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Yup, folks. Ever how you prefer to put it, the rabbit done gone and died. I'm about 13 weeks gone now, due end of June/beginning of July. Just goes to prove that I'm not *all* talk and innuendo!

What's your favorite pregnancy-related metaphor?
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Up the Pole, PG, Bun in the Oven, Knocked Up

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  • I thought "Up the Pole" meant how you got pregnant, not actually being pregnant.

  • It's (Score:2)

    by ryanr ( 30917 ) *
    "bearing my loinfruit". Only applies to my wife when I say it, else I'm in trouble.

    Congrats.
    • Hubby had a wedding vow about being "the sire of my children," in reference to a birds & bees conversation I had with his step-dad after he'd had a considerable number of scotches. He was talking about women feathering the nest and hatching the eggs, and I said it didn't sound like much of a deal for the father "bird." Stepdad-in-law puffs up, and says in his inimitable North Carolina drawl (think Foghorn Leghorn), "He *is* the SI-AH!" Maybe you gotta know the guy, but it was a hilarious moment.

      In any
  • So the current kiddo will be three (or nearly)? That's a pretty good separation. Ours are four years apart, and we thought that worked quite well.
    • Kiddo turned three around Thanksgiving. She and Doozie (for that is Baby 2's name in utero) will be just about exactly 3.5 years apart. I would have liked them a bit closer together (right around 3 years exactly), but this is how it's working out. I am 4 years older than my little brother, and I kinda feel like it's a little too far apart. But I'm just glad to be having another one, so I'm not gonna complain. :-)

      ....Bethanie....

      • Yeah, our two are almost exactly 3 years apart and I think it's worked out great. I can't wait for the younger one to get older though. He has a slightly difficult time keeping up with his older brother.

        And congrats! You sound like a wonderful and caring mother who really puts her kids first. I'm sure this new baby will have a great life (at least until they move out, right?) :-)

  • Congratulations. Think I'll go try to knock up Angie to celebrate. Oh, wait, can't do that this week. Oh, wait, she won't do that next week at her parents' house (didn't stop her when we were dating;)

    Damn. Maybe I need to get one of these [realdoll.com]. Don't worry, Bethanie, they haven't forgotten about you [realdoll.com].
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    • Oh yeah, let's ALL go out and "practice" to celebrate!! :-D

      As for the doll, 1) the guy looks a bit meager. I mean, no offense, but if I'm gonna make an investment, I'm going for the gusto, if you catch my drift.

      And 2) your doll might work fine, but unless you plan on taking her with you to the in-laws, I don't see how it will help much -- and I can't imagine that Angie (or her folks!) would be very appreciative of the added company. Maybe the threat of said company might get Angie to reconsider her posi
      • I can't imagine that Angie (or her folks!) would be very appreciative of the added company.

        Angie's father is an interesting fellow. There was the time he couldn't figure out why Angie's bed needed to be rewelded. And, perhaps my favorite, was when he actually saw that Angie was pregnant, and the dark realization of what that meant, barring the Immaculate Conception Deux.

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  • First off, congrats.

    Secondly, have you narrowed down any list of potential fathers?

    I would like to go on record that I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Bethanie.

    (All of the above [with the exception of the congrats] is said in jest)
    • Well, preliminary DNA evidence being inconclusive, the dress in question has been sent in to the lab for further evaluation.

      Fortunately, we know it *wasn't* Saddam -- he was busy in a different hole at the time.

      Jury's still out on the UPS & FedEx guys, though (and funny how I'm the only one who has been able to get "ahold" of Surak, no?).

      Of course, we can *always* blame you, helio! ;-)

      ....Bethanie....
      • Fortunately, we know it *wasn't* Saddam -- he was busy in a different hole at the time.

        Uuuuuaaauughh... *shudder* *cringe*

        I would congratulate you, but that joke was so...so...so...

        Oh hell. I congratulate you on giving birth to one incredibly sick joke, and I congratulate you on your young'un. ;-)

        Cheers,

        Ethelred

        • And to think, I came up with that joke ALL on my own!! :-)

          I had to say it before someone else did. I mean, you all were thinking the same thing, weren't you? Weren't you?

          Waddaya mean I was the only one?

