Goodbye Little Pink Cocktail Dress…it’s been a Fun Ride

I have this dress. It is pink, and strapless, and cute. It is also a size I may never see again. I bought it in May knowing that I had several wedding events to attend this summer. When I selected it at the store I was impressed with its flattering shape and fun color. It was just what I needed to get me through the season’s weddings. Or so I thought….you see, a week after the purchase of this dress Andrew and I discovered this:

While we are aware of how this happens, we were very shocked and surprised when the stick turned bright blue! How we found out we were pregnant is another story for another day, but today I am happy to announce we will be adding a new member to our family on or around February 1st 2011!! Baby McClish is currently 11.5 weeks old with a strong heartbeat (150ish bpm), which is now my favorite sound, and is about the size of a lime! There are times I still can’t believe there is actually a tiny person growing inside me. The experience is truly overwhelming and amazing, and scary, and daunting, and beautiful, and miraculous (I have been a bit hormonal lately). Although we were not exactly expecting this little miracle, Andrew and I feel tremendously blessed by this gift and how well our pregnancy has gone so far. We are humbled that God has called us to be parents and we are praying about what those roles exactly look like. It has been hard to blog these past weeks because I haven’t had much else on my mind other than our little nugget. Well that and the fact that I couldn’t stay up past 8:30PM until a few nights ago. I am glad it is out in the open now though and that I have some energy back so I can document the journey.

Regarding the pink dress, I am not sure it will get me through the summer. We attended another wedding last Saturday night and I was able to get it zipped up, but it was a bit snug in a couple of places. I am sure no one else noticed, but I doubt I will be able to pull off wearing it again…maybe ever. I hear things are simply never the same but it is totally worth it.


Nathalie and Baby M