OK, I guess I will suggest a "meet the baby!" party for June instead. I dread making that phone call, but it does seem like a better plan. Thanks for the input, y'all.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kate P. - Dec 06, 2011 10:12:43 am PST #10131 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
meara - Dec 06, 2011 10:13:39 am PST #10132 of 30001
I would totally rather go to a "meet the baby!" party!! That sounds adorable!
Ginger - Dec 06, 2011 10:13:49 am PST #10133 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm sure she means well, but I get annoyed by people who want to do things for someone, but on their terms. January seems both too close to the holidays and too close to motherhood. Also, you'd make a whole planeful of people try to remember first aid and whether boiling water is really necessary.
Kate P. - Dec 06, 2011 10:14:29 am PST #10134 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Sparky, that's a great idea! I definitely want people to feel they don't have to get us anything big (or anything at all), but just about everyone we know would love to buy us a book, I'm sure.
Toddson - Dec 06, 2011 10:14:41 am PST #10135 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Kate, you can always mention that you want to stay close to your doctor as the pregnancy progresses - it's your first and I'd imagine you'd be nervous. By June you should have gotten over the first phase of being tired and hormonal; and June may be better for traveling - very little chance of snow delays.
Jesse - Dec 06, 2011 10:17:18 am PST #10136 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
People are really excited to buy stuff for babies, I think. Or at least, I am.
Kate P. - Dec 06, 2011 10:18:09 am PST #10137 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Yeah, June has the advantage in all kinds of ways. I don't know if I'd feel so nervous about traveling at 7 months pregnant in the summer, but somehow in February, it just seems like asking for trouble. And there are no direct flights from Nashville to Hartford, so that's a total of four flights that could be delayed or cancelled due to weather. And I really don't want to have to spend the night on an airplane floor (or pay to spend the night in another airport Comfort Inn) in my third trimester.
javachik - Dec 06, 2011 10:26:07 am PST #10138 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Kate, I think your mom is going to understand and it's going to be a much easier phone call than you're anticipating.
I love Sparky's book idea!
Steph L. - Dec 06, 2011 10:33:03 am PST #10139 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yeah, June has the advantage in all kinds of ways. I don't know if I'd feel so nervous about traveling at 7 months pregnant in the summer, but somehow in February, it just seems like asking for trouble. And there are no direct flights from Nashville to Hartford, so that's a total of four flights that could be delayed or cancelled due to weather. And I really don't want to have to spend the night on an airplane floor (or pay to spend the night in another airport Comfort Inn) in my third trimester.
This sounds totally reasonable, and once you explain it to your mom, I'm sure she'll understand.
People are really excited to buy stuff for babies, I think. Or at least, I am.
Tim's niece is expecting her first baby at the beginning of January, and there was a shower this weekend where the hostess asked people (it was all family) to bring family stories to share, ideally written down (she provided paper in the invitation) so that they could be saved in an album for his niece (and, eventually, the baby). It was really cool.
I keep wanting to buy wacky shit for the baby, like a onesie I saw that said "I can't go back to prison!", but Tim keeps nixing them.
Jesse - Dec 06, 2011 10:33:45 am PST #10140 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I keep wanting to buy wacky shit for the baby, like a onesie I saw that said "I can't go back to prison!", but Tim keeps nixing them.
WHERE DID YOU SEE THAT?? My friend's baby needs it.