tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post7954115736393913567..comments2024-01-02T06:57:26.352-05:00Comments on Life and Love in the Petri Dish: Fewer than 100Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-23471250556068548382012-07-24T17:15:40.005-04:002012-07-24T17:15:40.005-04:00Anonymous...you know what I mean..."actively&...Anonymous...you know what I mean..."actively" parent. Hopefully she will grow up at some point and while still parenting, it won't be of the same intensity : )Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671855540466269330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-58581989304728643022012-07-24T17:10:56.544-04:002012-07-24T17:10:56.544-04:00For the next couple of decades? You will parent he...For the next couple of decades? You will parent her for the rest of your lives! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-17422517135480089292012-07-24T14:37:13.984-04:002012-07-24T14:37:13.984-04:00:-):-)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687848140471196822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-91166982809200602682012-07-24T12:55:28.178-04:002012-07-24T12:55:28.178-04:00Yay for double digits! I'm clumsy enough to be...Yay for double digits! I'm clumsy enough to begin with, having a basketball sized stomach would not be an easy feat to get used to :)aplusefforthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142056896638707180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-37435434971741647432012-07-24T12:00:38.632-04:002012-07-24T12:00:38.632-04:00Hopefully its smooth sailing here on out - althoug...Hopefully its smooth sailing here on out - although trust me, the 3rd trimester is no joy ride, physically. Are you going to register/have a baby shower, or are you afraid to jinx things? I forget if that's even on the table, culturally (i.e. are you Jewish?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-6106201738944885052012-07-24T07:50:46.782-04:002012-07-24T07:50:46.782-04:00I remember feeling just like you do right now when...I remember feeling just like you do right now when I was pregnant with my son. It was such a sureal feeling. Try to enjoy and embrace this - you and Will are so deserving of it! I can't wait to hear all about your birth plans and I'm anxiously awaiting another belly shot ;)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463487922237508682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-71556059078694438102012-07-24T00:23:47.909-04:002012-07-24T00:23:47.909-04:00:o) Makes me smile to read this. :o):o) Makes me smile to read this. :o)Kahlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062732728748588097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-19755476418751321972012-07-23T22:31:30.999-04:002012-07-23T22:31:30.999-04:00It's been a little while since I've checke...It's been a little while since I've checked in here, so first of all about your pregnancy...CONGRATS!!!<br />So happy for you and your husband, what a wonderful milestone-double digits left to go!<br /><br />Praying for the rest of your pregnancy to be happy and healthy and for a happy, healthy baby girl!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740673503008057360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-52367719912353883272012-07-23T20:09:12.211-04:002012-07-23T20:09:12.211-04:00I have been following your blog for awhile and am ...I have been following your blog for awhile and am just so incredibly happy for you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994163573776780090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-18237406370233765542012-07-23T19:33:17.796-04:002012-07-23T19:33:17.796-04:00hoping for a very un-eventful less than 100 days!!...hoping for a very un-eventful less than 100 days!!!cdghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13174907373129154516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-21842374719208671422012-07-23T18:48:24.943-04:002012-07-23T18:48:24.943-04:00What a relief some normal must be. 95 days...makes...What a relief some normal must be. 95 days...makes me smile :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614553637265139846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-23016002498436997332012-07-23T17:47:20.810-04:002012-07-23T17:47:20.810-04:00Yay!Yay!Laurahttp://www.mnrn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-23467531583348207942012-07-23T17:21:54.547-04:002012-07-23T17:21:54.547-04:00So glad that things continue to progress smoothly ...So glad that things continue to progress smoothly and normally. I so WISH I was as far along as you are and over the scarier parts that are right now before me. It is SO much harder being where I am in this pregnancy than I thought it would be. Trying so hard to NOT give in to the panic I otherwise almost constantly feel.<br /><br />Less than 100. Bravo!It Is What It Ishttp://itiswhatitisorisit.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-45051523825483088392012-07-23T16:48:37.106-04:002012-07-23T16:48:37.106-04:00So glad that you're starting to settle into th...So glad that you're starting to settle into the whole pregnant body thing (can we get a belly shot, pretty please with cherries on top?), and even if you go full term, you might not be ready for the repercussions of a life time of parenthood-- I know I was a little overwhelmed! So glad to see another happy update!Erin Bakalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611203589607633273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-89835021695578875472012-07-23T16:01:00.771-04:002012-07-23T16:01:00.771-04:00What everyone else said above!
