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April 26, 2005
THE EXCUSE
If you ever want to be a lazy piece of crap and have your way all the time, I have found THE EXCUSE. Here's a list of things THE EXCUSE has allowed me to do in the past few weeks:
WARNING: THE EXCUSE can cause side effects such as:
Nausea (really often), vomitting (only twice, thankfully), weepiness for no decent reason, the realization that bread is completely disgusting, as is spinach and any other overly cooked vegetable or anything that could be qualified as slimey, squooshy or smelly, the receiving of unwanted advice, shock, excitement (and sometimes fear) and a baby of unknown sex towards the end of November.
Posted by kate at April 26, 2005 01:27 PM
Comments
Congratulations! I love how you call him the tadpole. I just had an ultrasound last week and my DH has been calling the babe "the turtle".
Baby knitting time!
Posted by: AmyH at May 3, 2005 01:49 PM
Holy Crap! Congratulations, Kate!!! :D
Posted by: Mandy at April 30, 2005 09:55 PM
Oh my a baby...ahhhh how lovely. Congratulations!
Posted by: Paula at April 30, 2005 02:04 PM
Congratulations! How awesome!
Posted by: Wanda at April 29, 2005 05:59 PM
Congratulations! I'm sorry to be behind the times! :)
You will really enjoy this! And it's just one more excuse to KNIT! :)
Posted by: tulip at April 29, 2005 04:56 PM
Oh Kate!
I am so happy for you guys!
Please take good care!!
Posted by: Ellen at April 29, 2005 07:34 AM
hooray! how exciting! and who would have known a fuzzy grey thing would be so cute. congratulations :)
Posted by: becks at April 28, 2005 12:15 PM
Yay!! Hooray for you and FrogDaddy! How fun to have a baby! I'm 10 weeks myself, expecting my 5th baby in November. We'll have an ultrasound in 8-10 wks to find out the sex. Gotta know. Just GOTTA know! Congratulations to you all! *HUGS*
Posted by: Laura Lee at April 28, 2005 05:25 AM
congratulations!
Posted by: eyeleen at April 28, 2005 03:30 AM
Congrats! Cute tadpole.
Posted by: sarah at April 27, 2005 10:54 PM
Wait... you need an excuse to do those things? ;)
Congratulations!
Posted by: Sarah at April 27, 2005 10:34 PM
Congrats! I am SO HAPPY for you!
Posted by: Julia at April 27, 2005 09:52 PM
Congratulations!
Posted by: Heidi at April 27, 2005 08:48 PM
Congrats! This is great news!
Posted by: emy at April 27, 2005 08:39 PM
Mazel Tov! I'll be watching with baited breath to see the fabulous designs you create for your little one.
Posted by: Jenna at April 27, 2005 06:44 PM
Congratulations! :o)
Anna
Posted by: Anna at April 27, 2005 06:17 PM
congratulations on the great news! good thing you have so many knitting friends... you're going to have a wardrobe ready when you're due! (^_^)
Posted by: joy at April 27, 2005 06:06 PM
Congratulations!!!
Posted by: Jane at April 27, 2005 05:57 PM
toutes mes felicitations !!
plein de layette en perspective.
take care !
Posted by: karen at April 27, 2005 05:02 PM
I'm a long-time lurker who finally feels compelled to post, so CONGRATS! what a cute sonogram photo. hopefully, you'll feel better soon -- i certainly did (though before i knew i was pregnant for the first time, i thought i had lupus because i was so sick and achy, but early into my second trimester i felt like superwoman).
indulge, try to enjoy, and lavish in the attention!
Posted by: regina at April 27, 2005 04:22 PM
Wow, that little bean looks just like its daddy! He must be so proud.
Smooches to all three of you,
mwah!
moi.
Posted by: julia fc at April 27, 2005 04:20 PM
Sorry if I'm guilty of any of the unsolicited advice! But I don't just do that to pregnant people, you know. I'm an equal opportunity unsolicited-adviser.
CONGRATULATIONS YOU'LL LOVE MOTHERHOOD IT'S GREAT.......
love, Kay
Posted by: Kay at April 27, 2005 03:52 PM
Oh, so happy for you! THat is definitely an excuse! I just found out on Monday that a co-worker of mine is pregnant and is due in October! SO, lots of baby clothes for me to make!
