since I’ve been up at 2am knitting.

But last night, a hurting, teething, little man, wouldn’t sleep. He wouldn’t calm. Until he was set free to play, that is.

So there we were at 2am. Ewan playing and exploring his world. Me, doing my very best to curb my frustration, stay awake, and enjoy the moment. I took the opportunity to sit down on the floor, drink a cup of warm tea, work on some knitting, and watch him. Watch how play and exploration, melted all of his troubles away. All of his pain disappeared with the distraction.

And, as my project grew nearer to completion with each passing minute, some of my frustration melted away as well. This morning I woke, a bit weary and tired, but so pleased to find a completed diaper soaker waiting on the table. It wasn’t a dream after all.

I used a pattern called Vanilla, which I found over on another blog, and knit with some of my handspun.

This is our first foray into wool. I’m excited to give it a try and hopeful that I’ll get to knit even more of these cozy covers. I think his little bum will be super cute with one of these on, and we all know I already have trouble resisting his uber-cute little bum.