And I cannot remem...What everyone else said above!<br /><br />And I cannot remember if I've posted this before, here, so please forgive me if I repeat myself but ... at 38w6d (!) I had an external version (which worked and, except for leaving me exhausted, was uneventful). Long story short, there was a tiny "blip" on the monitor pre-procedure and "they" didn't want (briefly, obviously they later decided it was OK) to proceed and gave me the option of having a c-section <i>that day</i> or of scheduling one for the following week (bearing in mind that this was an IVF pregnancy so there were zero questions about how far along I was). And my (gut, not expressed) reaction to the "c-section today" offer was -- "WHAT???!!! I am not ready to have a baby!!!" Which -- um, hello? (But really, I wasn't. Not that my readiness matters, but he did wait another 13 days to emerge). <br /><br />All of which is just to say that I totally get the difficulties involved in jumping from, "Oh, haha, here I am pregnant" to "We're going to have a baby." <br /><br />Here's to your having another 96 days to prepare. As my own story illustrates, I sure needed the full 40 weeks...Alexicographerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029216139568740202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-5252543142585262212012-07-23T15:02:00.041-04:002012-07-23T15:02:00.041-04:00This is so so wonderful. I hope the 96 days contin...This is so so wonderful. I hope the 96 days continue to be smooth sailing.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09730805885076066358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-31994334477875474982012-07-23T14:47:19.435-04:002012-07-23T14:47:19.435-04:00Huge smile and a few tears in my eyes reading this...Huge smile and a few tears in my eyes reading this. So happy for you! xoxoDorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16255190971670471758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-42763286451748757082012-07-23T14:45:47.963-04:002012-07-23T14:45:47.963-04:00You are going to make me cry, Mo. You deserve thi...You are going to make me cry, Mo. You deserve this so much. It is really happening! Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy!kharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760406074795967083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-48030512770668791562012-07-23T14:32:26.417-04:002012-07-23T14:32:26.417-04:00So very very exciting! I think it's normal to ...So very very exciting! I think it's normal to not have it all sink in until that little magpie arrives. So glad things continue to go smoothly!nurslouisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749921400852799303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-42225192513383886862012-07-23T14:30:20.221-04:002012-07-23T14:30:20.221-04:00I've been watching that ticker on the right si...I've been watching that ticker on the right side of your blog, and just feeling anxious to see it break the 100 (like they say in golf). And now you're there! That's just amazing!<br />I guess it is time to prepare for an actual child. It seems there is one coming.Augustahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257478728772841767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-47967122189816087182012-07-23T14:01:28.701-04:002012-07-23T14:01:28.701-04:00Still chokes me up that this is happening for you ...Still chokes me up that this is happening for you guys! And I don't think you can ever possibly be prepared. It's overwhelming at times, just watching it unfold - in a very good way though!!!<br /><br />Did I tell you that when I was still teaching and very pregnant I had a ritual of coming home, eating dinner, taking a hot shower, and hanging out on the couch with <br />a heating pad behind my back and my feet elevated? Sending you restful thoughts. :)Paula Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545620300368378897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-10939435220226885912012-07-23T13:59:59.278-04:002012-07-23T13:59:59.278-04:00It's hard to trust your body when it takes suc...It's hard to trust your body when it takes such Herculean efforts to get that baby. I thought that emptiness brought about by infertility would dissipate as soon as I had a baby, and for the first year I was distracted from it but there's still a little remnant of sadness. Try to celebrate the little life you've made together. That is going to be one lucky baby to have parents with such tenacity and determination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-76332827275898034922012-07-23T13:18:35.475-04:002012-07-23T13:18:35.475-04:00I'm so happy that you are settling into "...I'm so happy that you are settling into "normal". You deserve as much normal as you can get after the road you have traveled. Baby girl will be here before you know it. I'm so very happy for you.TeeJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00893545693449975785noreply@blogger.com