Progress! Baby and Her Blanket

I completed the chart portion of the intarsia baby blanket and have started on the cabled edge. Unfortunately, that isn't going so well just yet, in spite of several attempts. I'll try a few more times, but might have to resort to another edge option.
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This is my first cable project, and as you can see, there were some serious issues that I didn't realize in time.

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It was also my first intarsia project, which proved to be a quite challenging technique on this project as well. All in all, I'm disappointed by the mistakes but am overally just happy to have completed the chart portion. Once the blocking and edging are complete, I plan to sew on a fabric backing to cover the countless strands that hang from the back. I've considered knitting another blanket to attach to the back, but I'm not sure that's a realistic option, since Baby Girl is due in less than a month.

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Our still-unnamed baby girl is growing quite well, and consequently, I'm expanding too. During this morning's ultrasound, they estimated her weight at 6 pounds and 9 ounces, where three weeks ago, they estimated her at 4 pounds and 10 ounces. The sweet ultrasound tech stopped my husband who was speculating on her birth weight by saying, "Oh Dad, don't do the math." I would have hugged her had I not been covered in blue goo.

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We also saw this morning that she has hair, which came as a relief to me since I've had excessive hiccups and heartburn since the beginning of the pregnancy, which "they" say can indicate that the baby is going to have lots of hair. I've been hoping for something to come from all the hiccuping and heartburn. Honestly, though, those are really my only complaints. I feel fantastic and still often forget that I'm even pregnant, though that's become less often these past few weeks as she has been growing so much (and so have I!).

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