:) :) :)
Posted by: Dani at April 27, 2005 03:34 PM
Congratulations!
I enjoy your blog and I just bought your bunny pattern at my LYS - I haven't started it yet, but I am very impressed with its detail.
Posted by: Bridget at April 27, 2005 03:12 PM
oh mi goodness!
Congratulations are in order. Félicitations!
Posted by: stinkerbell at April 27, 2005 02:06 PM
Congratulations Kate! That is so fantastic Woo hoo!
Posted by: jacqueline at April 27, 2005 01:54 PM
Congrats, Kate! That's the cutest little excuse I've ever seen. :)
Posted by: Carrie at April 27, 2005 01:44 PM
YAY!! I'm expecting at the end of November, too, but my first sonogram isn't until May 6 *pouts*
Hooray for tadpoles!!!!
Posted by: jen at April 27, 2005 01:41 PM
How exciting - congratulations!
Posted by: Bliss at April 27, 2005 01:10 PM
Long time lurker on your blog - love it by the way and all your patterns! Just wanted to say congratulations!
Diane
Posted by: Diane at April 27, 2005 12:59 PM
Congratulations! So exciting it's nauseating huh? It seems to me that all my creative friends who've have babies have had amazing creative bursts- I hope you do too. And I hope you manage to find time to blog about it!
Posted by: clementine at April 27, 2005 10:12 AM
wow, does every american get pregnant in April, cos you must be the fifth of my RSS's to announce it.
And by that I mean of course : CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish you a peaceful pregnancy.
Alice
Posted by: ALice at April 27, 2005 07:13 AM
It took me about halfway through the list for me to figure it out and then I was all "OH.MY.GOD!!!!!!" CONGRATULATIONS!!!! that's AMAZING news!!!! WOOO!!!!
Posted by: Lara at April 27, 2005 06:19 AM
Congrats to you both and the tadpole!
Posted by: Janet at April 27, 2005 05:24 AM
Awwwwwwww...Even thoguh everyone's already congratulated you, one more can't hurt!
Congratulations :D
Posted by: Mo at April 27, 2005 05:22 AM
A huge congrats to you and the frog, may your pregnancy be healthy and very design inspiring! ;)
Posted by: ~Jo~ at April 27, 2005 04:36 AM
OMG!!! OMG!!! Congratulations!! I'm freaking out here. How's your move going?
Posted by: valentina at April 27, 2005 03:34 AM
So glorious! The beginings of such happiness and joy!
Of course I'm a grandmother and I gotta tell you that's awfully sweet too!
Best of luck to you all!
Posted by: Sandy at April 27, 2005 03:22 AM
So glorious! The beginings of such happiness and joy!
Of course I'm a grandmother and I gotta tell you that's awfully sweet too!
Best of luck to you all!
Posted by: Sandy at April 27, 2005 03:21 AM
Congratulations!
Posted by: Katie at April 27, 2005 03:11 AM
Congratulations!!!!! That's wonderful!!!
Posted by: Kalani at April 27, 2005 03:05 AM
Congratulations! The picture was one of the best sonogram pictures I've seen. It almost makes me want to have AN EXCUSE. Stay well, all of you.
Posted by: Teri at April 27, 2005 01:59 AM
Hooray--what a fab excuse!
And enjoy all the sleeping now. ;)
Posted by: Katy at April 27, 2005 01:55 AM
Congratulations Kate, Frog, and Tadpole!! Frog's comment below was heartbreakingly sweet. It's clear Tadpole will both bring and be surrounded by much love. May the three of you always keep each other warm, happy, and full.
Posted by: MeowGirl at April 27, 2005 01:45 AM
Congratulations!! I've been a long-time admirer of your site and patterns, but never wrote until now. Best of luck, and Frog's comment was about the cutest thing I've ever seen.
Posted by: Mia at April 27, 2005 01:28 AM
well, that's the best darn excuse in the whole world!!! Congratulations!
Posted by: chris at April 27, 2005 01:18 AM
HOORAY! And LOVE!
Posted by: girlbomb at April 27, 2005 12:43 AM
HOORAY!!! Frog's comments had me nearly in tears - such joy to all 3 of you and you can be as personal as you like my dear ;)
Those scans, I used to live for the scans! Congratulations, and eat as much as you want.
