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May 2011 Moms
EJChapman123
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I promise I wont have a baby in your store
EJChapman123
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Whenever I am out and about running errands, I always get the "when is the baby due" question. Im beyond obviously pregnant and my third nipple (belly button) pops out like a turkey timer so Im clearly not just eating too many donuts, so people love to ask a million questions.
Which is fine, I like them, being friendly is cool with me. Lately though, my answer scares people when I say "Friday". They are all "HOLY CRAP! What are you doing out? Don't have a baby right here!"
Yes. Im going to drop a baby out of my vag while standing in line waiting for a muffin. Obviously you should be very worried, as this type of thing happens all the time. And what am I doing out? Just because Im beyond pregnant doesn't mean I don't need groceries. I suppose Im should be in bed torturing myself with thoughts of when this baby might finally show up?
People are just too funny...
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Re: I promise I wont have a baby in your store
Yes but I totally milked this mentality on Sat when we were at an event where everyone had to stand and only VIPS got chairs. Someone saw me insisted I sit down. They even brought me food. It was such a crummy event I didn't complain and just soaked it up.
I love that people just think that whoops! the baby will just fall out.
I don't get comments (I must give off a good, don't bother me vibe), but I get STARES! Sometimes it makes me want to start acting like they do in movies when labor starts. But then, I don't want to give an old lady a heart attack. And my Dad manages the grocery store I shop at...he's probably freak out more than anyone if he found out I was "in labor" at the store.
No one has said this, "what are you doing out," stuff to me but I do love the looks on peoples' faces when I tell them I am due on Friday.
LOL
Most people are very nice though and tell me good luck and that hopefully next time they see me it will be with a baby.
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I must not look very pregnant or I look very angry/unfriendly... I've only gotten 2 comments thus far.
A lady at the pizza place asked when I was due, I said 2 weeks and she looked shocked and said "oh, you still look great!" (uh- thanks?)
and the lady at the grocery store yesterday smiled and went "aww" and I moved away from the check out lane and she saw the belly. I wasn't sure what the right response was to that. Inside, I was cynically laughing- I wanted to tell her it was more like "uggh" than "aww" at this point, but I just smiled instead.
We were at a Chinese restaurant the other day and they were asking when I was due. When I told them "two days ago", I immediately got all sorts of offers to make my food spicier! It was so great, they were offering "we'll get this baby out of you right now!" Much different than my pedicure experience when the lady freaked out that if she massaged my feet I would have a baby in her salon :-)
I got the look of terror at JCPenny's yesterday when I said that I was due tomorrow (today!)
But most people seem really surprised that I am 40 weeks, so I haven't gotten a lot of comments.
I think all the time that my water will break in Target, since I am more often there than at home. LOL.
BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
BFP #3 10/6/12, EDD 6/16/12., Matilda born 6/17/13.
I wander around Target all the time. I've been so bored the last couple weeks, but I have everything I need. I just go a get a pretzel from the snack bar and wander around. I convinced myself they probably think I'm casing the store for a robbery or something.
I hear ya. My aunt freaked out that I was driving the 20 minutes to her house by myself on Saturday night.
her - What will you do if you go into labor or your water breaks?
me - Keep driving unless I need to pull over and then call my husband and have him meet me wherever I am.
uhhh sitting on my butt while fun and relaxing does still make me want to leave my house at least once a day.
and i am going out to lunch in about 45 minutes, maybe my water will break at arby's !!!
I forgot about this story but I think I will share it now anyway.
A few weeks ago I was walking home with a friend. We were passing a very young couple(19-22 at the oldest) sitting on a bench with their baby who was probably only a couple of months old. Right as we passed them I got a cramp in my side and had to stop for a second so I grabbed my stomach a little.
The look on the guys face was priceless. He looked at me like I was about to have the baby right then. It was so funny. He must have been traumatized when his girlfriend gave birth and I gave him some flashbacks. LOL I couldn't help but laugh when I walked away.
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I love seeing the look on peoples' faces like we're some sort of ticking time bomb of bodily fluids. And that if they stand any sort of close distance to us, the amniotic fluid might just get on their pretty little shoes.
Goodness it just got worse.
DH works 15 minutes away at a big office (think 1000 people). He's been there 10 years, and I worked there for 5, and so if you work in investments, we know you, you know us. Occaisionally I meet him for lunch if he doesn't have time to come all the way home or I am running an errand in the area anyway. Well today was one of those days where we ate outside at his office.
We ran into about 15 people, and a solid 5 of them were honestly straight up scared of me. Like I was going to explode and birth a baby in front of them. I got at least 5 "what are you doing out of the house?" questions too. Its just so strange, because people work up until their due date all the time there! How is this different?
Eh well, its always nice to see my former coworkers and I know they mean well. Its just so funny how freaked out people get...
I saw a bunch of people last week at work that I hadn't seen in awhile. Most of them didn't even know I was pregnant. When they asked when I was due and I said "Monday", their eyes just about popped out of their heads! lol (I am not super big, or at least I wasn't early last week)
I'm heading over to campus for a Service Awards ceremony this afternoon to get my 10-year service pin. Can't wait to see the looks on everybody's faces when I waddle across the stage. There are bound to be many people there who have NO idea I'm even pregnant, much less overdue
I guess I better prepare for the onslaught of questions and good wishes, then slink on home for a long nap!
My due date is tomorrow and who knows if i'll ever leave the house again because I might just have a baby in the middle of the a store somewhere.