So, I have been knitting. My sister is pregnant with a boy (80% chance!), due in March. I also have a cousin who is expecting a girl, who I believe is due in April. So its all baby knitting, all the time in the Lucas-Keller household.

Poor Kevin may get hives from all the baby garments though.

So, I’m actually on the sleeves, but here is the back of Baby Yours, by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.

I’m using Mediumweight Socks that Rock in Brick. I so love Socks That Rock. Love, love, love, love. It’s just awesome yarn, and I’m even liking the Brick colorway. It’s a pleasure to knit with. Have I gushed enough?

I’m not sure which baby will get this - I’m knitting the six month size, and I have another skein to make another one, but I’ve never been good at repeating patterns. It might be a toss up.

I swear to god, I’m going to blog today. I am. I’ve had technical difficulties, writers block, more technical difficulties… But everything should be working. So, let’s get to it.

First, guess what? I’m ENGAGED. I’m going to get MARRIED. Kevin and his son asked back in June, and I cried, I was so happy. We’re planning on getting married in Vegas in Fall of 2009. Here’s Kevin on Easter, 2008:

And James, showing off our eggs:

He’s actually grown a ton since then - Kevin will kill me for posting this picture, but I love it. I took this last weekend while we were apple picking. Like every year, it was raining.

Do they not look completely miserable? I swear, we had tons of fun, though.

Oh, in other news, Kevin and I got our own little tiny apartment in downtown Naperville. It’s the upper half of a house. Pluses - huge, super cute kitchen. Right by the train, super close to Penzeys and the Library (I ride my new bike there all the time!). Tons of storage space. Super cheap, so we can save for a house. In right district and area for James. Minuses - Tiny living areas, vintage, claw foot tub (no, not as cool as it sounds). Oh biggest plus of all - it comes with a Kevin and 3 cats and a Jameses.

In knitting news, I’ve knitted a TON. Of course, most of them haven’t even made it to Ravelry. Here is a pair of socks I made James, which he LOVES:

I used the Garter Rib pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks

The yarn is the Opal Rainforest, in the Tiger colorway. James loves cats, and Barb was super sweet and gave me one of her skeins.

Oh, and in probably even BIGGER news, Aimee the Sis is having a baby! She’s due in March, and I’ve already knit the all important baby blanket. When I take some pictures, I’ll do a second blog post.