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November 2015 Moms
ajmcarroll
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Annoying Things You're Tired of Hearing....
ajmcarroll
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For me, it's these two:
1) "Stop buying the Baby stuff! No one will have anything to get you!" - I'm too excited and want to be prepared. Plus being my first, we have nothing. I've been buying cute gender neutral outfits from time to time. I don't think this is a crime.
2) "You painted the nursery blue?! Are you gonna through some pink in there?" - First of all, it's a light baby blue/teal with gray and a chalkboard wall. Secondly, why must it be pink everywhere IF we are blessed with a baby girl. Why not all the colors? (I'm getting super irked by this comment several people have made.)
Okay I vented. So what are yours?
Re: Annoying Things You're Tired of Hearing....
I'm pregnant, not disabled.
Married 9/28/13
DS born 11/12/15
EDD 8/13/18
Twins? Wow you're really going to have your hands full!
*We have a 1 yr old
Them: your carrying all out front, it's a boy.
Me: this is exactly how I carried my 2 girls.
Them: you couldn't have. It's a boy.
When do we find out what we're having? (i don't remember you being there when this baby was conceived. It's MY baby!)
I really can't stand, "sleep now while you can." or, "you are gonna be in for a real wake up call when that baby comes!" it's like, anytime I say anything about how excited I am for baby and all the things I wanna do, they laugh in my face and tell me to get ready for a harsh reality check of whining and crying. Well, no effing duh. I can still be excited.
I've heard this soooooo many times. This will be our third and we may or may not be done, that's nobody's business but ours.
This is my first and we found out that it's a boy using a third party ultrasound place. My doctor asked if we had found out, so I told her we had and that it was a boy, which my husband was especially excited about it. She then said "well perfect, you're getting your boy out of the way and you can pop out as many girls as you'd like!" It would bother me a bit from a friend or family member, but coming from a medical professional?!
Also, let me carry the things! I am not broke!
No. Not for everyone.
Also having total previa, I am limited to how much I can lift.
I get this from every single person I've told. Why would we not be excited?! We have been married for 7 months, and we are 28 and 27. People are acting like we're way too new/young for this. Even though we weren't really trying (but weren't trying to avoid it either) I always tell the rude people who ask that we were just to spite them. I've even gotten this one from fellow preggers. Ugh.
"Are you going to find out what your having? Well when can you find out? Your waiting until 18 weeks to find out?" Ugh!! There is a local place that can tell at 15 weeks with 3D for $$. Maybe I just want to wait or save the money for important things.
"Were you trying or is this a surprise?" Or... "You don't seem pregnant... You don't have any sickness or look pregnant?" Why do I have to feel and look terrible pregnant! I call this a blessing!!
All time fav... "You shouldn't be lifting that or carrying that or walking?" I am preggo not dying. Help me when I am about to fall over because I can't see my feet anymore. Right now... I am fine and could use the exercise. I guess pregnant ladies shouldn't give birth either because it is not good for us right? Wrong! Ugh... I am done
Coworker 1: "aw look you're getting a cute little bump!"
Coworker 2: "let me see" (I turn to her) "oh it just looks like a muffin top."
"Oh good you're getting your boy, y'all can be done now." (Two daughters, oldest is my husbands DD from previous relationship)
And last but not least, from my lovely husband "I want to have a healthy boy. 9lb at least" (which is not out of the realm of possibility considering he was 8-13 and I was 8-7)
*cue throat punch*
We never said that. Our first kids were from fertility treatments and this one was conceived all natural but it wasn't like we ever tried to not get pregnant.
"Why would you want to start over?"
Just because my other kids are 15, 11, and 8 doesn't mean we stopped parenting them and have moved on.
"It's not fair that you guys are having another one when your sister in laws haven't had one yet!"
I didn't realize that we were playing a game and had to take turns. I didn't steal the last "congratulations you are now pregnant" card. I have no control over their reproduction. However, I am sure having a man (boyfriend, husband, even a booty call) would be necessary to aid in the oldest one getting pregnant. The other one adamantly states that she enjoys it just being her and her new husband for now so I am thinking they are trying to avoid the getting pregnant thing. Ugh!!
I've lost a lot of weight with this pregnancy, but I guess my "huge belly" is more than enough of a display because I apparently look "50 pounds heavier". I just want to cry!
They're all very sweet, but I'm one of the few women in the office of childbearing age, so therefore I am the entertainment, apparently. My supervisor is due in a month and mostly cranky about being uncomfortable, so I think they've decided I'm the more fun pregnancy to discuss. They've started giving me baby name suggestion lists since I told them we're having trouble with boy names. (Team Green, so we have a short list for both) Sigh.
My MIL, bragging about how when she left the hospital after her births, she was wearing a mini-skirt. I almost replied with "Just because you were wearing a mini skirt, doesn't mean you should have been wearing one".
My MIL, bragging about how she was 110 lbs before pregnancy, only gained 15 lbs the entire pregnancy, then lost 30 lbs after delivery and 5 more the day after. This would put her at 90 lbs the day after having her baby, which I guess is possible but highly unlikely.
The constant "You sure there's only one in there?" when I get my mid-afternoon belly bloat. I still haven't told many people, just some coworkers, but the comments make me want to keep it to myself even more!
My MIL is really a sweet person, I think she just gets a bit competitive when it comes to pregnancy
"yes I've been sick 94 times this morning"
"no I've started drinking Lion's blood every morning and that helps to ease it".
It's nice that they care about my health but ZOMG, my diet is super healthy and I'm far from overweight.
My one friend who goes to the same OB as me said she will keep asking me until I tell her and if I don't tell her she is just going to ask the one receptionist to look in my file and find out what we are having. Umm I'm pretty sure that is illegal and that would be the end of our friendship. Why can't people just respect others decisions, it really that hard?
Oh an this same "friend" also said she will be pissed off if we have our baby on the same day as her sons birthday. He was born on Halloween and we are due the beginning of Nov. and my babies come early. Part me hopes we have this baby on Halloween just to spite her lol
Or
You cannot understand how much you can love a child until you have one.
How the hell do I respond to that? Ya, kids are great that is why we decided to have a couple.