anonymous theatre

Monday night Bob and I discovered Anonymous Theatre.

It works like this: the director has private auditions for each part and keeps his selections completely secret. He has rehearsals, one-on-one, with the cast. The cast doesn't know who else is in the play, and they never rehearse together. Some of them will never have met before they are on stage together.

The night of the performance all the actors are seated in the audience. When their cue arrives, they get up, out of the audience, and join the rest of their cast on stage.

The show was absolutely hilarious. The actors all put on colored t-shirts with name tags to help everyone remember who was who, they forgot their lines, started songs (oh yes, it was a musical) at the wrong times, nearly collapsed the scenery...

It was awful and wonderful. I seriously recommend keeping an eye out for next year's show.

sinking in

The reality of the baby is starting to sink in a little more. I saw two just born babies today, and it drove home a little bit that in about 5 months, I'll have one too.

And I found out today it's not going to work for me to work from home, so I won't be working at all. Now I have to decide when I'm leaving, what needs to be done before I go, and so on. I'm worried about the money even though we already planned for this and now it will be okay, but I'm also happy to not have to worry about doing other work. I am honestly so excited about being a stay at home mom and house wife. As long as I don't lose my own life and personality in it, I am really excited about doing that.

Which is weird, considering I used to want no family, ever, and to be completely career focused.

Ick

No one warned me that my belly button would become a gaping hole in my stomach. Gross!

It's a boy!!!

Here he is, our little Simon Miller HamThat's his tiny baby foot, his toes are pointing to the left
And his face! He looks kind of like a dinosaur - I will call him Tyrannosaurus Simon

better now, thank you

Sorry about leaving just an angry face, there really was just.... an angry faced me. I was tired, so horribly tired that my speech slurred, my vision blurred, and I was in a horrible mood all day. So today I slept in, and I feel much better. Despite a day of sleep, I'm still tired and ready to go to sleep rather early, but still, much much better than yesterday.

I think maybe the baby is having a growth spurt or something, it is eating more of my energy than usual.

>:(

too big and too small

My stomach is too big for my regular clothes, but too small for maternity clothes. Hm. I can make things work, but everything I wear feels a little funny. Oh well, I am excited to be getting bigger, I want everyone to notice!

This weekend I wore the two dresses that I purchased recently. A green one that I wore with my black sweater and a black one that I wore with my green sweater. It was great! A little too cold for dresses, but it felt so much better than pants. I think I will try to get at least two more dresses that will work for a large stomach and wear dresses all summer long.

Eww!!! Cool! Ewww!!!

I can feel the baby moving now... I got really faint when I realized what it was, but didn't actually pass out. I like it, it's really cool, and great to know the baby is alive and moving, but oh my gosh, it's freaky!

Ultrasound in one week! Hooray!

I have a life again!

This Saturday, Bob and I are heading up to Seattle so he can interview a band, and I can... well... hang out.

The following weekend Zarah is heading out to his mom's house for spring break, and Bob and I will make an effort to do things we would not do with the kid at home. Like go see a movie! Or hang out with friends at a drinking establishment!

The weekend after that Bob, our friend Barker and I are going to Seattle so they can attend a conference and I can see Brynn and her childrens.

The next weekend I am joining the super Hilmans and traveling to the Wallas to see my amazing friend on her birthday.

It feels great to have things to look forward to doing.

Longest weekend

This past weekend felt like it was a week long. For that, I am grateful.

My baby and my stomach keep getting bigger, though I still haven't gained weight. I am eating enough now, though. Yay eating! Actually, it is annoying to me to need to eat, but oh well. Baby wants the nutrients, and I don't want to pass out.

I miss Cherise. Cherise, I want to come to the Wallas and see you!