Today I had another appointment with the OB-GYN. Tim was in meetings all day, so he couldn’t get away to meet me, which kind of stressed me out. He’s been with me for all but one other appointment, and the last time I was anxious, too. I think I feel better having him there, even if nothing really important is going on.  I saw Sue again, which was nice because I feel like I can actually talk to her.  We discussed the Ambien, and luckily, she looked it up and told me that it should be fine for me and the baby. In fact, it was considered to be very safe for breast feeding as well (not that I’ll take it then; I won’t have 8 consecutive hours to devote to sleep!!).  She weighed me, measured my tummy and checked Marco’s heartbeat. So far, so good!

After my appointment, I was driving down Main Street in St Helena and noticed that ‘A Single Man’ was playing at the Cameo in ten minutes.  I’ve wanted to see it for awhile, so I decided to take in the matinee.  The movie was VERY good. I really like Colin Firth, and have ever since I first saw him in the BBC version of  ’Pride and Prejudice’ (the only version worth watching, IMHO), and even more so when I watched ‘The English Patient’.  Colin was amazing in ‘A Single Man’; one of the few performances I’ve watched where I felt I truly understood the phrase ‘tour de force’.  I do want to mention, however, that there was not enough Matthew Goode (he’s just so lovely to watch on screen, and I don’t mean physically – though he is that, too)!  Tom Ford directed the film beautifully, and gave it the elegance, verve (yes, i said ‘verve’) and even the style that was needed to make the story work. Kudos to the design team for making everything look pitch perfect (I think its the same team that does ‘Mad Men’).

After the movie, I decided to stop at Copperfield’s to pick up a copy of the book by Christopher Isherwood. I’ll post my thoughts when I’ve finished it.