Fake Drinking in Costa Rica

We just got back from a wonderful long weekend in beautiful Costa Rica. Not technically a babymoon, we went to Costa Rica to attend a wedding with friends, including my BFF.   As you may recall, I am only approaching 6 weeks and hadn't yet told anyone I was pregnant.  However, I knew that the minute I would see her in Costa Rica she would insist on getting beers, pina coladas, bloody marys etc.  So I decided to tell her beforehand so that she wouldn't be surprised, and also, so that she could help me fake-drink throughout the weekend.  Here is our text exchange of my BFF telling me the photo of me holding my friend's baby was cute and why weren't we pregnant yet....it was followed by a facetime call complete with my BFF breaking down and crying.

Followed by a picture of us in Costa Rica together.

My BFF and me :)

Success!  I didn't grab a beers from the cooler on the beach during day drinking, but I really don't think anyone noticed.

Day drinking on the beach

As for the rehearsal dinner I luckily binged on delicious and fresh virgin pina coladas all night.

Rehearsal Dinner on a cliff overlooking ocean

Fake drinking during the wedding was a bit more difficult since every table had its own bottle of Vodka for frequent shots (it was a Ukrainian/Latvian wedding after all).

But my BFF, her hubby and mine somehow kept my shotglass filled with water so I was able to join in all the festivities.

I would also like to point out that I stayed up both nights as late as the other guests, dancing all night long.

Hubby and BFF dancing in the wee hours

I am really tired this week, as my 6th week of pregnancy kicks off, but am happy I partied like a rockstar on recovery last weekend.  Here is baby Mac's first picture abroad, still in utero.  It looks like my hubby is pregnant with my hand on his belly instead of the other way around, LOL!

Baby Mac's first trip abroad, 6 weeks in utero. 

And now here are some other pictures of the beautiful beach and wedding.