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May 15, '08 10:47 AM
for everyone

1) I just realized I stopped paying attention to the movie I was watching... oh... about an hour and a half ago.

2) I took photos for today's confession - to illustrate a point about bananas - but they disappeared from my SD card. I swear.

3) I'm really looking forward to the second trimeser. For various reasons.

PS - J-inJa - this photo's for you. PSS - I pronounce that "Gingah" btw.

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shenry61 wrote on May 15

1) Huh? What did you say?
2) No. I will not say anything else.
3) I can say nothing else. I was an innocent bystander twice and it hurt me to watch, but not close to as much as the witnessee.

wbtak wrote on May 15

1. I do that too...I fall asleep
2. **blink** bananas?
3. SO much to look forward to!!

theoriginalgirly wrote on May 15

1) The movie is STILL on. How long IS this thing??
2) Yes, bananas. I'll say no more.
3) 12 weeks, right?? It starts at 12?? That makes good sense. 9 months divided by 3 = 3 months/12 weeks. Right?? RIGHT!!???

wbtak wrote on May 15

1. What movie are you attempting to watch?!
2. Um...okay...
3. Yes, 12 weeks works well. A REALLY good book to have is called "Your Pregnancy Week by Week"...it is awesome...

shenry61 wrote on May 15

Mir had a book called "What To Expect While Expecting". I think she read that book more than the Bible during that time.

wbtak wrote on May 15

shenry61 said

Mir had a book called "What To Expect While Expecting". I think she read that book more than the Bible during that time.

Thats a good book too, but the one I suggested prior is more detailed for what you will go through and how the baby grows literally week by week.

mskelie wrote on May 15

I liked the What to Expect While Expecting Book too. It was fabulous.

I also liked it when the puking ceased. That was supah!

harmaceutical wrote on May 15

I tried to put bananas in my SD card once, but just ended up with pulpy mush all over the camera.

theoriginalgirly wrote on May 15

wbtak said

"Your Pregnancy Week by Week"...

Web Md has some good info like that. And I have 3 baby development books now... lol, all gifts - and all fantastic.

Harmy - the bananas? I really wanna come back with a witty retort, but I've just.. got nothin.

vicegripx wrote on May 15

1.) What movie?
2.) Err... okay
3.) I can only imagine and I thank God every day for making me a boy. :-)

theoriginalgirly wrote on May 15

Vice:
1) Apocolypse Now
2) You guys are gonna be SO disapointed when I finally do post it.
3) Well.. well yeah. I can't argue.

vicegripx wrote on May 15

1.) Never seen it.
2.) Aww...

therealbuttercup wrote on May 15

I think we need to hear about the bananas.

Another great "tell it like it is" book, is "The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy". Apparently it doesn't "cutsie" the stuff up and pretty much tells it like it is.

masadablog wrote on May 15, edited on May 15

As an observer... It appears that pregnancy is so uncomfortable and torturous that by the end you don't care about how terrible the birth is... ANYTHING to get it over with. So I guess you got that to look forward to.

Adding a child to a relationship is extremely, profoundly, massively, changing. Prior to the event you sort of conceptualize that it will be hard and all your friends warn you and yet you will not be prepared for how hugely altering it will be (for both of you). I have to slip that in there because men tend to downplay what they have to go through since it visually appears to be mostly a woman thing. But I can point out the quote, "If Mama's ain't happy, nobody is happy!" The whole affair is big and the enormity of it won't really sink in until about 5 days after you take the beautiful little guy home.

The process of pregnancy itself (definitely read the books written by women) is a real challenge. Men can have moments of clarity where they provide life altering support to their wifes, but we can sometimes not be great in a long haul. Pregnancy for men is a marriage marathon ending with a lifetime of marathons. Get out your helmet and all your "help out the wife" tools (not just THAT one, ya goof balls, but yes still THAT one too) and get ready. Many of the things that pop up will appear to be silly--they are not silly to her! My best advice (realizing that this too may not be particularly great advice!) is to approach your pregnant wife like a dense mine field. Tread very lightly and, for damn sure, look where you are going--be prepared to step on a mine.

In my own life I did not fully appreciate the process of pregnancy. I was happy with the results, but I had a sort of "head down and bear it" attitude of "get'erdone". Don't do that. The first problem with that attitude was that it was isolating. It forced us both to make it as individuals without support each other much. Again, men are used to looking after themselves so that they will not be a burden on others. It isn't really a selfish motivation it just doesn't work in a marriage.

More than anything else, I am so happy for you! It is all a big change. But it will also change your heart it ways you can't imagine. Chat at ya later, Mom.

theoriginalgirly wrote on May 15

therealbuttercup said

"The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy"

This is one of the ones I got!

samadri wrote on May 15

1) I've done that. I've sat next to Craig and watched an entire football game without seeing a thing.
2) I'm waiting.
3) Heh heh heh

I JUST NOW got why she changed her name to JinJa!!!

masadablog wrote on May 15

/Derail thread

Jaime in Japan, the blog ninja... or the Jinja! The deadly midnight blogger of mystery.

/End derail

jadedtales wrote on May 15

*strikes a ninja pose* WooAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!! *gong sound...*

I have no one but Masada to blame for Jinja. *laughs* I also pronounced it as Gingah at first. *giggles*

Uhm... anywhooo...

1.) I do that a lot. I really suck at movies. Jase gets confused - I can read a book for hours and hours but I get completely sidetracked while watching a movie.
2.) Mebbe your SD card needs potassium?
3.) Second Rocks.

ps - w00t!!!! *giggles*

ladymindy wrote on May 15

OMG are you preggers? I have been remiss in my duties to read all your blogs! I do apologize. I had extenuating circumstances. sorry.

CONGRATS!

jansplayground wrote on May 15

Are you finding certain foods really trigger morning sickness or just all of them?

theoriginalgirly wrote on May 16

jansplayground said

Are you finding certain foods really trigger morning sickness or just all of them?

Actually - I'm nauseous all the time - more so in the evening, and it gets worse if I don't eat every 2 hours. Whee!

jadedtales wrote on May 16

Let the countdown to the second trimester begin!

I'm sorry hon! *cringe*

befuddledbride wrote on May 16

Apocolypse Now. At least you didn't have to write a report on it like I did in a college film class. I still don't understand why this is considered cinematical genius. Though I did finally discover where the cultural reference "The Horror! The Horror!" came from. But that's all I learned from that darn movie.

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