[X] My Assistant

[elakdawalla]

Well, I don't want to make a fuss, but if I were interacting with a community in any public forum other than on the Internet it would be blatantly obvious to everyone by now that I'm expecting a baby (I'm due August 10, so I'm just a little past five months). I'm determined not to be boring and talk about this (much) in my blog or elsewhere but every once in a while I'm finding that not mentioning it is like not mentioning the thousand-pound gorilla in the room! So I thought I'd get the announcement out there. I'm feeling great, having no complications other than being generally scatterbrained and distracted and mood-swingy and finding myself literally staring at my belly button (watching for those kicks and punches to poke out of my abdomen like the Alien) instead of working. Which is not meant to excuse my occasionally not being in top form, but which hopefully might explain it...

--Emily

[elakdawalla]

Tomorrow will be EL's last day in work before Maternity leave, so with AstroO's help I prepared a little good luck message....I emailed a slightly larger version to Emily, but here's a smaller version..

Aww...thanks guys, that's going in the blog for sure. Think I'll do one final farewell entry tomorrow morning. I'm sure I won't be able to stay completely away from UMSF, once things settle down -- whenever that happens -- so don't be surprised if I pop in from time to time. It's been great to find this community of like-minded people, I couldn't give it up! Thank you all for all your wishes. Right now my biggest wish is for the kid to show up sooner rather than later!

Bill, yes, my husband is Darius the RAND economist.

--Emily

[ustrax]

Emily,
may all the gods work together for the deliverance of an healthy child.
All the rest, the education, the path to knowledge, wisdom, adventure, that, I'm sure, will be provided by you and your husband.

May "Elizabeth" grow, witness, and build a whole new world.
May "Elizabeth" be part of a brilliant future.
That is my wish, to one day, old, crumbling, but still dreaming, be capable of saying: "That woman, crossing the dunes of Mars...I saw her grow".

All my Love for the three of you but, specially for the one arriving.

Rui.