tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post2950244674675277064..comments2023-05-25T11:56:49.416-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard: Adventures in Baby-HavingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-55527419213771618172009-08-21T08:17:46.582-04:002009-08-21T08:17:46.582-04:00Tulip - Good to see you again!
I know; I'm no...<b>Tulip</b> - Good to see you again!<br /><br />I know; I'm not even a woman, and it gave me the willies. . .Desmond Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829959101276150279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-83471622858432072702009-08-19T20:40:41.021-04:002009-08-19T20:40:41.021-04:00I've had babies on the brain lately, but this ...I've had babies on the brain lately, but this post officially got me off that bandwagon for a while! The whole cutting thing - ggguuuhhh!Roaming With A Hungry Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264483155409850473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-72887489667624799112009-08-01T14:34:12.733-04:002009-08-01T14:34:12.733-04:00Aphron - They do? Then I guess I feel like just a...<b>Aphron</b> - They do? Then I guess I feel like just a little bit less of a schmuck. . .<br /><br /><b>Therese</b> - Yes, but just what WAS it, exactly? . . .<br /><br /><b>Cocotte</b> - I don't know if you're weird or not; I've known other women for whom baby-having wasn't the big painful thing it's always said to be. You're probably definitely on the 'low-pain' end of the continuum. . .<br /><br /><b>Xavier</b> - I think Molly's fastest labor was in the 3-4 hour range. We have a friend who popped hers out in an hour or less; her OB told her to get to the hospital as fast as she could, if she even just started feeling funny. . .<br /><br /><b>faDKoG</b> - Well, the vitamin thing is just one of those things that makes Molly, Molly, y'know?<br /><br />And listen, I know; I offer no defense on my own behalf. But what can I say? I think she likes me. . .<br /><br />;)Desmond Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829959101276150279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-80646193048214023332009-07-27T15:24:28.744-04:002009-07-27T15:24:28.744-04:00I gotta admit, you almost lost me at the whole ima...I gotta admit, you almost lost me at the whole image of fishing prenatal vitamins out of vomit thing. I'd have come back, I assure you, but the image is burning my brain.<br /><br />Of course, then I got to the episiotomy remark, and dude...just...dude...You're lucky you had seven more kids after that one!<br /><br />:)<br /><br />:)for a different kind of girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431273646365489225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-20404662877076828062009-07-27T09:16:15.869-04:002009-07-27T09:16:15.869-04:00Well, I was there for both and both were wild adve...Well, I was there for both and both were wild adventures for all of the 3-4 hrs they lasted ... yep, that's about right. Get it over with!<br /><br />But then, I'm told they aren't MY stories to tell. Make of that what you will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-27111778142932150752009-07-25T16:19:03.292-04:002009-07-25T16:19:03.292-04:00Wow - things really changed in just 7 years. I ha...Wow - things really changed in just 7 years. I had my first in 1989 and Husband was there for the whole thing. All three times, I never had a mean word for him. To this day, I still say I've been in worse pain with strep throat than giving birth. I'm weird I guess.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577723506036164914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-60682162855331055312009-07-25T01:30:04.636-04:002009-07-25T01:30:04.636-04:00Wow, Desmond...your episiotomy comment was quite s...Wow, Desmond...your episiotomy comment was quite something.Therese in Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607519856275927706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-23727142251893116632009-07-24T23:49:44.176-04:002009-07-24T23:49:44.176-04:00I guess all guys give the OB a wink and nudge, whe...I guess all guys give the OB a wink and nudge, when it comes to stitching.aphronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02203237871375124185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-73498384751319100642009-07-24T21:44:34.194-04:002009-07-24T21:44:34.194-04:00Truey - I will eagerly look forward to those. . .
