tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121494988300540592.post2960687857553945613..comments2023-08-22T08:45:34.640-04:00Comments on Chalkdust and Boots: It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bellsChalkdust and Bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12149895782195943926noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121494988300540592.post-90221167718963788282011-07-29T13:56:43.530-04:002011-07-29T13:56:43.530-04:00People, thank you so much for your kind comments. ...People, thank you so much for your kind comments. I found out more about the amulet: it's supposed to "hold in" the baby in its mother's womb. So today my father-in-law informed us that I'm not supposed to have it on me around my due date because - of course - the baby will be supposed to come out. <br /><br />As for the people who have suggested that I remember the ladies from Academichic, I've been absolutely doing that and trying to get good pointers. I'm looking forward to getting back to my regular wardrobe and making more fun choices. Also, my belly seems to have grown dramatically from one day to the next, and - just as I suspected - I'm thrilled and feeling good. Thanks again for your kind words and encouragement!Chalkdust and Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149895782195943926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121494988300540592.post-53450376383010936962011-07-29T02:09:28.822-04:002011-07-29T02:09:28.822-04:00This is fantastic news! Congratulations. I would...This is fantastic news! Congratulations. I would love to know more about the history of the amulet--what it protects or foreordains. I pray that you find the beauty in pregnancy and I suspect that you will glow, an aspect of pregnancy that is not entirely myth.<br /><br />Take a cue or two from your pregnant sisters at Academic Chic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121494988300540592.post-55235703305283875632011-07-28T22:05:03.535-04:002011-07-28T22:05:03.535-04:00I wouldn't have guessed either. Congrats!!! ...I wouldn't have guessed either. Congrats!!! I'm excited to see how your style evolves to accommodate your new addition :)<br /><br />And try not to worry about the weight gain too much - this is worth it, and you look so wonderful!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403024177515079403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121494988300540592.post-33236725683987727292011-07-28T18:25:16.124-04:002011-07-28T18:25:16.124-04:00Many congrats! So many great beginnings! (like K...Many congrats! So many great beginnings! (like Katie, it seems like half the folks in my social networks are expecting, trying to conceive, or a child in the past year.)I'm very excited for you and your family! And sympathies on the hot on hot. It will cool down eventually on the East Coast when you get back, right? There was even a breeze today.Radhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946279879863336523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121494988300540592.post-56129785042019826922011-07-28T18:19:01.442-04:002011-07-28T18:19:01.442-04:00Holy crap! I haven't been able to look at blo...Holy crap! I haven't been able to look at blogs in the back country and yours is the first one I check out. You passed your defense! Congrats! You're in Greece, awesome! And to top it all off you're expecting a little Chalkdust. All of this great news, I'm so happy for you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659512275312775838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121494988300540592.post-24137235659403789992011-07-28T14:50:52.134-04:002011-07-28T14:50:52.134-04:00So...I'll admit that I wondered a few weeks ag...So...I'll admit that I wondered a few weeks ago if you might have a little Chalkdust, Jr. going on in there, but almost everyone I know is pregnant right now and the other day I decided a car looked pregnant, so I figured I was just seeing gestation everywhere I looked.<br /><br />Anywho, Congratulations! And the amulet is really cool, especially in light of family tradition.Katie, Interrobangs Anonymoushttp://interrobangsanon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121494988300540592.post-15944543639263360642011-07-28T14:40:50.397-04:002011-07-28T14:40:50.397-04:00I never would have guessed! Congrats and you look ...I never would have guessed! Congrats and you look awesome :)Allisonhttp://tallgirlblogging.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121494988300540592.post-48190706585702857512011-07-28T14:03:23.645-04:002011-07-28T14:03:23.645-04:00Well, aren't you sneaky! I would never have g...Well, aren't you sneaky! I would never have guessed from the pictures you've been posting. Congrats. Just tell yourself that you're going to look like E. at Academichic throughout your pregnancy and believe it.Cynthiahttp://www.befabulousdaily.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121494988300540592.post-39500635433242931842011-07-28T13:49:27.608-04:002011-07-28T13:49:27.608-04:00Congratulations!! The amulet for pregnant women t...Congratulations!! The amulet for pregnant women that's been in the family forever is really neat, even if it's not your aesthetic style.Millie from Interrobangs Anonymoushttp://interrobangsanon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121494988300540592.post-9003277516950744922011-07-28T13:40:31.508-04:002011-07-28T13:40:31.508-04:00I've been wondering when you would share this ...I've been wondering when you would share this here! Congratulations (because even though I've said it in person it doesn't count if it's not in writing in a blog comment)!!!!!Raquelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138113830990586689noreply@blogger.com