Posted by: Alison at April 27, 2005 12:14 AM
congratulations to you and the frog!
Posted by: Jenny at April 26, 2005 11:54 PM
Brilliant news. Congratulations!!
Posted by: Jacinta at April 26, 2005 11:22 PM
Awww...congratulations! Awesome awesome awesome!
Posted by: Cher at April 26, 2005 11:20 PM
oh! congrats!
Posted by: shobhana at April 26, 2005 11:14 PM
Congrats!
Posted by: Luna at April 26, 2005 10:39 PM
Woohoo! Congrats! I bet Blossom's first full project will be a baby sweater :)
Posted by: cari at April 26, 2005 09:25 PM
Dear Kate...I figured out the excuse before I was halfway through with the list of bad behaviors! Pregnancy is pretty much the only explanation for a man being so tolerant and patient when his wife gets hormonal and cranky!
Posted by: sue at April 26, 2005 08:28 PM
Congratulations, Kate, to you and Frog and the little tadpole too. Take good care of everyone, yourself especially, and all will go well for the three of you. I'm so happy for you.
Posted by: KarenK at April 26, 2005 07:52 PM
congratulations!!
Posted by: carolyn at April 26, 2005 07:47 PM
Wow!! Congratulations on a little tagpole!!
Posted by: margene at April 26, 2005 07:39 PM
Congratulations!!! I just *knew* this was going somewhere... Have you started craving things yet?
Posted by: MJ at April 26, 2005 07:37 PM
Oh, that's so exciting!! Congrats to - well, all three of you!!! Yay!
Posted by: Heather at April 26, 2005 07:21 PM
Oh crap. I have your list but no such excuse. Congratulations!!!!!
Posted by: Felicia from sweetgeorgia at April 26, 2005 07:15 PM
That is the best excuse anyone can ever have for anything. :) Congratulations to you both (and the little crevette)! If you ever need anything from stateside, let me know, I'd be happy to send it along!
Posted by: Axelle at April 26, 2005 07:01 PM
Congratulations!!
Posted by: Ann at April 26, 2005 06:57 PM
Thanks ladies (and gents?) for your nice notes and thoughts. :) I'm sorry to admit I didn't read ALL of them though yet, but be sure I will.
Kate, seeing the tadpole moving its lil arms and legs this morning is something I will never forget. When we both yelled and laughed and nearly cried in surprise as it did it, I really was in heaven. This Excuses all that you mentioned, by far.
I love you both, my sweet babies!
Posted by: Frog at April 26, 2005 06:57 PM
Wonderful! Best excuse ever. Congratulations.
Posted by: Sara at April 26, 2005 06:37 PM
Yay! Congrats! Our baby plans are still a little ways off, I wonder if there's another excuse I can use to justify eating ice cream for breakfast??
Posted by: Heide at April 26, 2005 06:34 PM
Congrats! How exciting, and a wonderful excuse to knit some little, bitty baby things. Motherhood is the best!
Posted by: Niki at April 26, 2005 06:31 PM
congratulations!
Posted by: athena at April 26, 2005 06:01 PM
Congratulations! Enjoy knitting small things!
Posted by: ShelbyD at April 26, 2005 05:52 PM
Congratulations!! What more to say that hasn't already been said - it's wonderful!
Posted by: Janet at April 26, 2005 05:37 PM
Ah Kate, how wonderful! Congrats congrats congrats! What a year! What joy!
I hear fresh roses by the bed help with morning sickness. I'm sure Frog can deal with getting you some :)
Posted by: Leslie at April 26, 2005 05:32 PM
congratulations!!
Posted by: andrea at April 26, 2005 05:31 PM
I thought so!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!
Posted by: aubree at April 26, 2005 05:28 PM
Great post : ) Great Future! Can't wait for the knitting!
Posted by: Cindy at April 26, 2005 05:28 PM
Oh My God, I would have never guessed!
Congratulations!
You'll have to keep us posted with "Having a baby in France" posts (a idea that always causes panic attacks in me).
Posted by: Anna at April 26, 2005 05:23 PM
Congrats. The first trimester really can be hard. I was sick as a dog but didn't want to tell anyone why. Second tri is better. I know about the craving thing. The only food I wanted was Peterson's nut bars, which are not available in the south, only in the west and north in the US. That and tomatoes, which were of course out of season and very expensive. Best of luck!!
