So what I have found from being pregnant as well as being a new mom is, a lot of silly things happen! I figured I would share some of the funnier moments of pregnancy and the last four months.
When we found out that I was pregnant, we decided we needed to take one last trip, the honeymoon that we had not taken. We booked a last minute trip through priceline to Maui. Of the entire forty weeks of pregnancy I had only one week of morning sickness -- awesome right? Well, guess which one it was... Maui was the most beautiful place I have ever been and we enjoyed our trip so much, but I think I threw up just about everyday we were there...in the ocean, on our hikes, all over Hana and Mt Haleakala. It didn't stop us from doing everything we wanted to do, but it did change the foods we ate. I was trying to eat really heathy all during my pregnancy, but the week that we were in Hawaii I could literally only eat one thing, and that was...MAC AND CHEESE, and not fancy stuff, but Kraft style. The best part was our resort had it on the menu, but they only served it one way, on a frisbee. So, the pregnant woman ordered from the kids menu, and ate mac and cheese from a frisbee about two meals each day. AWESOME! On the bright side, we got some super sweet souvenirs, saved tons of money that would otherwise have been spent on filets and lots of alcohol.
Next, if you know me, you know that I am not good with surprises. From the day we found out we were going to be parents all I could do is wonder if our baby would be a boy or a girl. Our doctor told us we could find out the sex of the baby at twenty weeks. However, we found out from our friends that there is a place in Columbus that literally just tells the sex of the baby and also you can get those 3D images of the baby. They claim they can tell the sex much earlier than twenty weeks. So, of course Megan and I HAD to go and find out. We went, and it was a really cool experience. It was much less clinical, so we were able to watch him move around and then the nurse told us we were having a boy. We totally would have been happy no matter if it was a girl or boy, but when she told us we both just started crying. I'm not sure why it was so emotional but I felt like we were now closer and knew our baby a little better. Well, a few weeks later we went to our twenty week appointment. The nurse came in and asked if we wanted to know the sex of the baby. So, at this point the logical thing to do is say, "we went to a place and they already told us". But instead we both said "yes, we want to know". She told us it was a boy and we both tried to fake the excitement, and were terrible at it. It went a little like this: fake smiles, and a "Oh wow, yeah", fake hug. The nurse probably left thinking, "man, they must have really wanted a girl".
Lastly, the other night Meg, Pace and I were on the living room floor playing when we heard the biggest fart ever. I mean, this kid can pass gas like a truck driver (I think he gets that from my dad). Anyway, we knew there has to be a huge mess to clean up. So, after we changed his diaper I got up to go wash my hands. As I am walking away, I hear, "Hey Kathleen", so I turn around only to get smacked in the face with an airborne diaper full of poop and pee. I was a little bit in shock, and couldn't get over the fact that my face was actually stinging from what had just blindsided me. I looked up at Megan, who had the fear of God in her eyes. Clearly she had not thought this through and had never imagined that (1.) it would hit me RIGHT in the face and (2.) that she threw this diaper as hard as she did. Part of me wanted to get really pissed, but I couldn't help but to crack up. The only bad part was that we didn't get this on tape, because we would be rich from America's Funniest Home Videos.
Other funny moments:
1. Being at a friend's baby shower where we played a 'fill in the blank' game with nursery rhymes. The question was "Mary had a little lamb, its _____ was white as snow" Megan, totally seriously thought it was FLEAS instead of fleece.
2. Working at a middle school and when the kids asked me to play basketball at the end of the year I said, "guys, I can't I am 7 months pregnant." They had no idea. I said, "did you guys just think I was getting super fat all year?", and they responded, "well we didn't want to say anything, but yeah"
3. My niece is two and had not really been around pregnant people much. The whole concept was very strange to her, so every time I saw her she would just stare at my belly. I would tell her, "Elli, there is a baby boy in there". Her response was always, "OPEN IT".
HILARIOUS!!
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