COUNTDOWN TO BABY

[zhicago]

Had my first ultrasound today, after I was subjected to the terror that is an internal pelvic exam.

I was sitting there in what looked and felt like an oversized paper towel with my ass hanging out but after all the initial embarrassment, seeing Little (not so little anymore! size of a small strawberry!) Bean's heartbeat and watchin it kick around on the screen was really neat.

Both me and baby are perfectly healthy and measuring right on schedule for a confirmed delivery date of February 19, 2012.

SO THATS THE GOOD NEWS


Here is what Amalah had to say.


9 Weeks
Your Baby:

Is about the size of a large grape, a small strawberry, or perhaps a cocktail olive, the kind that's marinated in vermouth and stuffed with blue cheese.
(Is not marinated in vermouth or stuffed with blue cheese.)
Has fingers and toes and eyelids and ears.
External boy and girl-parts are present, but won't be really distinguishable for another couple weeks.

You:

Have a uterus the size of a flipping grapefruit, lady.
*BARF* Again. Still.
With all the extra blood pumping through your system (about 50% more blood volume, actually), your body temperature may be a little jacked up — if you're constantly complaining about being too hot or too cold, this is why.

just quoting so people dont have to go to the last page to see an update


dilly- omg ponyo is the best new nickname for little bean since, well, its not such a little bean anymore. PONYO IT IS!

[retrosmash]

no hes just a fucking idiot

lmao

[rtil]

any strange cravings yet

[trent bortknob]

no hes just a fucking idiot

lmao

yeah it's a pretty ironically funny statement

what i meant was that i never really notice the age gap when i talk to people here so when events like this happen it's like a reality check. i don't check this forum that much, the people i'm usually around are my age, so when i find out that this kind of stuff is going on in your lives, it's interesting. i'm not implying that i'm not getting older or experiencing new things, but i am implying that i usually don't think about age when i do actually talk to you guys. it's not only that people are getting older, either; i can't believe that jake is only 17.

[zhicago]

any strange cravings yet

Most of that is over with, thankfully... I finally understand the whole "craving thing" and I think its more that there are so many food aversions, things that make you gag to think about or smell that you might have loved before, that you'll think of something that DOESN'T make you gag and realize you've gotta have it.

The food aversions thing is terrible but a fantastic concept when you realize that it evolved in humans as a way to protect the fetus from foods and chemicals that it hasn't developed enzymes to break down or protect itself from. A lot of the aversions make sense in that way too, as most of it is meat, fried and processed foods, spices, and complex vegetables.

I mostly "craved" shellfish.... crabs, scallops, shrimp. Turns out these are incredibly simple for the body to break down and contain so many good nutrients, so I was supposed to be eating more of them anyway.

[CoolDrMoney]

I cant wait to get pregnant!

[sev]

no hes just a fucking idiot

lmao

yeah it's a pretty ironically funny statement

what i meant was that i never really notice the age gap when i talk to people here so when events like this happen it's like a reality check. i don't check this forum that much, the people i'm usually around are my age, so when i find out that this kind of stuff is going on in your lives, it's interesting. i'm not implying that i'm not getting older or experiencing new things, but i am implying that i usually don't think about age when i do actually talk to you guys. it's not only that people are getting older, either; i can't believe that jake is only 17.

yeah, it's cool how people grow up. i think i've known you for what like 5 years now? i must've been like 12 when i started talking to you :]
also ignore Armon, he's just jealous he's not pregnant like any sensible person reading this thread would be

[CoolDrMoney]

darkeon will always be a 14 year old kid

[Ashington]

that sounds pretty good zhi especially considering how delicious scallops are especially with the roe still attached

[Philip K Dick]

no hes just a fucking idiot

lmao

yeah it\\\'s a pretty ironically funny statement

what i meant was that i never really notice the age gap when i talk to people here so when events like this happen it\\\'s like a reality check. i don\\\'t check this forum that much, the people i\\\'m usually around are my age, so when i find out that this kind of stuff is going on in your lives, it\\\'s interesting. i\\\'m not implying that i\\\'m not getting older or experiencing new things, but i am implying that i usually don\\\'t think about age when i do actually talk to you guys. it\\\'s not only that people are getting older, either; i can\\\'t believe that jake is only 17.

its not ironic because you are an idiot

albeit an instrospective idiot

[trent bortknob]

it\\\'s ironic because it isn\\\'t true, and it\\\'s funny because of who it comes from. i\\\'m not stooping low enough to call you an "idiot", because i don\\\'t think you\\\'re an idiot either. you\\\'re just someone who spends a lot of time talking shit about other people, and i think that\\\'s funny.

and i don\\\'t mean that in a condescending way

[zhicago]

 nobody is an idiot everyone is a beautiful and special baby bumblebee ok

[retrosmash]

the pakdel domestic spats thread

[GhostingFish]

bean is ponyo now!!!

xD

nobody is an idiot everyone is a beautiful and special baby bumblebee ok

yess :3

[zhicago]

It's Sunday, which means I am now one more week closer to losing my excuse for not doing things! I also... could it be?? have a teensy bit of a baby bump. Others cant see it, but when I'm lying down in bed, I can definitely tell.

Let's see what Amalah has to say about Ponyo this week.


10 Weeks
Your baby:

Will officially be considered a fetus by the end of this week.
Is over an inch long, maybe by as much as 1/2 of ANOTHER WHOLE INCH. HULK BABY GREW HALF AN INCH LAST WEEK....!
That's about the size of a...hmm... prune.
Has a heartbeat strong enough to be heard via a Doppler.
Most congenital conditions appear before the end of week 10, meaning the most delicate and critical development period is over. You can breathe a sigh of relief over that, but...uh, I wouldn't go celebrate the milestone with a bathtub of gin, or anything.


You:

Might be starting to feel just the teensiest bit better, symptom-wise. Morning sickness "typically" peaks around week nine, but you have my permission to tell me to shove that "typical" business up my ass.
Just like I just flipped the double bird at my copy of Your Pregnancy Week by Week for telling me that I don't need maternity clothes yet. Look, my bump may be 75% methane gas at this point, but that doesn't mean my gasbaby should be made to suffer constricting waistbands.
New bras might be a good idea, as I recently discovered after seeing a photo of myself taken by someone else and oh look! Armpit boobs!

Congratulations! You've made it to the double-digits. The final weeks of the first trimester will slowly tick by but then ta-da! Second Trimester.

[dilly]

^_____________^

[Philip K Dick]

You should smoke cigars daily my doctor told me it rounds out the babies personality

[zhicago]

help me pick out some shit i want for babby ponyo
click images for more info

[Sinitron]

how about

you knit some nice things

so the other fags in preschool won't mock your child

thereby causing IRREVERSABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE i used to have a pretty baller wool sweater my nanny made for me when i was a kid

[naturally]

that is so awesome