I fully understand everything that's wrong with that statement. At this point, I have it easy. No back pain (except as the result of falling while playing hockey), no changing body (well, i think my voice is finally changing), no random medical mysteries (what is this lump??). There's no standard parenting stuff yet, either. I do have it pretty good.
Poor Julia. Before someone tells you that I've been calling her "Shuffles the Slow-Moving Clown" or "Gimps McGee", I want you to realize that I feel downright awful for her. This back pain thing is just awful. She's doing a really great job keeping a positive attitude and doing a lot of the things she's always done (except for that side job as a piano mover). It's pretty amazing what a woman signs up for when she has a baby.
The good news, though, is that she felt well enough to spend two hours walking around Babies R Us putting together the start of a registry. Somehow, picking out all the stuff you'll need for the baby makes two hours of walking seem like nothing.
Julia mentioned that she can feel little Skeletor moving and grappling around in there - how awesome is that? I'm pretty sure she's getting into the playoff hockey spirit and celebrating every Sabres goal. That, or rock climbing.
The last thing: I was looking back through some of the ultrasound pictures from last week, and thought this one was just awesome:
Fingers! Just...awesome. 
You make it sound like you are denying calling me Shuffles!! And of course she has playoff spirit! She has to know I'm yelling for good reasons, otherwise she'll think I have some anger issues.
ReplyDeleteAnd don't let him fool you. He makes me sound so strong and brave. Was it positive attitude when I started laughing because I'd gone crazy or when I was crying because I was stuck in one position and couldn't get up? I felt like a turtle who was stuck on his shell. Poor turtles. I love turtles now. They're my brethren.
Yea poor turtles Jules! Seriously, I'm so glad you're feeling better. Chris, you're going to the bomb diggity dad!
ReplyDeleteYou two are going to be awesome parents... as long as you stop calling her Skeletor!! Jules - the dreams will go away eventually (just not in the next 5 months!) And I suspect she's been kicking a lot lately due to playoff stress and frustration :-( Can't wait to see more pictures of your baby bump and see it in person in July (it's sad that it's that far away!) Miss and love you both!!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteYou know, you guys sure seem confident that I can do this parenting thing.
ReplyDeleteI'm not so sure you're aware of my track record. Of the twenty or so living things entrusted to my care, only two of them have survived. And that's only because Mailey found some edible plant in the backyard (I HOPE it's edible) and Caden figured out how to the open the garbage can.
I appreciate the support, though!