I don't know if I was posting at the time you put up the Halloween pictures. You looked so adorable. I would totally have patted your belly. I'm invasive of personal space that way.

Thank you. In the last 18 months, my personal bubble seems to have grown exponentially. I'm definitely down with the belly pats. This one's more of a jumper than O was, too.

I'm thinking about getting this for my mother for Christmas, but it would be her big present for the year, as it's pretty expensive. What do people think?

Oh my goodness, that's gorgeous.

Oh good, that's what I think. I mean, it looks like something I'd be ridiculously excited to get and would wear around all Christmas day, but I wanted to see if other people felt that way.

It's very pretty, Emily!

That is really lovely Emily!

When I was pregnant with Nick, my doctor told me I could drink a beer every night to relax.

when my mom was pregnant, her doctor told her to have a glass of sherry at night to help her sleep. maybe that's why I'm nuts. I mean, I'm smart, but i'm crazy

She is crazy, look at all those crazy 8's.

I gotta run to Home Depot. See ya later.

Parting note: I just finished showering and noted again that this summer I have finally acquired grey hair at my temples. This may seem silly to some, but it just makes me giddy. I love it. The eyesight failing and the weight issues bug me about my age, but everything else is just fine. I embrace my grey hair and wrinkles! Bring it on old age!

happy grey hairs.

mato the Beastie

and that would be an amazing gift Emily

I think I first heard about this whole thing in an article about the book, that people would hear about FAS and conclude that if many drinks could do that, then even one must be bad.

That's exactly it. Women find out they are pregnant, think "Shit, I went on a bender two weeks ago, this baby is SO fucked". They feel terrible. They drink to forget how guilty they feel.

This isn't a good result. This isn't the message my researcher wanted out there.