hahaha
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Monday, 11 November 2013 17:03 (ten years ago) link
Support this course of action.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Monday, 11 November 2013 17:13 (ten years ago) link
This poor child.
― carl agatha, Monday, 11 November 2013 17:14 (ten years ago) link
raised by a village of snarky ilxors
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Monday, 11 November 2013 17:15 (ten years ago) link
Will rebel by becoming a mod on Reddit.
― carl agatha, Monday, 11 November 2013 17:17 (ten years ago) link
Not if he wants to live.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Monday, 11 November 2013 17:19 (ten years ago) link
Or she, obviously. Defaulted to masc pronoun because that was an actual thing I heard a mom say to her son once: "You'll shovel that sidewalk if you want to live."
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Monday, 11 November 2013 17:20 (ten years ago) link
lol i felt a twinge of sorrow for the missing of 11/12/13 (hush, non-yanks)
― mookieproof, Monday, 11 November 2013 17:28 (ten years ago) link
Surely she's going to hold out until 11 Dec, so no worries there
― kinder, Monday, 11 November 2013 17:45 (ten years ago) link
They won't let me go past 35 weeks no matter what. I had to do some convincing to get that extra week in, even.
But I believe 11/16 is FFM's birthday, and 11/19/13 would be all prime numbers, so those are both cool. Also my birthday is 11/22 so really anything in mid-November is excellent, IMO.
― carl agatha, Monday, 11 November 2013 17:51 (ten years ago) link
those air compression boot are loud! mr veg had to wear them, hated the noise
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 11 November 2013 18:20 (ten years ago) link
My birthday is 11/14, but there's nothing wrong with the second half of November: we're the Valentine babies! It is a pity that the epic birthday is being missed, but I'm glad that means you & the baby are healthy and strong. Mwah!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 04:17 (ten years ago) link
Oh sorry! I knew it was around here somewhere. Well, 11/14 could happen, too!
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 04:31 (ten years ago) link
Baby is welcome to it! :)
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 04:55 (ten years ago) link
My birthday is Aug 6; do you think you could just hang in a little more til then?
― Homo schaduwkabinet (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 13:03 (ten years ago) link
Haha yes because I am an elephant.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 13:27 (ten years ago) link
Hope all is still going well for you, Carl.
I'm having occasional but annoying almost-faints: in the last month it's happened twice in the bathroom and just now on the station platform, which made me miss my train because boarding would have been a very bad idea. When I told the midwife she basically said, "meh that happens to loads of people, your blood pressure is perfect" so I'm more annoyed than worried.
― Madchen, Friday, 15 November 2013 08:44 (ten years ago) link
Baby Center and the like always list fainting as one if the fun things you can enjoy as a pregnant person. It sucks that it's happening to you!
How far along are you now?
― carl agatha, Friday, 15 November 2013 14:10 (ten years ago) link
29 weeks on Sunday. I have been given iron tablets for the fainting, and the afternoon off work hurrah. Midwife basically told me to consider him a parasite and do all I can to replenish what he's sucking out of me. Babby was head down, arse out for her and his heartbeat was strong so draining my life force is clearly to his advantage.
― Madchen, Friday, 15 November 2013 14:21 (ten years ago) link
Ha! I remember when I started craving milk like it was the only thing that mattered in the world. Then I read the weekly update and that coincided with the baby sucking all the calcium from me to make its own little bones and it all made sense.
― carl agatha, Friday, 15 November 2013 14:24 (ten years ago) link
Checking in xo
― *tera, Sunday, 17 November 2013 15:50 (ten years ago) link
Oh, you know, nothing major. I'm having a baby tomorrow morning at 7 am.
― carl agatha, Sunday, 17 November 2013 16:01 (ten years ago) link
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I didn't get the evite.
― Jeff, Sunday, 17 November 2013 16:04 (ten years ago) link
Does your room have a whiteboard? You should totally write up a Monday to-do list like:
1) Brush teeth2) Have babby3) Freak out over babby reality4) Etc.
And then cross items off as you complete them throughout the day.
