Blog entries tagged Motherhood http://www.inapeanutshell.com Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:45:10 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/she-wouldnt-get-out.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/2012/riding_1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>Sometimes, especially on really colds days when she's been covered up for our walk, Maisie doesn't want to get out of the amouti when we get home. She pushes back the hood and pulls off her hat and she'll ask me to help her get a toy or two and then she'll just hang out, on my back, until she's ready to get down. I think she probably enjoys seeing the house from a different point of ... Shelley Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:26:45 +0100 Motherhood Me Maisie http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/motherhood-and-me.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/2012/motherhoodandme_June2013_1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>Did you know that a sleeping baby is heavier than a wakeful one?</p> Shelley Mon, 08 Jul 2013 01:45:32 +0100 Motherhood http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/in-little-bits.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/2012/tartmaking_1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>We've been having a hot week. The idea of turning on the oven has been completely awful but today it is cool and I'm taking advantage of it to make a tart during Maisie's naps. I came across the recipe when I was looking for something else the other day and wanted to try it. It's got multiple steps and things have to cool in between so I thought it would be a good project for a d... Shelley Thu, 27 Jun 2013 07:14:37 +0100 Motherhood Maisie Baking http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/real-pants.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/2012/realpants1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>I'm wearing real pants again. It's cool but feels kind of strange. Those stretchy maternity pants were so comfortable.</p> Shelley Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:08:09 +0100 Motherhood Me http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/a-new-skill.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/2012/new_skill_1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>I spent yesterday perfecting a new skill. Provided she's deeply asleep, I can now knit with Maisie in just about any position that doesn't require both of my arms to hold her up. The result is that last night I joined the sleeves to the body of her new sweater. I'm now firmly in yolk territory and everything decreases from here.<br /><br />Of course sometimes she isn't sleeping qu... Shelley Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:17:39 +0100 Motherhood Maisie Knitting