Posted by: Meriah at April 26, 2005 05:20 PM
Wonderful news, Kate - congratulations! Let the baby knitting begin (when you're feeling better)! Your little one will be the best-dressed baby in all of France. Best wishes for a healthy and comfortable pregnancy.
Posted by: Sarah at April 26, 2005 05:17 PM
Wow! I'm so excited for you! I never had morning sickness but I did have to spend the last trimester of my first pregnancy on bed rest. Secretly bed rest sounded like a great vacation idea but after the first few days I realized laying in bed all day actually hurts! Here's my bit of unasked for advice: Peppermint tea for nausea and ginger for upset tummy and fennel for bloating.
Posted by: stephanie at April 26, 2005 05:15 PM
AHhhhhhhhhh!!!! Congratulations!
Peppermint tea helped my morning sickness.
Posted by: Jessica at April 26, 2005 05:10 PM
I am so very excited for you and Frog! What a wonderful blessing!
Posted by: Rebecca at April 26, 2005 05:07 PM
Congratulations! I'm so excited for you. I've worked in an infertility clinic for five years so you'd think I'd be past gooshing over babies by now...hasn't happened yet. Please send me your snail mail address (if you don't mind correspondence from total strangers). I really want to make something for him/her.
Posted by: Janay at April 26, 2005 05:02 PM
Most beautiful picture you've ever posted!
BRAVO
Posted by: Caterine at April 26, 2005 04:56 PM
Oh, I forgot (and I hope this doesn't make you nauseous), in regard to food, I haven't had french onion soup, once one of my faves, in over 20 years (Katie's fault)... It sounded good when I ordered it that time, but when it was set before me, it was a completely different story!
Posted by: Vicki at April 26, 2005 04:54 PM
congratulations!
Posted by: maryse at April 26, 2005 04:53 PM
Yippee, yippee, yippee! You'll feel better soon, I promise. *So excited for you!*
Posted by: Vicki at April 26, 2005 04:51 PM
oh my god! congratulations :)
is it bad that the first thing i think of are all the adorable little things you can make him/her?
Posted by: jody at April 26, 2005 04:41 PM
awwww.... congrats!!!
Posted by: Dharia at April 26, 2005 04:38 PM
congratulations! you're the third knitblogger i know to become pregnant recently. Must be something in the water. ;)
Posted by: TheBon at April 26, 2005 04:38 PM
Congratulations! You will have the most stylish little baby in all of your beautiful designs. I'm looking forward to reading your blog even more now!
Posted by: Brynne at April 26, 2005 04:20 PM
Congratulations!!
Posted by: Jayme at April 26, 2005 04:14 PM
Aha! No wonder you haven't been working on things - you've been working on something else! It's exhausting, which one wouldn't expect somehow, with it being so small yet and all. With both of mine, I went to sleep the first three months, woke up for the middle three, then slept again (when I could get comfortable enough) for the last three. Um, then you don't get to sleep much at all for a while, but we shouldn't think about that yet. Looking at the dates, if your apartment gets hot, you will probably need a portable air conditioner. See, more advice! (sorry) Congratulations!
Posted by: patti at April 26, 2005 04:09 PM
Aha! I had a feeling as soon as I saw "THE EXCUSE" in all caps. Congratulations, my dear! Wonderful news.
Posted by: Gina at April 26, 2005 04:07 PM
HOLY GUACAMOLE!
Congratulations. Let me tell you, that is going to be one adorably dressed tadpole.
Posted by: Marnie at April 26, 2005 04:06 PM
Wonderful! Hoep your barfing isn't so bad (I had bad barfing). I used gingersnaps and seasickness bands to help the nausea (and no, they did not help. Nothing helped except perscription non-barfing medicine that mostly just made me sleep.) Be nice to yourself--we're all cheering for you and the Frog too!
Posted by: s at April 26, 2005 03:58 PM
congratulations kate! i see that humor was not loss in the least with your "excuse". that was just hilarious! we could use another "you" in this world for sure!
congrats again and again!
Posted by: froggy at April 26, 2005 03:51 PM
WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations, Kate! That is wonderful news!
Posted by: mrspilkington at April 26, 2005 03:48 PM
Oh wow, congratulations! Imagine all the fun knitting this will become an excuse for...
