On New Year’s Eve Eve, Megan felt the wee one kick for the first time. I don’t think she thought she was going to be able to feel it because she hadn’t been able to previously. She put her hand on my belly and Auber kicked almost immediately. Megan’s eyes got all big and looked at me like “was that it?!?” She got to feel several more kicks, too. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy that my two sweeties are that much closer to meeting each other.
We spent New Year’s at Megan’s mom’s house in Canton. We had Christmas with her family on New Year’s Eve. We did quite well for ourselves gift-wise and The Unborn made out like a bandit.
I *think* this is our last trip that we will have to make. We would really like to go up to Toronto to get hitched pre-bambino, but airfare is so expensive. No trips is a HUGE relief, but getting married would be really nice. We’ll see.
Ok, back to cleaning. ugh…
Get married here instead! Free lodging and cheaper airfare!
i haven’t read up on the MA/VT stuff lately, but before we had read that if you had a VT civil union, that you could not also then get married in MA, because MA would already see you as “married.” seems suspicious to me….but that’s why we haven’t pursued an MA marriage. any insight on this?
According to GLAD on its website (http://www.glad.org/marriage/howtogetmarried.html), you can get married in Massachusetts even if you have a Vermont Civil Union as long as you are marrying the same person you have the civil union with. Otherwise, they recommend dissolving the civil union first before getting married in MA.
completely unrelated, but I just wanted you to know that every time I dry my hands I think of you ;)
me, too. heh.
May I ask why?
from just me, or hope, too? well, me because i am aware of the bacon/air blower story…and well, jude, i guess you’re just burned on my brain.
Oh. HA HA HA, I forgot which icon I used and then I just COULD NOT THINK of why “drying hands” would remind anyone of me. I got so paranoid, like, “OMG, do they think I’m some OCD freak?!??!” Ha, I rule. :)
There is the thing about being from another state, too. That GLAD website doesn’t sound very promising about that. I would be swell to get hitched in Mass, tho…
Just lie. If they ask, just tell them you’re moving to Mass after marriage. ;) That’s what our JP told us some couples from Hawaii did.
That makes me nervous. I want us to get married because we really are allowed to and not because we lied to make the rules fit. I mean, the rule is stupid, but I don’t want to get hitched because of being deceitful — does that make sense?
Well, I know that Boston and Provincetown don’t care and don’t usually ask. Probably other cities too, but those two I know for a fact. Most of the time they just want people to be able to get married.
But yes, it makes sense.
Hey, you could wait till it’s legal in Iowa! *wink wink*
Is that in the works?? I hadn’t heard.
Yeppers!
http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/online.html?record=1854
See if you recognize anyone.
You know, I *knew* about the court cases you were involved in, but I had no idea that things were progressing so well. FX for a speedy way to get hitched in the midwest!!
Oh if you come to Toronto, I would be so so happy!
ps – woo hoo on Megan feeling the kicks! DP has also felt some kicks and she has the same reaction. It is amazing, really amazing.
pps – are you extremely tired? I don’t know what to do with myself, I spend most days trying to keep my eyes open!
oooohhhh, so many woos for marriage, so few weekends available. ;) ideally, we’d like to potentially come up to toronto when you and DP are there as well! So you leave in a few days, right? When will you be back?
Well, I am supposed to leave on Sunday and return on Feb. 6th. We are heading to the midwife to make sure all is fine, although I feel like ass and suspect all is not fine. I’ll make sure to update you as a visit would be amazing!
FX that all goes well at the appt with the midwife. good luck with your research!
Midwife today? I hope all goes well. I bet she’ll just tell you that you are pregnant and that however you feel is normal for you (they are really good at saying things like that, aren’t they?). I went through a bit a week or two back where I was completely miserable in no definable way. I do feel better now, so maybe you are just in a slump??
Thanks so much to both of you. And Hope, that is EXACTLY what my midwife said. You are pregnant, that is totally normal. The slump seems to have lifted, but now I’ve got a cold. Figures. Anyhow, will be in touch when I get to the Caribbean!
Wow, I totally got a cold right after my slump as well. Hmmm…. maybe we’re onto something here…
I’m not tired like I was in the first tri, but more tired than I was a few weeks ago. Some days are more exhausting than others. We like to say that Auber is “growing something really good” those days.