Congratulations on the pregnancy. I am really pleased for you going public on stage etc. As you say it is a great feeling.
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Wonderful news, Lisa, wish you well!
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Congratulations 
Congratulations
Itās a bummer that itās an energy drain for you now, but itās also good to read that nothing makes you happier now, so itās just a matter of persevering and doing what you can doā¦ take your time and do the things that you want and can do and keep sharing the things you want here and it doesnāt have to have anything to do with music or guitar 
Otherwise half of my LL posts could go 
Have fun ,rest ,play or whatever you want ,make this a good time for you
Greetings
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Congratulations, for the āOctober Festā and the concert.
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Congratulations Lisa, great to hear your news and read about your steps in performing.
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Thank you all so much for your kind words and congratulations! I highly appreciate each and every one! 
Hi Andrea,
itās exciting times for sure and I try to enjoy it as much as possible. At least in the moments I donāt want to just sleep. 
It still is a little mix of joy and panic at the same time, but until October itās enough time to adjust, prepare and just feel happy about our little one to arrive. 
Youāre right about my enjoyment of my live performances. It was a great pleasure and thatās what to take home. Technical struggles are more of a funny side note rather than an issue.
Thanks again for your kind words. 
Thanks a lot, Toby. Doing my best in taking care of myself, and when sometimes I canāt, my significant other will jump in.
Thanks so much for your good wishes, Tony. With you being an experienced performer quite early in your journey I canāt agree more about the great feeling of stepping up on that stage.
Thanks a lot for your good wishes, David.
Thanks so much for your kind words, Rogier! Youāre right about the energy drain being a bummer. But as I canāt change it, I take it as it comes and do one step at a time - no pressure at all and enjoying as much as I can.
Thanks a lot Cyril! This would be an October Fest without beer - Not sure if this actually allowed in Germany? 
Thanks very much, Phil! Very exiting weeks have passed for me and are about to come.
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Great news Lisa, congratulations!
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Hi Lisa,
Do you know what I realized this afternoon ā¦ that you are the first to announce that a child is expected and in fact the first lady here who has become a mother since I have been hanging around here at Justinguitar (almost 4 years) ā¦
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Wow, Lisa!!! Big news! Really happy for you! Best wishes!! 
Franz
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Hello Lisa, oh wow, thatās fantastic news. I was already a bit worried, as you had been so active and suddenlyā¦ nothing 
.
I feel relieved to read about the reason behind your temporary absence 
. Congratulations on expecting your first baby . I totally understand your ambivalent feelings between uncertainty and pure joy. Thatās sooo normal . Take care of yourself, and make use of your couch whenever you feel to .
And, how wonderful, Iām just imagining your little one inside of you, growing up with beautiful guitar sounds. In few weeks, you will even feel its reaction to your playing 
.
A propos guitar playing: congratulations also on this achievement of playing live 
. Unbelievable that, yet again, youāve been muted 
. To stay calm in this situation is an achievement of its own 
.
I wish you all the best for the months to come. Itās such an exciting time 
.
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This may have to do with the age of most of the other ladies here, Rogier 
. At least in my case, donāt wait for such an announcement 
.
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Lisa, congratulations on expecting your first child and for your live performance.
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Lisaā¦what a wonderful news this one is! Iām so happy for you!
Take care of yourself!
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Thanks again to all you kind folks and your lovely wishes and comments. I feel blessed and truly appreciate it.
Thanks a lot, Boris!
Hi Rogier,
your ability to recall all these details is just amazing, wow! And it feels quite cool to be a āfirst timerā in such a long living community. I hope my little one will appreciate this fact one day.
Thanks so much for your kind words and wishes, Franz!
Thanks a lot for your kind and encouraging comments and words of support, Nicole! Iām glad to hear that feeling ambivalent about the upcoming motherhood is quite normal. Even though I guessed it, itās always reassuring to hear it.
