What sort of acting do you do? What's your dream role?
Straight theatre. All sorts not musicals lately. I love the classics. Dream role would be Paulina in the Winter's Tale (Shakes), but I'll have to wait a few years.
Looks like your daughter is almost two years old. What's she like?
She is a little crazy person. So much fun. Very small for her age, always on the go. Loves shoes, always has messy hair no matter what I do, she's wearing my tank top right now--which is a dress on her, she insists that it belongs to her. Her favorite food is blueberries.
Have you traveled? Where have you been? Where do you still want to go?
I have traveled throughout my life. I've been to lots of Europe, lived in England for a while growing up. I've only been as far as Jordon and Israel though, I'd really like to go to the other side of the world.
What's your birth plan for this baby? Is it pretty much the same as your first?
It is pretty much the same as the first, same midwife but probably a different house. Just me and dh.
Do you work outside the home now? Is acting you or your husband's primary job?
I've done 2 show since Fiona was born. I consider myself a SAHM, I'll only audition for something if dh will be able to be home while I'm rehearsing. My husband recently finished his Master of Fine in Acting here at Indiana U. That's what brings us to B-town. Acting is his primary job at the moment, at Indiana Rep Theatre, however, he is currently looking for something that provides insurance and ehem money, at least for a while.
What advice do you wish someone had given you with your first baby?
Honestly, none. I love the way I learned whatever I learned as I became a mother.
Dumb question: How far away from Chicago is Bloomington?
4 hours by car. It's an hour south of Indianapolis.
Do you act in any Chicago theatre?
Not right now. I lived in Chicago for a brief 6 month period after college, I did a show at Live Bait and one with the Mammals theatre co.
If you weren't acting what would you be doing?
I really don't know. Getting a phd in lit or something, working in academia.
Were you AP as a child?
Somewhat I suppose.
Where did you grow up?
Houston, TX and Woking, Surrey, UK.
What'd your brother do that made you decide to poop in the closet?
It'd been an ongoing battle. At the time we were staying in a condo at the beach and he locked me and my friend out on the balcony for a long time. I think that was the last straw. It was all I could do.
How do you think this will compare to your first birth? Will your daughter be there for the birth?
Hopefully it will be a bit faster. My first birth was 35 hours total. I should be careful what I wish for though. I'll have to decide whether or not I want Fiona there as it gets closer, she'll be 2.5 and I'm not sure if she'll be able to handle my being in labor and unable to give her my attention while I'm wailing. If we decide that she shouldn't be there my parents will be on hand to watch her.
How are you preparing your daughter for the new baby? How do you think she will react?
For now, we talk about the baby in my belly all the time. I plan on getting a book or two to read to her. She really loves babies right now so I think she'll be excited. It will be an adjustment for her though not to be the absolute center of our worlds.
What did you do with your first baby that you want to avoid this time around? What do you want to repeat?
I honestly don't know what I would change, I guess that will depend on this new babe. We MAY have to try...dare I say it...scheduling this one a bit more.
(of course that doesn't apply to all) I talked to a friend of mine, actually my husbands friend's wife to whom I am now close and she introduced me to the accessiblity and the possibility of homebirth with a midwife.
