Sunday Reflection-Babies Old and New
Babies are babies for such a short time…
As I was finishing Baby Norah’s booties (for every little girl needs shoes to match her hat!), my own Baby-Who-Is-Now-A-Very-Grown-Seven-Year-Old, came in toting Waa-Waa. Waa-Waa began as a nameless blanket. Soft baby flannel. Calm soothing colours. A loving gift to our adopted first child. Daughter-Kate enjoyed it, outgrew it, and we packed it away against the occasion when we might need it again.
Enter Son-Alex. Out came the baby flannel blanket and thus it was so much loved by our littlest one, it grew a personality of its own….Waa-Waa. Such is the experience of most families with babies.
Waa-Waa is still very much loved, its frayed edges showing the wear of constant fidelity. Quietly kept on the bed now, until the need for washing….for much loving does not always carry with it a pleasant odour! Soon, Waa-Waa will be packed away until the day when it is retrieved as a pleasantly nostalgic childhood memory.
Perhaps Baby Norah will likewise love her little raspberry rippled booties….
Project Details
For specifics on knitting the hat/bootie ‘ensemble,’ you can refer to hat info here and bootie info here.
The marshmallow hat and boots are just divine. I’m sure the recipient and parents will be really thrilled. Gorgeous.
Ger
18 Mar 2007 at 4:47 pm
Really nice Cheryl!! I have a few of those to be making soon and you inspired me to make a start last night. I always leave them to the last minute and am then gobsmacked at how much time they take to make. I’m planning on being prepared this time. 3 babies due June-August, think I’ll be ready??
20 Mar 2007 at 8:10 am
Love the waa waa name for it, mine was just a blankie, knitted yellow blanket with a silky edge, perfect for rubbing on ones lips. My brother in law had what he called a ‘nungy’ which was his Mums old nightie, it got smaller and smaller and it was cuddled out of existence until it was eventually only 4 square inches!
03 Apr 2007 at 10:34 pm