I am SO happy for you Emily! Congrats! Maybe you will be early and hit Eric Clapton's and my birthday on the 30th. Best wishes to you.
Paz on 9/23/02 8:32 PM, Heather at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Congratulations Emily!!! Many blessings for a smooth pregnancy. > > Heather > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Emily > Gray Tedrowe > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 8:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: "raise a child up with somebody" NJC > > > hello JMDLers, just a quick note to say hi and share some good news-- > i'm pregnant. (!!!) i'm just over three months along, so if all goes well, > courtney and i will have our first child on april 1. that's right, the > official > due date is april fool's...we're trying not to dwell on the connotations! > > i feel great, now that the first trimester nausea and exhaustion have > passed. and i'm thrilled and full of joy at this next step courtney and > i are taking together--it will be the first grandchild for both of our > parents, > so we're causing quite a stir in each of our families! mainly i'm just > feeling a strong inner sense of peace and blessing--we had a tough year > last year, as most of you know. and my leaving new york after 9/11 > was a wrenching, mixed-blessing decision. so this tiny heartbeat > inside me (so loud and fast though!) is like a personal beacon of some > kind-- > and more than anything shows me how far i've come in my own > struggles with anxiety, depression, and sadness from last year. > > so i'd like to share the news that we're rejoicing over! thanks for > reading. > > -- emily, in chicago > > ps: i have to say that the day i found out i was pregnant i went into my > study alone and played "blue"--then courtney came in, sat with me > for a while, and after the record ended he put on some phish (his > favorite), saying it was only fair that the music options be fair and > equal for this baby right from the start!
