A couple of months ago we received a little surprise. Last week Larkspur, Beatrix, and I listened intently as my midwife searched for our new baby’s heartbeat. I held my breath, listening for the quick pitter-patter above my own thump-thump. Eventually the sound we were waiting for filled the little room and I listened as my midwife counted quietly under her breath, each precious beat. I exhaled as my eyes filled with tears. Sometimes the unexpected gift is the one most precious.
After my appointment, Larkspur and I did the obvious thing, and stopped in at the yarn store to buy yarn for the new baby while the others went on to lunch. This little one will join us in the fall, the perfect time of year for a knitter’s baby to be born. Larkspur and I each chose one skein of yarn. She will knit a hat, and I, a tiny sweater.
After lunch it was decided that rather than face I-95 and sitting for hours in traffic to get back home, that we’d take the long way through Maryland. We stopped at Purse State Park and spent hours hunting for fossils instead. It was a perfect way to end the day. We often take the long way home, and we are always glad that we did.
A baby…how wonderful!
Balisha
Old Town, how I miss you! We spent one year living in Alexandria and we just loved it. Such great streets for strolling down and amazing eats to be had. Those couple pictures were fun to see. And congratulations to you, Ginny! Another little sweet one. How lovely and beautiful.
Congratulations! I’ll have to check out Purse State Park, since we live in Maryland, one mile outside the Beltway.
Yay! When I saw the title of the post I was like, well it’s about time! 🙂 woohoo! Welcome to the seven club!
Congrats..you have beautiful babies…and KIDS!
Wish it was warm here like that!
Congratulations!! I’m very happy for your family!
what a fun surprise! Congrats!
So happy for you and for your family! Congratulations! And many thanks for your sharing your life with us here. Your photos and stories have been a calming and comforting presence in my life. Blessings on all y’all!
Ohhh! I am so excited for you! I was hoping when I saw the title that a new baby was the meaning 🙂 Congrats!!!
Woo-hoo for a new baby! I think Silas is going to be upset that he’s not the “baby” anymore, though…just like I assume Beatrix and Larkspur did before him. For a second I thought I had totally missed something and then I realized this was your subtle way of telling the world 🙂
Congratulations!
Oh Ginny!! Congratulations!
I haven’t been online much in the last month as I’m tending to my newest addition, but what a wonderful post to come back to!
I’m so happy for you and your family. I can’t wait to read more about your pregnancy and eventually the arrival of the little one.
Many many blessings and prayers for you,
Kelli 🙂
Oh, my goodness! This is wonderful news, Ginny. So very happy for you and your family : )
Fantastic. I’m so touched by new-heartbeat-announcements every since I gave birth myself. Even when I don’t know the new mothers. Congratulations.
Oh my goodness! How wonderful for you! My eyes are tearing up. Congratulations!
Congratulations! Yay for more babies! 🙂
Congratulations! What a blessing! I truly enjoyed seeing the pictures of Old Town. Ahhh, I miss it. A visit will be in order soon! Reminds me so much of time spent with my grandparents, who only lived a few miles from Mt. Vernon. Love that you and Larkspur picked out yarn to make something for the new baby. Your truly have a beautiful family. I need to check out Purse State Park.
congratulations!! I can’t wait to see all the baby knitting.
Congratulations! You are so blessed! Hope you are feeling well.
Hooray! Congratulations to you and your whole family!
My first time commenting, but long time follower. So excited for your wonderful blessing! We just welcomed our own surprise. Yes, I do believe surprises are magical.
Congratulations!
Yay Gratz! So happy for you (and a tiny bit envious). All the best wishes for the knittng family’s latest addition.
Excited for you and your family. Such a blessing!
So excited for your family! What fun! Look forward to all the continuing baby news – including pics of your two knitting projects!
Oh wow! Congratulations to all of you! I had been wondering . . . . Hope you’re feeling well!
Congratulations! Prayers for you and your family for this joyous miracle!
YAY!! All that crying you did? I had my suspicions….. 🙂
Perfect news, perfect day!! Thanks for sharing!
What a great surprise! Congratulations!
Wonderful news!! Congratulations! All the best for the coming months!
I started following your blog when Beatrix was several months old (and I’ll always remember the header showing Beatrix wearing a colorful clothdiaper!) and by now she is one of your middle children… Such a pleasure to watch your family grow.
Best wishes from sunny Vienna, Austria,
Katharina
Congratulations to you & Jonny and all the kids! 🙂 fantastic news!!!
stopping by a yarn store to celebrate is just the thing! 😉 Almost as soon as I found out about our baby (who arrived last month) I picked out what I thought would be the perfect pattern…but then changed my mind 15 weeks later when we found out she is a girl!
Warmest congratulations, Ginny. What wonderful news!
Congrats! Love that there are knitting plans in the works – and that it was one of the first things Larkspur would think of to gift to her new sibling! So sweet.
What wonderful news! I’m so excited for your growing family.
Congratulations!!!!
Wow – congratulations!! Baby knits are some of the most fun.
Oh my goodness!!!! I have been a blog reader of yours for a while now, and it is such a joy to watch your family grow and to watch you nuture them all (I don’t yet have children of my own). I held my breath when I saw the post title….. then scrolled down to find pictures of your beautiful belly. Congratulations Ginny and family! 🙂
Congratulations to the whole family….such a precious gift!
How wonderful! Congratulations.
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Congratulations!!!
Ginny, What glorious news! Congratulations.
Congrats Ginny! I am so excited for your family!
I am truly, truly excited for you. Take good care of yourself. Treasure this time. What a gift!
oh wow! congratulations!
The yarn is gorgeous! And I’m just so impressed that you can actually get into the water in April! *looks longingly at Lake Michigan*
Congratulations! wonderful unexpected news. 🙂 Like Jenny, I was also wondering where you got your dress. I will be pregnant through a couple months of the Summer and it looks perfect.
Congratulations!!!!
Oh, hooray!!!!! Congratulations, Ginny and Jonny! Such wonderful news!!!
Congratulations!!! Love your dress. I’ve been looking for something like that for summer. Where did you get it?
Old Navy maternity, a few years back!
Congratulations! Surely the best kind of unexpected surprise!