If you haven't seen this, watch it. ?It cracks me up. ?It's kind of dark humor though, so don't flame me if you're offended, because I warned you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJRzBpFjJS8?
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(read it. you know you want to.)
anderson . september 2008
vivian . february 2010
mabel . august 2012
Re: pregnant women are smug
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They don't. Why do you ask?
I think this video is hilarious, though!
Nah.
But it is SO true! ?And I'm guilty- we don't share the name and when I know people are asking to be polite, I feel like a total schmuck being like "yeah, she has a name, but I'm not telling you!" ?So instead I just say "nope, still deciding!" ?;)?
(read it. you know you want to.)
anderson . september 2008
vivian . february 2010
mabel . august 2012
I thought it was funny and true the first time I saw it months ago. (Someone actually did a clicky poll on whether or not people thought it was funny, and most people didn't like it.) Then when I actually became pregnant, however, I decided, "No, there are too many things that could go wrong to be smug. Too much is unknown and out of our control." So now I think pregnancy actually creates an attitude of humility to a certain extent (not accounting for naivete).
Plus, if we didn't make a big whoppin' deal over a new life, and were more apathetic in talking about it etc., that would be pretty sad. I don't mean to be a stick in the mud, but I go out of my way to try not to be obnoxious to my non-pregnant friends. At the same time, I'm not going to not talk about it and share my enthusiasm over certain things.
I've been meaning to post about this for weeks! I think MrsRosie or MC posted it first a couple months ago. I try really hard not to look smug but I can tell when I've beens standing at work or in line somewhere with a hand on my belly daydreaming and someone is giving me "a look" =P Luckily most of the time I feel so sick I don't think anybody would look at me and be envious or think I was smug in the least.
And I do try to keep in mind that when most people ask pregnancy questions they are doing so to be polite - I keep my answers short.
BFP 12.20.2010 :: missed m/c 1/2011 around 8 weeks
BFP @ 9dpo 5.24.2011 :: missed m/c 6/2011 around 7 weeks
positive for ANAs (1:40) with a speckled pattern
MTHFR c677t mutation (heterozygous)
*folic acid, baby asprin, Prometrium, acupuncture, Lovenox*
BFP @ 9dpo 2.1.2012 || HCG = 8 : Progesterone = 19.2
2nd HCG @ 11dpo = 40 || 3rd HCG @ 21dpo = over 5000!
Stick, little one, stick! EDD October 15, 2012