Now Iām really looking forward to the days when I can feel the little one inside moving. I hope our taste in music are alike. Not to imagine being kicked and punched in the organs if baby doesnāt like what āitā is hearing.
Regards your assumption why there havenāt been other motherhood anouncements so far, that was my first thought as well. Being 35 myself, Iām also not an early bird in these terms.
Thanks a lot for your kind words, Steve!
Thanks so much for your good wishes, Michael!
Grazie mille, Silvia! Promise to take good care of me and the little one.
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Congratulations Lisa! What amazing news!
My Daughter was an October baby. They are the best 
I was fortunate enough not to deal with morning sickness when I was pregnant, but I definitely understand the exhaustion. Being able to feel the baby move is one of the best feelings and Iām sure that he or she will love to hear your guitar and dance around
Also, congrats on the live performance!! Playing in a mix with a whole band is definitely a learning experience, but it really is the best kind of learning and Iām so glad you got to do it! I would love to see the recording once you have it.
Congrats againx2!! 
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I wished, I could have done this with my son
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Thanks so much for your kind words, Jenn! It means a lot to me.
Nice to hear your daughter was an October baby, too, and so was one of my grannies. By luck we might hit her birthday as itās only 2 days from the calculated delivery date. October babies definitely rock!
Thatās so true! So many things to pick up from that experience, it is amazing and also so much fun!
Andrea, my heart is melting!! Thanks for sharing this video, now I have a massive hormone overflow - where are the tissues? 
But seriously, I will love to do that on day, too.
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Itās time for a little update again.
During the last weeks, there have been some ups and downs related to guitar practice time with some periods with structured practice, some times only noodling and playing songs or also (unfortunately) days/weeks without any playing at all. Nevertheless, I have the feeling that during the last two weeks itās getting better again, energy wise and playing wise so I finally decided to āgrow upā and enter the intermediate Grade 4.
I stuck my toes in PMT Grade 4 already and during the past two months was watching the base modules of Grade 4 (except for the Blues parts, this has to wait a little more). Based on Justinās suggestion along with my needs, I designed following routine and set it to active just a few seconds ago - so from tomorrow onwards I will feel so intermediate as I never felt before.
Itās quite packed and there will be days when I wonāt be able to finish all items as I still have to work full time, but thatās not a biggie. Most importantly, I put some fun stuff in the beginning (Warm Up noodling with chords and melodies by ear) and in the end (everything coming after and including Country Style Guitar).
The stuff in between mainly follows suggested practice items for Grade 4 and will be adjusted in detail as I progress through the course. For technique - what you need, I plan on setting up a weekly schedule with different techniques (i.e. bending, vibrato, legato, ā¦) to alternate on the days, but I probably will replace the Notes on the Fretboard later on with another dedicated technique slot, when focus is required (looking especially at bending here as this definitely need work). That will give me a good structure for the upcoming months until the end of the year (and onwards).
Some funny side note: It seems my little one already has a good feeling for rhythm as often heās moving in time when I play guitar. I wonder if heās tapping his little foot already inside my womb. Other times, it feels like heās practicing roundhouse kicks, though.
Back to the guitar: Also, I had a little GAS and finally decided on getting a looper and of course, it had to be the monster version instead of a simple one. So the Boss RC 500 was odered and should have arrived today, but DHL let me down and didnāt deliver despite being so close to my home as was shown in the live tracking. Patience, Lisa, patienceā¦ So hopefully I get to noodle with it tomorrow then and then will be totally overwhelmed by all the functions and possibilities.
Thanks to all the folks reading and checking in here. Have a great day.
Cheers - Lisa
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Love the update Lisa and congrats on entering grade 4! Your practice routine looks really solid. Mine definitely trends towards noodling around a bit more these days 
Youāve inspired me to try a bit more of a structured routine!
So amazing! Enjoy all those little moments. I was not playing guitar yet when I was pregnant with my daughter. Iām guessing itās amazing feeling the little one dance along
Enjoy the new looper when it arrives! I do this exact same thing when I get a new pedal
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