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b.rox » Blog Archive » Latest Entry in the Annals of Idiocy — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:41:50 +0000

[...] first reaction most people have when I relate this story is, of course, that “it’s because she’s pregnant.” It’s a compulsion. Go ahead and [...]

By: ned

ned — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:41:27 +0000

when i went bowling last weekend, i felt a little tipsy afterwards. at first i thought it was the beer, but now i think it was because Christy is pregnant.

By: liprap

liprap — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:08:05 +0000

I second Kelly on the birth stories thing. Once the young ‘un is born and goes through his/her first trip to the emergency room for some form of injury, then brace yourself for the horror stories from other parents. My personal faves that I heard when my son was sporting a cast at eleven months:

“Isn’t he a little young for a skiing accident? ”

From a mom with three boys: “You know things are bad when the folks in the ER start addressing you and your family by your first names right away – and you do the same with them!”

By: OLIVIA

OLIVIA — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:46:06 +0000

It’s because the baby has a full head of hair that she has heartburn….and she’s pregnant!!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:47:39 +0000

But I should add that there are nice things about being pregnant, too.

Right now, I’m enjoying having the secret kicking party going on inside again.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:44:07 +0000

I found (and currently find), too, that, some physical annoyances aside, the main annoyance of pregnancy is that EVERYONE in the world who sees a pregnant woman in the second, and especially the third, trimester has to start sharing birth stories or stories about the pregnancies of people in their family.

Something about seeing a rounded belly makes people forget all social boundaries. I’ve come to believe that they can’t help themselves. It must be an ingrained evolutionary response. It’s so universal that there’s no other explaination.

And strangely, this time around for me, every @%#$ co-worker I have has a strange tendency to tell me that I “look great!” on a daily basis. I suppose it’s possible that I could have a glow of some sort, but what I really suspect is that they all think I look really fat…. ):

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:30:46 +0000

Hey B,

Glad to see you starting to enjoy it! Being a parent is scary and fun, but up to now I think you’ve mostly been experiencing just the scariness. Much fun to you and Xy in the new year.

Peace,

Tim

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:51:09 +0000

Has Xy tried mineral water for the heart burn? It really helps me…

By: chrissieroux

chrissieroux — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:06:24 +0000

I bet it feels good to be in the home stretch.

By: Editor B

Editor B — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:52:55 +0000

Yes indeed. You anticipate a future entry.