          See, the nice thing about being pregnant is that everybody gets this whole "motherly glow" concept about you, so you can be twice as vulgar and nasty and people, for some reason, don't get offended as easily. And of course, you can always blame it on the hormones. :-)

          ....Bethanie....
  • And here I was thinking that the pole reference was due to some use as an entertainment prop in a local adult establishment. :-)

    In any case. Congrats!

    jason
  • and I can't think of any good metaphors, so, you'll have to make due with what you already got. But, anyhow, you could have a 4th of july baby! They could have fireworks on their birthday every year, and be guarunteed to have their birthday off as long as they stayed in the U.S. of A.
    • I have it on very good authority that 4th of July birthdays are NOT as nifty as they might seem. Red, white & blue-themed parties get old after, say, 6 or 7 years in a row.

      But yeah, 4th of July is a possibility. It'd be a little bit long to go, but I'm not ruling it out. This time, I'll just wait as long as it takes.

      ....Bethanie....
  • my fav inneundo for birth is "shitting out a kid". Saying that usually results in my wife beating the hell outta me, but I still think its funny :-P

    Congrats and I hope everything goes smoothly with this pregnancy.

    There is talk in the Marotti household about a possible try for number two (ever since the 'spleen scare'), but we'll have to see...
    • Yeah, I think I'd give you a pretty severe thrashing for that one, too. Even though that's what it feels like (at least at the beginning).

      Aside from some issues that we've already dealt with, everything seems to be going very smoothly this time around. Thanks.

      ....Bethanie....
  • Congratulations - will you be competing with DaytonCIM for the "most posts in one day about kiddo" award? :-p

    Keep us updated... again, congrats!
    • Gawd, I hope not. No offense, Dayton. Slashdot is one place where I feel like I can actually have conversations that have nothing to do with my kid -- that almost never happens in RL, which is one of the reasons why I hang out here so much.

      ....Bethanie....
  • Congrats!

    I don't know about the best line for being pregnant, but I can tell you my favorite names for the kid while still inside.

    Anyway, some friends (not me, really) had their first kid, and that was "the spawn". Their second kid was "the spawn-lette" until he came out, and now that they are with number three, I think we're looking at "mini-spawn" (with appropriate Dr. Evil pinky action).

    If it's not getting to personal, how was your first pregnancy? Easy, debilitating, not bad, etc? Common belief is
    • My friend PH calls his unborn daughter "the parasite".
    • In utero, this one is getting called "Doozie," because 1) it plays on "dos" (as in the Spanish word for "two") and 2) with as easy a child as Kiddo has been, we're sure to be in for a real Doozie the second time around. Yes, it's corny, but so am I. :-)

      First pregnancy was absolutely fine, unremarkable, whatever. Got anxious about the birth and tried to will myself to have a baby before she was ready to come out. After 36 hours, had a cesarean. So this time, patience will be key. Not in any hurry -- I trus
    • "The spawn"?!? I'm shocked.

      I was working on a PC at work once, and a pregnant lady in a nearby cube forgot I was there and started talking to her baby calling him "peanut". Now that was cute. She was embarassed when she realized I was there but told me I'm lucky she didn't start singing to him.
  • Sorry for the B-52s reference. I've already said congrats, but I'll say it again, Congrats!
  • I heard from a coworker. Sex trophy. 'course the wife pops me one when I use it :D Also brought to mind a jpeg I saw of a kid [year or two?] wearing a t-shirt "I'm proof my mom likes to Fu**" without the stars.
    Congrats. Are you going to do the whole find out if it's a boy or a girl or let it be a suprise? I'd think it would be more fun to wait, but then we've never had kids.
    • That's an awesome T-shirt!! If I weren't afraid of what DFACS might do to me (I *am* in the conservative South, after all), I'd strongly consider it!!

      As it is, no, we won't be finding out the gender. I am definitely a "Surprise" kind of Momma, and I go for gender neutral stuff, anyway. I hate pink, so I figure by not confirming it's a little girl, I can avoid getting pink stuff from people for as long as possible. And really, for a baby, it shouldn't matter what the gender is, anyway -- you don't need to
      • Pink, heh. Both the wife and I cringe while passing by the Barbie isle at Toys R Us while I'm looking for new toys...for, umm... needy children, yeah... that's it![actually a Toys for Tot's guy, partially 'cause it gives me an excuse to look at toys :D ] Our spare bedroom, AKA The Guys Room [read if we ever need a kids room] has plaid wallpaper and that's the way it'll stay no matter what. Yep, there was a vote. Me, the wife, her dad and her Sis. 3-1 Outcome. Woot! Me winning doesn't happen very often :)
  • Congratulations B!!!

    I'm happy for you, and just a tinge envious... it'll be fun to be able to vicariously experience the next 6 months through your JE's and posts.

