Posts by aquaristbarbee

I am having a hard time in a (slightly) similar situation.

My stepmom has been around since I was very young, and has been like a real mom to me.  However, she has never had any biological kids of her own (though she has wanted to) and had a miscarriage (around 8 weeks, if I remember correctly) early in life (before meeting my dad).  I am not very close to my biological mother.

Since my stepmom has never had a baby before and I know the topic is painful for her (even if she tries to hide it), I really have no "mother figure" to ask about some of the technical details.  She shares my happiness and excitement over her coming grandson, but it's mainly in the form of prepping for when he gets here, not really being able to help with any of the actual pregnancy-specific questions.

I know it's not the same pain as having a friend avoid you (since my stepmom is still a daily part of my life), but it feels strange to be having my first baby without a role model to guide me through it.

I thought it was such a good (if sad) episode.  I agree that Taub crying was almost unbearable, but the scene with Thirteen crying "He's cold" while Foreman tried to keep doing CPR was so much worse.

Has anyone been to the online memorial at the FOX website?  It has letters from other characters written to him, and is pretty interesting.

The last apartment I stayed in before we built our house was on the ground floor next to the hot water heater.  It burst and flooded our apartment...3 times.  The maintenance guy (the only cool employee there, who later quit) said it was because they were too cheap to replace the worn-out part, and just had him keep fixing it temporarily.

Then, when we moved out, during the closing inspection they tried to charge us for water damage to the carpet.

I was just cranky because of a quote I read in What to Expect When You're Expecting.  It has a little week-by-week breakdown, and it's very informative (though the writing gets annoyingly cutesy at times).  It was very annoying to read, "At this stage, there's no hiding the fact that you're pregnant!"  Grr...

I wore maternity jeans and a really tight t-shirt today, and while no one actually said anything, I did get that little extra super-friendly customer service while I was buying breakfast that made me think maybe they could tell.  At least Cade (the baby) is still my favorite little squirmy, kicking spazz, so I know he's fine.

Congratulations, and try not to be too scared.  I was a wreck when I first found out and tried to keep it to myself.  The sooner you tell someone close to you, the better.

Let me know if you have any questions or just want to express some anxieties.

It's a boy!  I am very excited.

My well-intentioned co-workers keep asking me when I'm going to start showing.  For one thing, I'm only 4 1/2 months.  For another, they know I'm struggling to put on weight in this pregnancy, and I know they mean well (they're all guys, so they're pretty much clueless), but stuff like that makes me paranoid.  I start thinking things like, "Why am I not showing?  Does that mean something wrong?  Is the baby okay?"  It's my first pregnancy, so I tend to the panicky side.

Even worse, again, not meaning it in a bad or sleazy way, a few of them have complimented me on the increase my (already large) chest is experiencing with pregnancy.  I know they mean nothing serious with the "hot mama" comments, but, come on guys, seriously, let's drop it at work and joke about it at the bar afterwards.

I'm in a similar boat, though not so far along in my pregnancy (18 weeks).  I have had little to no appetite and trouble eating because of it.  My doctor told me to just eat anything high-calorie that I was capable of getting down, and to actually drink a little less water.  (She was worried I'm filling up on water and not able to eat because of it.)  On the upside, my baby is big and happy and perfectly fine.  I haven't gained a pound since I got pregnant, though.

On another note, would it be possible for you to visit a free clinic or women's health center?  Even if you have to go somewhere that requires a little out of pocket, this far in the pregnancy I would definitely want someone checking that baby out, especially if you are having trouble ingesting anything.