I hereby declare myself...
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 3:48PM The Official Baby Holder of Three Irish Girls.
It was a tough competition, but I decided that Boy Aaron's facial hair situation was just too precarious, that any moment things could go horribly awry in a Unabomber sort of way. Besides, he's better with the preschool crowd. He can make giant soap bubbles with his hands, and his spitballs are the stuff of legends. Or nightmares, depending on your perspective.
I do like me some babies. This one, Miss P, belongs to Victoria Rothenberg, the owner of The Yarn Spot. I got to hold her to my heart's content on July 4th, when I was there for a trunk show.
Look at that look on her face. Blissed out, snuggling with her mama.
Also, look at Victoria's sweater. I would have stolen it, but she probably would have revoked my status as Official Baby Holder.
There were other babies at this fun party -- twins Nora and Liam, whom we last saw here.
And then, there are my yarn babies, which I also love holding. And I love seeing them adopted by competent, caring moms and dads like these fine people here.
Initially, I thought July 4th would not have been a popular shopping day. But Victoria assured me it would be, because people usually have the day off, and most festivities don't begin until the afternoon. And she was right.
The Yarn Spot gave away prizes. If you wore red, white, and blue, you were entered into a drawing once. If you wore a red, white, and blue hat, you got entered twice. It was fun to see people's creations -- I wish I'd gotten more pictures of them. (Love the ensemble!)
Here's a baby I gave birth to four years ago. I've held her.
And another who just turned seven. Held her too.
She's such a sweet ballerina. Just beams the entire time.
And this nine year old blondie who's eating me out of house and home. Probably because he's trying to grow a skeleton that will be 6'8". Takes a lot of calories to go from 22 inches to 80 inches in a few short years.
I try to hold him sometimes and fall over. Which he thinks is funny, so he asks me to do it all the time.
Boys are weird, with their spitballs and their lack of affinity for grooming.
As the self-proclaimed Official Baby Holder of Three Irish Girls, I would love to meet you (and hold your baby) next weekend (July 28-31) at Sock Summit in Portland. I'll be in booth #808 anytime I'm not teaching.
Places I would also love to hold babies:
Loops South in Tulsa, OK on August 13th.
Windy Knitty in Chicago, IL on September 17th.
Yarn Harbor in Duluth, MN on September 24th.
Amazing Threads in Maple Grove, MN on October 15th.
Serendipity Needleworks in Tuscaloosa, AL on October 29th (No, the Crimson Tide are not playing that weekend -- we checked!)
I'll bring yarn, you bring yourself and any babies you can manage!
Reader Comments (10)
I will see you this week, and I have a very snuggly 16 month old. She's heavy, but cute. My 3 year old is not really a baby anymore, but he is cute. And he loves yarn!
Awww, how sweet! I'm having boy/girl twins in October, and I'd let you hold them any time you want!
I'm sure it's no coincidence that we spy jinniver as one if the adoptive moms. Looks like she took A LOT of yarn babies home that day!
Hey! Why did it have to be ME pictured with the enormous bag of yarn? Is it because I've never brought a baby for you to hold? ;-)
Besides, I believe I make a very good case for it being all your fault: http://themagpieknitter.com/?p=402
:) Well I'd let you hold mine if she were going to be with me at SS!! Miss L is heavy though now that she is three, lol.
My baby just left for university - she's rather amiable though so I'm sure if you ask nicely, she'll placate you just like she does me. I've got one baby left at home - she's technically six but the body is the size of an eight year old and the mouth belongs to a teenager... you can hold her all you want - keep her for a while even... at least until the mouth returns to it's normal age... lol.
Yes! I am so there in Oct. Plus, it's two days before my birthday. :) Total treat!
I will bring my baby. He is 3 but is also trying to grow into a giant. But I'm teaching him right, he likes yarn. :)
If I can brave driving in Chicago, I'll bring a baby for you to hold in Sept-he'll be 4 months!
Wow you are a Renaissance Woman- knitter, Official Baby Holder, yarnista, horse-dog grandma, mama, wife, teacher and traveler. :) I am sure excited to meet you next week, but I think this time I will hold your yarn babies ;)
Yay! VERY excited that you'll be coming to Chicago in September. As you may or may not already know, it's a lovely city, made all the more lovely when Windy Knitty opened up a few months back and started selling Three Irish Girls yarn. I don't have any babies of my own to bring, and there are no local babies that I know well enough to borrow, even for an afternoon, so I can't help you out with that. Sorry. ;o)