...<b>Truey</b> - I will eagerly look forward to those. . .<br /><br /><b>Flutter</b> - You don't know the half of it; we'll be sleeping in a pop-up camper, and 8M will be in with us. A bit of stealth and creativity will definitely be called for. . .Desmond Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829959101276150279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-69154829460950259392009-07-24T19:14:11.899-04:002009-07-24T19:14:11.899-04:00Can't wait for volumes 2 thru 8! Have a great...Can't wait for volumes 2 thru 8! Have a great time at camp... just remember the walls are probably pretty thin. :)flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460436620025386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-39017040622837209352009-07-24T16:47:00.499-04:002009-07-24T16:47:00.499-04:00Des - I could've sworn I'd posted the adop...Des - I could've sworn I'd posted the adoption story on my blog. However, when I went back to look I realized that it was on my <i>old</i> blog. I believe it is about time I dig out those old adoption posts (there are three), dust them off, and publish them again.Trueselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376379968984585345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-74881807388793764352009-07-24T16:12:36.701-04:002009-07-24T16:12:36.701-04:00FTN - It's kinda interesting, actually; our ba...<b>FTN</b> - It's kinda interesting, actually; our baby-having career started at the tail-end of the old 'fathers waiting-room' days, and by the end, we were practically selling tickets to random passers-by. . .<br /><br />I forget when exactly it happened, but somewhere in the early 90s or so, they stopped having me 'gown up'. Then, after that, they made us gown up again, only now it wasn't to protect the baby from germs <i>we</i> might be carrying, it was to protect <i>us</i> from germs the <i>baby</i> might be carrying. Which offended Molly no end. . .<br /><br />I'll try not to scar the little darlings too deeply. Pray for them. . .<br /><br /><b>Truey</b> - That God, He's pretty smart. . .<br /><br />And, when can we expect you to post your adoption story? Just curious. . .<br /><br /><b>Lime</b> - I've heard of other fathers doing that. With pretty much the identical response from their wives as what you had. I don't think I ever did that. I'm pretty sure. I hope. Even tho, you know, I'm an engineer, and reading curves being traced by 'measuring equipment' is sorta, you know, ingrained in us. . .Desmond Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829959101276150279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-55391603033831928722009-07-24T15:02:25.452-04:002009-07-24T15:02:25.452-04:00ah yes, the fathers the first time around...always...ah yes, the fathers the first time around...always interesting. mr. lime seemed endlessly fascinated by the monitor the first time. he was so kind as to inform me i was having a really big contraction, he could tell because the wave on the graph got really big. i do believe my response to his observation was somewhat less than filled with praise as i thought the curling of my toenails and gnashing of my teeth should have been sufficient evidence of the power of the contraction.<br /><br />have a great time at camp. :)limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-49731990325940294712009-07-24T14:24:10.553-04:002009-07-24T14:24:10.553-04:00Having adopted N, I missed all that messy painful ...Having adopted N, I missed all that messy painful stuff and moved right on to the joy of parenthood. However, all you have to do is ask, and I can fill a good half hour with the adoption story! :-)<br /><br />BTW, generally when I'm amongst a mom group telling their birthing stories it just makes me gladder than glad that I adopted. I'm not sure I'm cut out for that kind of pain. Maybe that's why God didn't let me get pregnant.Trueselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376379968984585345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654204667900390232.post-31674953885096007092009-07-24T13:31:08.755-04:002009-07-24T13:31:08.755-04:00Have a good week at camp! Don't emotionally da...Have a good week at camp! Don't emotionally damage any of those kids! :-)<br /><br />It seems like most moms LOVE to sit and talk childbirth stories. The same moms who sit and talk about baby clothes and everything else "child-related" even when their kids are 10 and 12 and 16. I understand it, but even my wife has told me it gets old pretty quick when she hears the same stories from people 10 times.<br /><br />I was in the room with Autumn the whole time for both births, although I guess I never really thought of myself as a "labor coach." They never had me wear scrubs or anything either. It's just never like it is in the movies and on TV, is it?FTNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00863217400079842687noreply@blogger.com