatric pulmonologist or at a minimum a new peds grpup.
I can relate! My son was not quite two when a respiratory illness caused a deadly asthma attack. The hospital just couldn’t stop it and were afraid he would stop breathing. They didn’t have the expertise or equipment to deal with a child as small as him. So, he was flown down by air ambulance to Vancouver (8 hour drive south). I was sick, my oldest son also needed to be hospitalised, and I had an eight week old baby. So, I had to stay behind while my husband went in the ambulance. It was heartbreaking. It’s taken years to get over the fear and anxiety…and Flovent has been our miracle drug.
I love the colour choices of your granny squares, and I think the blanket idea you’ve got would look amazing!
Amy