Maternity Musings.

[mudblood428]

First things first - I am making good on my birthday wishes. Special b-day shout-outs go to k8nKane, penny_sieve, starnightmuse, truesalcove, uponadream, and damoyre! Wishing you all a great year ahead

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[redmonster]

and if he wants me to indulge in an entire package of Hershey Bliss while screeching my metabolism to a halt, then I challenge anyone to stand between me and the bag o' chocolate, waistline be damned!

That's the spirit! If you can't eat with impunity when you're pregnant, then WHAT CAN YOU DO?!

Oh, and I never noticed that about Gallery Place, but I'm not surprised. I call it the Dread Line for a reason.

[mudblood428]

I agree wholeheartedly!! And to tell the truth, Gallery Place only smells that bad to me because my olfactory senses are super sensitive right now. What once was a "Hunh, it's sort of mildewy in here" has become a "GOOD GOD WHAT IS THAT STENCH?!"

[mudblood428]

PS: Today, Forest Glen smelled like dead fish. I swear, someone's doing this on purpose.

[aggiebell90]

Oh, yeah. You speak the truth, my friend. Have you gotten the "random strangers think your pregnancy is an invitation to invade your personal space and touch your stomach" yet? OMG, that drove me insane. What I don't get is that a lot of the people doing those things are mothers themselves and had to deal with it when they were pregnant. Can they not remember what it felt like when it happened to them? Because you know it did!

Sorry about the rosemary. Hopefully that will go away once the baby is born. I loved bananas before I was pregnant, but I couldn't go near them during any of my pregnancies. But once the babies were born, I was back in love with them, so there's hope!

(And I still sleep with my body pillow. My youngest turns 6 on Friday. I think it's a permanent fixture in the bed.)

Also, yay for boys! They're so much fun. And good for y'all for keeping the name secret. As soon as you tell anyone, you're going to hear opinions. It's harder for your teacher mother someone to say, "Oh, no, don't name him that! I had an Andrew

[mudblood428]

lol Luckily, I haven't had to deal with too much touching... yet. I'm sure once I'm a little bigger, the temptation to invade my personal space will be irresistible!

Too funny about the BirdDog names! You are absolutely right about folks' inability to contain their disdain for a name you've thoughtfully chosen for your bundle of joy. We had mentioned it to a few coworkers, and my husband (the English teacher) was already met with grimaces about former students/jerks bearing the same or similar names. After that, we agreed to keep mum about it. ;)

[hpiknut]

A boy! Wonderful! I know you two are so excited! When I was pregnant with my son, I remember the smell of buttered popcorn made me nauseous. Also, I loved eating McDonald's fries and a chocolate milkshake! Take care and I hope and pray you have a safe delivery and a healthy baby!

[mudblood428]

Oh man, just reading "buttered popcorn" made my stomach turn. It's been a few weeks since I've felt truly nauseous, but there are certain things I still can't approach. Popcorn, salmon, Mexican food... all former loves now lost!

Also, it's funny you should mention the fries. I think that's the one food every single pregnant woman I know has said they tolerated above all other foods!

Lastly, thank you so much for your prayers. I can't say how grateful I am for them. *hugs*

[cauldroncakebkr]

That was AWESOME!!!

The entire family was enjoying this as I read aloud.

So many of these observations happened to me as well. I'm glad things are going well for you dispite the hormones driving you crazy. Just wait till the crying gags start. You'll start bawling over not only spilt milk, but every TV commercial.

[mudblood428]

Oh, forget it! Those have been happening since the very beginning! I was watching a National Geographic special about Titanic and couldn't help but have an emotional meltdown. Poor Mike, is all I have to say...

So glad you guys liked the entry. :) At some point, I've got to put up part two!

[elka78]

When I became pregnant, I was seriously annoyed with how pregnancy symptoms are portrayed in the film - it's always the sudden puking in some public place. Heck, I didn't even know I was pregnant (the first time around) until 8 weeks... and I have been blessed to never have any morning sickness.
But the exhaustion of the first 3 months is the worst.

[mudblood428]

I totally hear you on movie!pregnancy being totally overdramatized and fake. Granted, my morning sickness was a general malaise that lasted all day with sudden severe pangs whenever I smelled something terrible - but it's like they show one scene of some poor girl puking into a public toilet, and that's supposed to sum it all up. Those of us unlucky enough to get morning sickness don't experience it for one day and then it's over!

Speaking of which, you are SO lucky not to have had any stomach issues. *envy*