Tomorrow is 2011. The date sounds so futuristic to me. Tonight Joe and I have dinner reservations at a trendy new restaurant in downtown St. Pete. I plan on wearing a dress, red lipstick and high heels. I’ve looked forward to this date all week. And yes, I plan on having a sip (or two) [...]
[I can't give up baths.] This one came as a huge surprise to me: Pregnant women are not supposed to take hot baths. Your body temperature rises, which can be harmful for fetuses. Especially in the early months of development. A prolonged spike in your core body temperature could cause birth defects. Avoid the bath [...]
I’m cool with the cold. It can stay for a bit longer. I know I moved to Florida for a break in the gray. For warmth. For sun. For sundresses. Flip flops. Enormous sunglasses. But I miss the cold. I miss bundling. I miss warming my face over a hot cup of soup. I miss [...]
I’m sitting on a futon in my living room.The pug is curled up beside me, snoring. He woke up about five minutes ago and burrowed out from under the covers of the bed, where Joe is currently (still) sleeping (in). By June we’ll have a baby in this house, which means I now regard my [...]
[I can't give up coffee.] I let myself have one cup a day. The first three months I was so nauseous coffee smelled downright repugnant. Repugnant. I was baffled and crushed. Now that I feel good again, dare I say normal again, I want my favorite brew so bad. Oh, Timmy Ho’s. I cherish you. [...]
Ohnoyoudidn’t! Oh yes I did. Why? Because I modeled in my first fashion show Sunday night. A woman I interviewed this summer asked me to participate. (Note: this was before I got pregnant.) The forces behind the show apparently didn’t mind that I was pregnant, so I went ahead and strutted my stuff baby bump [...]
| Sept. 30, 2009 | Three days after I returned from my honeymoon, at about 9 o’clock in the morning, I found myself in the passenger seat of Joe’s Honda Accord, lying on my side, curled up like a shrimp, crying softly into the car’s fabric upholstery on route to a St. Petersburg emergency room. [...]
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