― quincie, Sunday, 17 November 2013 16:11 (ten years ago) link
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL!!!!
― *tera, Sunday, 17 November 2013 16:16 (ten years ago) link
yaaaay carl!! you are one of three women i know who is in the exact same position -- one already had her baby (girl) and you seem poised to be next, although i haven't heard about the third one.
― sweat pea (La Lechera), Sunday, 17 November 2013 16:22 (ten years ago) link
It's raining babies.
― carl agatha, Sunday, 17 November 2013 16:37 (ten years ago) link
lolololol This is exciting!
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Sunday, 17 November 2013 16:47 (ten years ago) link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r1a-7OVQHV4/TWb41Xv5P0I/AAAAAAAAEbM/1jkbplItMWo/s1600/cakeify-hurray.gif
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 17 November 2013 17:06 (ten years ago) link
There is a white board. Under "special needs" the nurses wrote "Stay pregnant :)" because that is how we joke in the perinatal surveillance unit.
Anyway me and the baby made it to 34 weeks, 6 days, which will significantly reduce NICU time so I'm pleased and can get excited about getting THE FUCK OUT OF THE HOSPITAL and also having my wee baby.
― carl agatha, Sunday, 17 November 2013 17:20 (ten years ago) link
I haven't been outside in almost three weeks, guys.
http://boxercrazy.org/forum/Smileys/jason/straightj.gif
― carl agatha, Sunday, 17 November 2013 17:23 (ten years ago) link
OMG Carl and Jeff!! This is so exciting!!!
― woah did you see that hummingbird over there? anyway, meth (sunny successor), Sunday, 17 November 2013 17:49 (ten years ago) link
http://www.nataliedee.com/091205/NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.jpg
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Sunday, 17 November 2013 18:02 (ten years ago) link
Outside there are trees, which are like very tall vegetables, and shiny metal animals with glowing eyes that you get inside of to go places.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Sunday, 17 November 2013 18:05 (ten years ago) link
Gosh, there really IS a Nathalie Dee cartoon for everything.
Natalie Dee had a baby at 33 or 34 weeks because of preeclampsia so that is extra appropriate.
― carl agatha, Sunday, 17 November 2013 18:22 (ten years ago) link
I wasn't going to post the link to that story until AFTER your birth but know that I dearly dearly wanted to. I'm glad we're on the same wavelength there.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Sunday, 17 November 2013 18:24 (ten years ago) link
I've read it (and Jessica Valenti's story) about 1000 times since I learned of my particular complication, mostly because the stories had happy endings.
― carl agatha, Sunday, 17 November 2013 18:32 (ten years ago) link
I've been meaning to come here, and have just caught up with what day it is and been reading about how you couldn't even go outside all this time!!! All the best!
― ljubljana, Monday, 18 November 2013 04:00 (ten years ago) link
yes!!! uh, break a leg or something? <3
― mookieproof, Monday, 18 November 2013 04:02 (ten years ago) link
break a water!
― twist boat veterans for stability (k3vin k.), Monday, 18 November 2013 04:05 (ten years ago) link
Bust a move.
― Jeff, Monday, 18 November 2013 04:07 (ten years ago) link
tuesday keeps getting closer and closer, best best wishes<3
― estela, Monday, 18 November 2013 11:56 (ten years ago) link
this is so exciting!!
― Homo schaduwkabinet (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 18 November 2013 12:54 (ten years ago) link
Waiting waiting waiting
― Jeff, Monday, 18 November 2013 13:12 (ten years ago) link
zomg I only just saw this. exciting! all the best, carl, jeff and babby
― not a player-hater i just hate a lot (a passing spacecadet), Monday, 18 November 2013 13:31 (ten years ago) link
^
<3
― JuliaA, Monday, 18 November 2013 13:44 (ten years ago) link
thinking of u guys this morning!
― call all destroyer, Monday, 18 November 2013 14:10 (ten years ago) link
Baby is born! Everything is looking good. More later.
― Jeff, Monday, 18 November 2013 14:29 (ten years ago) link