...we went to dinner at Diablo Royale with Chris & Linds and then exited the restaurant only to find out we were trapped on West 10th because Obama's motorcade was coming through. SJP really knows how to shut down the west village!
On a seperate note, I have a bone to pick with NYC food establishments. Have ONE good mocktail on your menu for your preggos in attendance please. Just one, I'm not asking for variety here. Or have grenedine to make me a shirley temple! (second trimester musings...) There's no real way to describe the craziness and hilarity that ensues while on vacation with our family. Throw a set of best friends that married the sisters into the mix, and you have the makings of an outward bound reality tv show. This year, our crew is off to Ireland in a few weeks and I thought, what better way to totally and completely surprise my family with the news of a little one on the way than by telling them via a Camp Kernion teaser video. Lee and I are in charge of the (straight up Lion Ambassador style) group tshirts this year, that it wasn't really of any surprise to Mom & Dad + siblings that we went all out and added to the anticipation with a string of clips from Alaska's escapades the previous summer. I'll set the scene for you: *Family luncheon in Jackson's residential college square at Harvard, sun is shining, cool spring breeze. *Jackson in full graduation garb. *Eliz & Brady falling asleep on each other after a late night arrival. *Mom & Dad going on and on about how great it is to have all the "kids" together. *Lee, cool as a cucumber. *Me, jittery nervous, can't sit still. *"Hey guys, we made this quick teaser for Camp Kernion...want to take a look before we grab food?" *And the rest is history :) I'm completely in awe of how a woman's body knows what to do once it is growing a child. I was a research fiend at first...trolling sites about the changes happening to me, the timeline of things, what each symptom could possibly mean, and how to prepare best during each leg of the journey. Was he/she bigger than an appleseed yet? Is it true you look "vein-ier" when pregnant? Sometimes it is comforting, often times it just creates unnecessary worry. But seeing that little nugget on a screen kicking its teeny tiny little legs and waving its hands...if anything takes your breath away, it's a moment such as that.
While in hiding those first 12 weeks, I kept a basic tracker on the high/low moments I found myself experiencing. It was a bit dramatic for a bit around these parts but am happy to report that all has been settled in that department :) April 4, 2012 We found out we are pregnant!! I can't even fall asleep. I never want to forget that moment with Lee. His voice and how he hugged and held me. Overcome with emotion. Need to take pix of hpt. I've wanted this for so long. I can't believe my gut feelings were right! April 9, 2012: Im exhausted. Like can't sleep enough exhausted and not because I'm lethargic. I also feel like my blood sugar is spiking and falling faster. The shakes I seemed to notice from the past few weeks definitely had something to do with the pregnancy. Holy crap pregggggnancy. I don't believe it still. There's a constant blobby feeling down there, like I ate too much and can't suck in. There's no forseeable bump at all but it feels funny. My eyelids are droopy. I neeeeeed to get to a yoga class tmrw, my body just feels off, need a good sweat. April 12, 2012: I'm tired and want a glass of wine. No 3 glasses of wine. Working out helped today at least making my arms feel that good twinge of sore. Sometimes (most times) I don't feel pregnant, is there really anything on there? I'm counting down until April 30th for our first appt. seems so far away. And the December due date seems even farther! Speaking of waiting what seems like eons...We've made the decision to wait until 12wks to tell family and friends(even our parents!) and keeping it a secret has proven very very difficult. The white lies make me nervy. How awful is lying to loved ones? Ugh. I can't wait to share the news, god willing, if everything goes well these next few wks. Gosh this all just seems surreal... SKr and I sometimes talk about how nice it is to hide out. To shut off and hibernate in the simple things...make less plans and disconnect, knowing full well that you'll reemerge in due time with an excitement found in surfacing and catching up. I always have a strong sense of optimism and resolve after some down time and enjoy rejoining the bustle of the NYC routine. For some reason, I picture a swim to shore. A morning sunrise. A family gathering...to awaken a renewed sense of life after such energy conservation. It was a forced necessity in part this time, a moment that changed our lives forever, and set us on a 12 week journey of "shhhhh, it's a secret" mode. Lee & I were club of 2, soon to become 3. That's right...we are having a baby!
(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) It's still pretty big news around here for us, and the "reveal" to family and friends has been one of unparalleled joy. (Fun annectdotes to follow soon...) I must say, we got SO GOOD at keeping this announcement under wraps that it almost felt a bit itchy actually disclosing the mention of our little nugget! But now, as the cat's out of the bag, and I'm 14 weeks along...it was (as I've been saying), HIGH TIME Baby Markle to be got some lovin' around here. He/She is finally giving me a break from the intense nausea/exhaustion that got the best of me weeks 6-9 so it's no longer grounded anymore when it makes its entrance into the world sometime around December 10th. I feel so blessed, at peace, content, and overcome with gratitute for life and the happiness this little miracle has brought to us already...a tiny person...1/2 me, 1/2 Lee and most likely with a big ol' rump courtesy of both parents;) ps: Here's a sneak peak at what I hope to continue for the length of the pregnancy and a glimpse at my super basic photo editing non-skills. |
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