Posted by: Kat at April 26, 2005 03:48 PM
You Rock, Mama!!! (and pretty soon you won't puke while you're rocking...)
And you SO WILL get up in front of a bunch of parents and dance to Wipeout. Tadpole will never forgive you if you wimp out on that one...or if you make Frog do it, trust me, it will take a minimum of two weeks for you to look him in the eye without snorting green tea out your nose...
I didn't say you had to LIKE dancing to Wipeout in front of a bunch of parents, however. Get real. ;-) That's like saying you have to wear the macaroni necklaces...oh, wait, you actually DO have to...nevermind. :-) Congratitations, Feliculations, and a very big, inappropriately long hug to you!
Posted by: Lee Ann at April 26, 2005 03:40 PM
since I will be in Paris the first 2 weeks in June, is there anything you would like me to bring you? from sunny Los angeles? hmmm/ I promise you won't have to play tour guide or even have a cup of tea with me. I am just a reader of your blog who loves your knitting and fine sense of humour. I would love to return your kindness.
triscuit? saltines? anything?????? yarn? nancy L
congrats on your little bundle of joy to come.
Posted by: Nancy at April 26, 2005 03:31 PM
Tee hee hee. Enjoy being waited on now, because the tables are gonna turn! So happy to hear your wonderful news!
Posted by: Sonja at April 26, 2005 03:28 PM
Congratulations!!
Posted by: Heather at April 26, 2005 03:22 PM
omg. WHAT IS IN THE PARISIAN WATER?!?
Seriously though, big congratulations and all that! Although I'm starting to worry that with the number of baby-expecting people I know growing slowly-but-surely, I may have a harder time keeping David's baby-fever down. :s
Posted by: kim at April 26, 2005 03:15 PM
congratulations! the first kid had me crocheting one hat. the second got me into knitting. and the third has me with 4 different projects on the needles all for her!
take good care of yuorself and your excellent excuse.
best,
corine
Posted by: corine at April 26, 2005 03:05 PM
Hi and Congratulations for all of you!!
To be honoust: I had a feeling, because i'm a frequent reader/fan of your blog, there were unreadable signs that points in the directions of a little miracle!
But maybe its because I have a (second) little wurm inside of me (23 weeks now).
So, whats on your needles now!?!
Ajoursteek
Posted by: ajoursteek at April 26, 2005 03:03 PM
Congratulations! Trust me the nasty physical stuff gets better in the 2nd trimester. And then you head into the third (where I am now) and you begin to nest like crazy and you MUST knit itsy bitsy little things that they will only wear once, but you must!
Posted by: Jennifer at April 26, 2005 02:55 PM
Wow, congratulations! And you're right, the excuse will, and I think should, get you pretty much anything you want!
Posted by: Meredith at April 26, 2005 02:53 PM
That's wonderful news! I'm sure that once you get past these early days you will be so busy knitting adorable new designs that this baby will never want for clothing or toys. Kids are great (sometimes annoying, but great).
Posted by: Anmiryam at April 26, 2005 02:18 PM
Congratulations! That's wonderful! Fantastic! Thrilling! Yay!
Posted by: Elspeth at April 26, 2005 02:09 PM
Un bebe! Oh thanks for sharing this fantastic news! I am very happy for all "three" of you! I would like to see(when you are up to it) designs of Kate's special editions of your patterns for the lil frog.
Yes, you said it right too - "the receiving of unwanted advice", it seems to some that being preggie gives folks the okay to give unsolicited advice AND their personal horror stories. You take good care - Terry in SF
Posted by: Terry at April 26, 2005 01:51 PM
Congrats! That is wonderful!
Posted by: Katie at April 26, 2005 01:49 PM
Kate!!!!!! Congratulations on the little tadpole you and Frog have created! *happy dancing taking place at my desk right now* I suspect that this little tadpole will have some of the nicest knitted objects in all the land!
I'm excited to see the extent to which you are able to use this excuse for doing whatever the heck you want. There has been discussion of creating our own excuse in the next year or so...
Posted by: Stephanie VW at April 26, 2005 01:42 PM
Wheee, that's so cute! Congratulations! *jumping up and down* - again...
Posted by: Mona at April 26, 2005 01:42 PM