    If I was there I'd hug the stuffing out of the top half of you, while sparing the sprog as best I could... (-:

    Pixie
    • The sprog still is very small at this point. I won't begin to show for at least another couple of months.

      My main thing now is trying to eat; not that I'm having problems keeping anything down -- it's just that nothing seems appealing in the least.

      Still, virtual hug reciprocated and appreciated. :-)

      ....Bethanie....
  • "Swallowed the watermelon seed"

    And we all know how much you like to swallow. :)
    • Well, I don't really recall discussing spitting or swallowing too much. Just the sucking part. And yes, I definitely *do* suck. :-)

      ....Bethanie....
      • I can see bethanie lazing through the ocean singing
        Just keep sucking...Just keep sucking...Just keep sucking, sucking, sucking...

        Just keep sucking...Just keep sucking...Just keep sucking, sucking, sucking...
        Just keep sucking...Just keep sucking...Just keep sucking, sucking, sucking...
        Anyway, you get the idea.
  • ...and a goal! (Or just "got one past the goalie")

    Congrats! So that's T-minus how many days?
    • Yeah, that's a good one. One of my favorite terms for stopping the use of birth control in preparation for conceiving is "pulling the goalie."

      T-minus days don't even count. Due dates don't count for anything, and I'm not even telling people what my "due date" is so they won't ask. I'll go 42 weeks before I even *consider* letting the doc start induction measures, and before I let him do that, I'll be trying my own. So there!! :-)

      ....Bethanie....
  • soon you'll need another semi-ambiguous child knickname for /. discussions. (they can't both be "kiddo")

    all power to life support. systems operational and running.
    • Could be Kiddo 2.0. But that would connote an upgrade, wouldn't it?

      You're right, I'll have to think on it a while. For now, Doozie will do.

      ....Bethanie....

  • ...took the test yesterday, and 'lo and behold, a line appeared where we did not expect a line to appear. Totally unexpected as she's used birth control religiously and she got tested for a "just in case"...

    Soo, today has been a day of first retesting, then calling and visiting grandmothers to be. The funny thing is, both of them said pretty much the same thing. A brief congratualtions and then they went on about some unrelated mundane topic. I guess after x babies and 20 odd years it's not a big deal. Me?

    • Hmm. Mine's only the 2nd grandkid (Kiddo was the 1st) for both sides. MIL was nonchalant, but my folks were ecstatic. Goes with the general timbre of the differences between to the two families, actually.

      As for your "oops." Congratulations. I waited to make my announcement because *lots* of stuff can happen in the 1st trimester (that's when most miscarriages happen, for example). Not to dampen the mood or anything...

      And remember kids, birth control or no birth control, if you don't want to get pregnant,
  • Now you'll be eating for two.
  • I hope everything goes as smoothly with Doozie as it did with Kiddo. ;-)

  • I always thought it was cute: geschwaenget? Any yiddische types out there help me out before I butcher the language further? It's driving me meshuggah.

    • And I'll be farblonjet and meshugge myself if I ever find out -- that would be a 'moaning for generations.' I don't like children (other people's, Some People's, and generic), so, Bethanie, you can have my share, I guess, davka.
  • my hearty congratulations to you and your family. If you're wondering, dr_dank makes a fine name for a boy. Feel any different, yet?
    • Ahem. Like a little girl couldn't grow up to be a Dr of Dankology? Stranger things have been known to happen.

      Yes, I feel different. I could go into excrutiating detail about the changes that are happening in my body right now, but I *really* don't think you want to know. Suffice to say that I am quite conscious of the fact that I am pregnant. ;-)

      ....Bethanie....
      • LOL, yes she could very well be a board-certified Dankologist one day.

        Yes, I feel different. I could go into excrutiating detail about the changes that are happening in my body right now, but I *really* don't think you want to know. Suffice to say that I am quite conscious of the fact that I am pregnant

        Three cheers for morning sickness!

        Crickets chirping

        Ummm, never mind....
  • was the common phrase back when I was doing the knocking. Alas, the cables have been cut for about six years, so Goy and I will eventually have to find another way.
    Congratulations, because it seems that this was planned and you wanted to have another, and well-wishings that your body may adjust without enormous trouble.
    I look forward to even more piquante tongue lashing than usual from you!
    Dan
  • TO EAT LOADS OF FOOD!
  • I feel horrible that I totally missed your big announcement. I am sorry that this is belated...

    Congratulations. The wife and I are so HAPPY for you and your family!

    Man, something must be in the water around here. ;)

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