Okay this isn’t really a fashion post, it’s just what I want to talk about today. And really, what is cuter than a baby bump or baby booties?

My gorgeous niece is expecting her third child, which we are all really thrilled about. And check this out:

She did her third half-marathon in the fall – 13.1 miles at 13 weeks pregnant. How cool is that! She seriously rocks so hard.

This will be the first baby in our family in almost three years (my niece’s due date is the exact same as mine was! except my guys arrived almost two-and-a-half weeks early). In the span of eight years, our family had eight boy babies, starting with my two. Will this baby break the streak or be Boy #9? We’ll find out in June (but we’ll all be thrilled either way, of course). Since HK and her husband aren’t finding out the gender of this baby in advance, I broke out the green yarn to whip up a little Christmas present:

Oh! Baby Baby Bootees, in Blue Sky Alpacas Sportweight. They are soft as clouds, and I can’t wait to see the sweet feet that will fit in them!

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