Since that time...
- John and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary
- Dottie celebrated first first year living with us
- I took on a client for sewing work
- I danced in the Ballet School's annual production
- Oh...and I got pregnant
So, nothing too crazy or anything.
Our first anniversary was nice. My parents watched Dottie so John and I could go to Ojai for the evening. Ojai was boring, but we did attend a local wine fest. Being surrounded by a couple hundred drunk baby boomers was pretty awesome. It was Tommy Bahamas and Harley Davidson wear as far the your eyes could see. By 2pm they were all wasted and we were just starting.
Dottie is doing great! She's 1.5 now and much more calm. To celebrate we bought her doggie cupcakes. She liked them very much.
Yep, I took on a client for some wedding sewing. It turned out more involved than I planned (surprising right?), but in the end I was really proud of my work. I altered a wedding dress, embellished two bridesmaid dresses, added straps to the bridesmaid dresses, and constructed a lace edged shrug for the bride. Seriously, everything looked so wonderful and I cannot wait to see pictures from the wedding.
As I mentioned above...I had my triumphant return to the stage. Well, maybe not triumphant since I was only a gypsy in one scene in a very long production. But really it was fun to get dolled up and dance in front of people. I only wish there were more opportunities for adults to perform more often. Plus rehearsing was really fun with the other gypsies. The hardest part of the performance was keeping my big secret that I'm pregnant. Found out two days before the show,but didn't dare tell anyone until after I got confirmation from the doctor. It was killing me to keep it from my Mom, but I did it and survived.
And so...now its baby time. 15 weeks 3 days today with a due date of February 26th. Will it be a leap year baby?
Being pregnant hasn't been easy so far. I've spent more time in a bathroom than I ever care to, I basically stopped eating for a few months, I'm tired all the time and get all kinds of strange aches. But at the same time I'm very excited about this baby.
At our appointment yesterday the baby was wiggling all over the place. So the only picture we got was this.
I'm also starting to show. Did I mentioned the upper arm spread? Sweet!
Next up...how to clothe my growing belly as I enter the busy season at the museum. I have both Halloween and Christmas events coming, plus regular tour guiding and I'm afraid my current outfit just isn't going to work.
I was wondering when you were going to blog about these big events (especially the baby). Good job! I was so nervous my whole pregnancy that I barely wrote a word.
ReplyDeleteAre you feeling better now? I had *terrible* morning sickness, but not so terrible that the docs would give me any meds for it. Happily it ended after 12 weeks and I was able to start eating my way to that 50 pounds I ultimately gained carrying your child's first cousins. :^)
My clothing recommendations (since you like dresses my pregnancy uniform of black workout pants probably won't be your taste :^) ): lots of empire waist dresses.
Have fun and remember this sister-in-law tip: ice cream always goes down just fine.