An Early Riser

I've been getting up really early lately. Saturday morning, I woke up at 4:30 to pee and I couldn't go back to sleep. Yesterday morning it was 5:30 to pee AGAIN. This morning was a bit better - 6am. I think the fact that pregnant women have to pee throughout the night (I sometimes go 6 times, no joke) is a subliminal way to get prepared for nursing & not getting much sleep after the baby is born. Long gone are the dreamy nights of Ambien and Xanax. I've already passed that test.

I went to a "non-baby-baby shower" yesterday for Jill, whom I've known since kindergarten. She is Jewish and since it's superstitious to have baby showers, a bunch of us girls who all grew up together had brunch in her honor on the upper east side, where she lives. I hadn't seen her since James and I had our little wedding party at Happy Ending (and I honestly cannot remember much of that week when we got married). When I saw her, I couldn't believe how BIG she is. It looks like she should've given birth a week ago. She's due in 3 1/2 weeks. Jeannine is also pregnant, due in Sept. We had a great time catching up on all the hometown gossip and just having a ton of laughs. I feel really lucky to still be friends with and hang out with girls I've known for 27 years.