Zach had an appointment with his cardiologist today so we made a delivery to the NICU. Here he is at his doctor’s appointment………..
We got to visit with Deb, one of our favorite nurses. Zach still loves her………..
We delivered nine full sets, sixteen mini sets, fourteen hats and six bereavement sets. Here are the pics…………
Click here to see the Decmeber 10, 2010, Riley donations.
Zach is a multitasker……here he is in his high chair taking a bottle and hugging a frog……..
Boo! That’s the color name of the I Love This Yarn used to make Zach’s latest sleepsack……….
For the record, I also knit him the cute little pumpkin hat he’s wearing using this pattern. I found a leaf pattern somewhere on the internet and added the leaf. There is a leaf pattern linked within the pumpkin hat pattern, but I chose a different leaf – use whatever leaf pattern you like.
For the sleepsack, here’s the pattern I used – I created this pattern after reviewing lots of options and consulting with Danielle on what she and I thought would work best for Zach. She loves this design.
Yarn weight: Worsted
Needle size: Whatever you like to use for worsted – use magic loop, dpn’s, whatever you like. I use size 8 and magic loop.
Directions: Cast on 80 stitches (I cast on with two needles to make it looser and stretchier).
Join in a circle being careful not to twist stitches – you will be knitting in the round.
Rib for two inches – I use a k2 p2 but you can use whatever ribbing you prefer.
Switch to stockinette and knit until desired length.
For Zach, I knit a 12 inch total length (including ribbing) for newborn…………
15 inch total length (including ribbing) for up to three months……………
and 18 inch total length (including ribbing) for his Boo! sleepsack. He was twelve weeks old when I made the Boo! sleepsack so it lasted him awhile.
Kitchener the bottom closed. Don’t fear the kitchener!!!
Then………….make an I-cord. I use this…………..
and my I-cords are 30-40 inches long, depending on the size of the sleepsack. I must give credit to Danielle – she was my I-cord maker on the sleepsacks I’ve made. Weave the I-cord into the ribbed section and tie into a bow. Perfection! We didn’t use the I-cord for his largest size (Boo!) because he was more mobile and we were worried about him getting tangled in it. The sleepsack still worked great without the I-cord.
For Zach, this pattern is perfection. I hope it’s great for your baby, grandbaby, niece, nephew……….whoever you want to knit a cool gift for. Enjoy!
These are matching hats I knit for Corey for his birthday – one for him and one for his son. He loved them.
AC4C is a Yahoo group I belong to. AC4C is actually All Crafts 4 Charity. The current project I’m working on is clothing for bears. There are 5,000 bears for the Salvation Army’s Womens Auxiliary Club to donate to underprivileged children in the Hampton Roads area in Virginia during Christmas. Volunteers make or buy clothes for the bears. Our group (AC4C) is trying to dress as many bears as we can.
These outfits are very fast and easy to crochet. Think of the kids. Can you dress at least one bear?????? There are more details below but here are pictures of some clothes.
The pattern I used was created by Joan Martino. It is very very easy. It is here: Salvation Army Crocheted Bear Dress and Sweater.
The measurements for the actual bear are as follows:
Hip to ankle – 4.5 inches
Waist to ankle – 6.5 inches
Tummy circumference – 14 inches
Crown – 12 inches
Shoulder to wrist – 4 inches
Nape to hiney – 6 inches
Neck circumference – 9 inches
Neck to belly button – 5 inches
Riley Hospital held it’s NICU reunion on September 11, 2010. There with Zach were……….Dad Corey, Mom Danielle, Grandma Sue, Grandpa Mark, Grandma Teri, Great Grandma Loretta, Great Grandma Nancy, Great Grandpa Albert, Great Grandma Carol, Uncle Keith and Uncle Justin (whew……….that’s a mouthful).
Here is Zach with his bravery medal the gymnastics kids gave him……..
and a back view of the onesie he wore (made by Danielle) to thank the staff of Riley……..
Go to this link for more pictures of the day……..
http://picasaweb.google.com/118315239048459707476/RileyNICUReunion20100911#
Tomorrow, September 11, 2010, is Zach’s first Riley NICU reunion. Zach is a success story and for that, we are grateful. In appreciation for the wonderful care given to Zach, we decided to make handcrafted items to hopefully brighten the days for the precious babies and their families. Riley, we love you and will never forget how well Zach was cared for.
This donation has the following:
Click the link below to see all the pictures relating to this donation.
Gallery of Riley Donations – 09/11/2010
Zach was born on April 21, 2010, six weeks premature. He was born in Michigan City, Indiana, then taken by ambulance to South Bend, Indiana. From there, he was airlifted to Riley Hospital for Children, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a success story and for that we are grateful.
In appreciation for the wonderful care given to Zach, we decided to make handcrafted items to hopefully brighten the days for the other precious babies and their families. Riley, we love you and will never forget how well Zach was cared for. Our first donation will be given to Riley at Zach’s NICU reunion on September 11, 2010.
Here is Zach’s story………………….
I’m here world!! Here’s how I started my journey. I scared everybody by deciding I wanted out early. Here are the doctors trying to save me at Saint Anthony Memorial Hospital in Michigan City.
Here’s a picture of Mommy and Daddy after I was born. Look how happy they are to have me.
From there, I was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in South Bend because they have a really nice NICU. Mommy and Daddy missed me so they got to talk to me on Skype.
Memorial Hospital decided I needed a really good cardiologist, so they sent me on my first helicopter ride. I wasn’t even one day old and I got to ride in a helicopter. The helicopter took me to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.
Look at all this crap they have me hooked up to. I’m still cute as a button though.
Daddy was so sad. He was worried about me and was missing Mommy because she was still in Michigan
City. He wanted to be in both places at once.
They let Mommy out of the Michigan City Hospital so she could come see me and Daddy. Isn’t she a pretty Mommy? See that blanket I’m laying on – the blue one? Mommy made that for me – it’s the first blanket she ever crocheted.
This is my little hand saying HELLO WORLD!
This is a picture of us as a family – this is Daddy, Mommy and ME!!!
Hey – guess what? I didn’t open my eyes for a few days but look…………I am opening them for Mommy and Daddy now.
Here I am when I got the tube out of my nose – how cute am I???????
Finally, I got to go home – this is our family at home.
Never – and I mean never – let Danielle try to untangle a skein of yarn – beautiful baby blue Amore’ – it was a perfectly good skein until she got her hands on it. Now it’s just a pillow for Zach.
Cute as a button – understatement. This kid is perfect – and yes, I know every grandparent says that about their new grandbaby. Here are two pictures of him in an outfit made by his mommy, Danielle, and myself. We got an iron-on that said “cute as a button”. Somehow, even with following directions, it melted to the iron so Danielle traced what did appear on the onesie with a sharpie and sewed the buttons on, with Great Grandma Carol teaching her how to sew on the buttons.
The hoodie and the hat were knit by me. All yarn was I Love This Yarn worsted. The hat pattern is basically the Rainbow Marley pattern in Itty-Bitty Hats by Susan B. Anderson, with a few changes.
