The Bookish Girl

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling ~ 2006-10-30

Posted in Girl, You are Crazy,Nobody puts Baby in the corner by Bookish Wendy at 6:57 pm.
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I am dreadfully behind in posting and responding to emails. Thank you all for your kind words and support. I will get back to each of you. In the meantime – I am doing fine. I have had a few more episodes but no falling down which is really great progress. There’s nothing like falling over in front of coworkers and strangers! This is all likely a natural part of my pregnancy as I always had low blood pressure and have been experiencing severe preggers brain. I am not too worried – just trying to figure out what the triggers are so I can avoid future embarrassment.

As some of you know – I did not make it to Rhinebeck this year and I will be missing NETA’s SPA extravaganza in February. I will be in labor for the later and while I know that the hands of knitters is one of the safest most wonderful places to be, I am pretty sure hubbers would not agree.

As for Rhinebeck, one of my closest friends (Womb to the Tomb) planned his wedding for that same weekend. In Las Vegas. Rob and I had never been to Las Vegas and we would not have missed this wedding for the world. I hope to upload our trip pictures sometime this week. We spent four nights there and had a fabulous time. Really – we could have been in the middle of the desert WITHOUT all the boob cards, dinging machines, and blissful poolsides and still had a great time. Time with old friends (we’re talking 15 years old) is the great healer.

As if that wasn’t enough, I travelled last weekend to see my girlfriends/roommates from college. This is an annual reunion for us (our 9th), it has now been augmented with 3 babies and 2 in development. We all live across the country and make this a priority for one weekend a year. This year the goons surprised me with a baby shower. It was incredible and, honestly, the first time I have really sat, enjoyed, laughed, and dreamed about how wonderful this baby is going to be. These months have been filled with worry for me. Mostly because I am a worrier, it’s what I do, but also because our lives have been in pretty serious flux since April and just recently started to settle down. All the other demands have taken me away from all the silly dreaming and extended bliss that should be pregnancy. This time with these girls really gave me that perspective. I will post pictures and a few funny stories when I have a chance.

The one regret I have is that Rob and I were unable to travel to Elisa and Mike’s wedding celebration. Unfortunately my annual reunion with the girls is a “planned months in advance” kind of thing and, really, non-negotiable. I do not write too much about my everyday social life (or lack thereof). However, Elisa and Mike (as well as many other local knit bloggers) are a huge part of both Rob and my lives here in Boston. We have shared some phenomenal times and I regret that we could not be there for this. We did receive a VERY happy phone call from them and you could feel the love through the line. I would like to, very publicly, wish them love and happiness and they start this next leg of their journey as a team.

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11 Comments

  1. maryse says:

    yay! i’m the first to comment.

    i was thinking about you and your trip to las vegas. i’m so glad you were able to go and that you had a great time.

    and that you’re feeling ok.

    Comment - October 30, 2006 : 7:35 pm

  2. Dawn says:

    It’s good to hear that you are feeling better. I thought I would pass on a bit of my own first pregnancy experience. I, too, was anemic and was prescribed some iron pills, but everytime they checked my blood my iron levels were always low so they would tell me to take more iron pills. The only polite way to say this is that the iron just passed right through me, and not in a pleasant way. So, instead, I started eating iron rich foods, like spinach, beans and chicken livers (the lesser of 2 evils, chicken or beef liver). Only then did my iron levels go up. So, eat well, get plenty of rest, drink water and take care of your bookish self.

    Comment - October 30, 2006 : 8:40 pm

  3. Susan says:

    I’m so happy that you’re letting yourself dream about your child. It’s so much fun.

    Pregnant and in Vegas? Girl, you need to think up some crazy, racey stories!

    Comment - October 30, 2006 : 9:10 pm

  4. Carole says:

    Wow, you have been busy. I hope you’re finding time to rest up, too.

    Comment - October 30, 2006 : 9:10 pm

  5. Debbie says:

    So happy you are toppling over all the time! Your yearly reunion reminds me of my mother-in-law’s “Girls Club”. She and her friends from high school get together a few times a year and have done so for many many years. She’s in her late 60′s and very vibrant. She and her friends have seen each other through marriages, divorces, births, deaths – even among their own, joy and heartaches. It’s really an amazing thing.

    I;m so happy for Elisa and Mike, I just know they had a blast at their wedding. Such a sweet couple. ~sigh~

    Comment - October 30, 2006 : 9:13 pm

  6. Erin says:

    I often think about you and how much I miss seeing you more often. You’re one of my friends for whom even going some time without seeing you doesn’t make me feel less close to you.

    … so, what I’m trying to say is: I’ve been thinking of you! I should initiate regular phone calls, or something. :) Be well and take it easy.

    Comment - October 30, 2006 : 10:48 pm

  7. Laurie says:

    Glad to hear you are maintaining the two feet rule. And am also very happy to see you even keeling on the life parts. We missed you, but I know you were in the right place, and it wasn’t going to be Rhinebeck this year. Now I gotta run over and wish Elisa and Mike a happy.

    Comment - October 31, 2006 : 4:39 am

  8. Rachel H says:

    Very pleased to hear about the not falling down part. And the reunion/shower too. Sounds like you really needed it.

    But with respect to your comment on the Harlot’s post yesterday? Um, no. The kid cannot sleep in the washing machine. The powers that be tend to to frown upon that sort of thing.

    The laundry basket however is perfectly acceptable. Preferably after the laundry in it is clean, but that’s just a detail.

    Comment - October 31, 2006 : 7:26 am

  9. claudia says:

    So many friends! What a delightful situation.

    Comment - October 31, 2006 : 8:10 am

  10. Martha says:

    For a pregnant woman, you sure get around a lot! We missed you in Rhinebeck–maybe you’ll make it next year, with Baby Bookish…

    Comment - October 31, 2006 : 11:04 am

  11. melanie says:

    “extended bliss that should be pregnancy”

    HA!!!!!

    Glad you had a rockin time in LV we missed you so…

    Comment - October 31, 2006 : 12:04 pm

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