this post is brought to you by kleenex, sudaclear and panadol

The baby and I have been struck down by a cold, and neither of us are impressed. Ali is outraged because his nose is running like a tap, he doesn't know how to blow it and hates me wiping it. He keeps gagging on mucus and he's totally off solids. So sad. I am unimpressed because it's the first time I've been sick since I had a baby, and I'm realising that my previous get-well strategy of curling up on the sofa to watch Oprah, read trashy magazines and feel sorry for myself is not an option anymore. I have become a human hankerchief... my top looks like a snail crawled all over it, but it is from a 7-month-old nose. So we have been all about panadol, tissues, and the sudaclear plug in vapour thing here.

On the plus side, being housebound gave me the chance to finish off Ali's hoodie - I really loved this pattern (Knitting Pure & Simple baby tunic), you can literally cast off and put it straight on the baby, there is no seaming at all. And how cool is Kitchener stitch? I had never used it before, and was so excited to work it out. I keep finding that all these intimidating-sounding knitting things are actually not too bad when I try them. (I realise I am sounding like a total knitting geek here. Apologies to all non-knitting readers)

The pants are ones I made a few weeks ago, from a pattern in this book. Most of the stuff in there is for girls, but there are some nice unisex pants, shorts and overalls too. Having found a pattern for crawling-friendly pants at last, I'm going to be making a few more pairs the same to keep Ali's knees cosy over winter. But not just yet. Right now I am going to try and convince Ali to have a nap so I can too. Please send end-of-cold wishes our way...

Comments

[kat]

Hope you both get well soon! I caught a cold in early February and then Jakey got a mild version but it was so sad to see him even just a little bit sick. I tried to suck the mucus out of him but it didn't work so well. The hoodie is awesome and matches Ali's baby blues - gorgeous!!

[Lulu]

Oh feel better soon! I hope you and Ali are already on the road to recovery! I hate been sick, but it must be even harder when you have to watch your baby be sick as well!!!

My mum used to put vapourizers in our room as kids with vics stuff inside them (I don`t exactly know what they are) it helped if you had a stuffy nose or a cough (She did it for my asthma)

THe hoodie is gorgeous! Love it!

And thanks for the brownie recipie! Have saved it to try later!

[Anna Y]

I am loving the outfit and it just makes your little man look even cuter!! Also hoping for a speedy recovery. Being a sick dynamic duo is the pits. When CT got her first awful cold, we got a vapouriser (recommended by one of the mum's in my group who had a prem baby) and I found it made breating for sleeping patient A LOT easier. They're not too expensive and most chemists have them.

[Claudia]

Look at Mr. Smileypants! Gosh he is the sweetest - he clearly loves his trousers and hoody if he is smiling that much whilst fighting the snot-demons.

Hope you both get better soon!

[kirsten]

Love the tunic! I've just added it to my Ravelry queue. Ali is adorable!!! I hope you both feel better.

[pinn]

Hi! I've wandered over to your flickr account and I wanted to tell you that I loove your stuff. Such cute things! Also, Ali is THE CUTE. Hope you both feel better soon.

[familyvalue]

I have just discovered your blog. And that hoodie is so cool! I may even be inspired one day! Thank you for sharing!, and I think I know how you feel. The 'bug' must have transferred through cyberspace! Sounds suspiciously like one we've got in our household!

[sooz]

Isn't the hoodie the best pattern ever? Yours looks great. Makes me want to knit again - and I've already done it twice!

[sooz]

Oh and the sequel to that book has some totally fantastic lined pants that are excellent for crawling AND for keeping warm. The pattern is really really clever how it all comes together. Clementine's shoes has the book reference for them.