I was given one of these when little e was born. It was made of vintage vyella and very cute. It even prompted me to start hoarding vyella to make my own at some point ( any excuse to collect fabric, really).

Lavender has been known to have soothing properties. These cotton ones smell lovely and possibly, should be kept out of a child's reach. For some reason, little e likes chewing on hers. Her little friend Mia does too. They both get quite excited while doing this, so I have no idea who is being soothed. The stuffing is English lavender as, in the worst case scenario, it is edible.

In other matters, the pregnancy counter has been bumped up to 7 as of today. If my friends weren't spread out so far, I would swear that there was something in the water.

It seams that most of my toddler photos star me and various cousins in hand knits and mothercare overalls. It was the height of gender neutrality and those pants lasted for ages with hems being rolled down and buttons moved as we got taller.

It comes as no surprise that I was keen to make some overalls for little e. While not being able to find the mother care pattern, I've gone for corduroy and yes, again another simply baby pattern. There were a few adjustments – snap locks rather than dome tape and the contrast cuffs. I'm still not sure about the orange ribbon so it is pinned on at the moment.

I have set myself a challenge and hope to get a week of blogging on the baby box. A sort of Seven Stitches for Seven Days if you will. I feel I can reveal what I was up to, now that there are only two days to go. I was worried that I might not manage to pull it off.

I have just had that great news that another friend is expecting (or do you say some more friends are expecting when both the expectant mum and dad are your friends?). This should be keeping the number of friends expecting static, however the one due on Monday appears to be running a little late.

I saw this pattern in Enid Gilchrist's Baby Book” and was intrigued. It appeared to be a sun hat that would adjust as she grows and with ties to stay on. All up it is a simple old fashioned bonnet and unlike the newer hats little e has, it stays on.

I was keen to attach a copy of the pattern but have no idea as to what the copyright status is for these books. If anyone has an idea let me know.

Going by the photos, I'm quietly pleased that the lawn hasn't been mowed for a while.