Kristen is pregnant! We found out last Saturday morning. Obviously this post will be a bit delayed, because we’re doing the whole wait until you’re past the first trimester thing, to be safe. And she told me that she was going to be the first to tell everyone in the blogosphere, so you also already knew this. But hey, there we are. Kristen’s pregnant. :)
Anyway, I wanted to document this pregnancy, as it’s the first in our little family. I’ll try to keep it interesting/fun to read. Here’s hoping, anyway.
Anyway, I wanted to document this pregnancy, as it’s the first in our little family. I’ll try to keep it interesting/fun to read. Here’s hoping, anyway.Kristen has always been someone who has food cravings – mostly ice cream and onion rings. So we would always joke that she would have the craziest food cravings when she was pregnant. And even though she’s only 1 month pregnant, the cravings have already started. But they’re not for weird foods - they’re just for food. She told me the other day that she can’t even drive home from work on State Street, because there are so many restaurants on that street. She wants everything.
She’s also hungry ALL the time. We’ve considered banning her from being able to go grocery shopping, because everything looks good. Which leads to the first rule of pregnancy for the husband: never say anything sarcastic about the fact that your wife is hungry all the time.
And of course there are the mood swings – I try not to say anything that could be construed as negative or sarcastic, because even though Kristen knows that it’s the hormones, it doesn’t mean she can control them. She’s very nice about it, though – even if she gets mad at me, she tries not to say anything, because she knows it’s usually something silly. Which leads to the second rule of pregnancy for the husband: don’t admit that you even notice the mood swings (even though you do). For example, if your wife is a little moody because she’s hungry (see pregnancy rule #1), get her something to eat. But when she says something about how she’s glad she ate something, because she was getting cranky, say (not sarcastically) that you didn’t even notice.
Here are a couple vignettes from the last couple months.
Text on January 5 (right before we found out Kristen was pregnant)
“I’m not a mean person am I? I just worry I’m too strict and mean with the kids. I’m worried I’m going to be a nazi mom.”
“I’m craving Taco Bell sooooo much. Yum”
Text from January 13
“P.S. We have no kettle corn. :(“
“I’m already sick of feeling fat and tired all the time. This baby better hurry up and grow.”
I came home one day, and the apartment was extremely hot. I checked thermostat and it said 90 degrees! Where was Kristen? At her art desk, wrapped in a blanket, painting. With the blanket she was “just right.”
She’s also tired ALL THE TIME. One night we were making dinner and she laid down on the couch, and was out for an hour. I finished making dinner and did the dishes (and it’s not like I was quiet about it). She got up when dinner was about ready, and asked if she had been asleep long, and was shocked that everything was already done. Which leads me to pregnancy rule #3: Do nice things for your wife, because you love her…it also helps counter some of the mood swings.
She’s also hungry ALL the time. We’ve considered banning her from being able to go grocery shopping, because everything looks good. Which leads to the first rule of pregnancy for the husband: never say anything sarcastic about the fact that your wife is hungry all the time.
And of course there are the mood swings – I try not to say anything that could be construed as negative or sarcastic, because even though Kristen knows that it’s the hormones, it doesn’t mean she can control them. She’s very nice about it, though – even if she gets mad at me, she tries not to say anything, because she knows it’s usually something silly. Which leads to the second rule of pregnancy for the husband: don’t admit that you even notice the mood swings (even though you do). For example, if your wife is a little moody because she’s hungry (see pregnancy rule #1), get her something to eat. But when she says something about how she’s glad she ate something, because she was getting cranky, say (not sarcastically) that you didn’t even notice.
Here are a couple vignettes from the last couple months.
Text on January 5 (right before we found out Kristen was pregnant)
“I’m not a mean person am I? I just worry I’m too strict and mean with the kids. I’m worried I’m going to be a nazi mom.”
“I’m craving Taco Bell sooooo much. Yum”
Text from January 13
“P.S. We have no kettle corn. :(“
“I’m already sick of feeling fat and tired all the time. This baby better hurry up and grow.”
I came home one day, and the apartment was extremely hot. I checked thermostat and it said 90 degrees! Where was Kristen? At her art desk, wrapped in a blanket, painting. With the blanket she was “just right.”
She’s also tired ALL THE TIME. One night we were making dinner and she laid down on the couch, and was out for an hour. I finished making dinner and did the dishes (and it’s not like I was quiet about it). She got up when dinner was about ready, and asked if she had been asleep long, and was shocked that everything was already done. Which leads me to pregnancy rule #3: Do nice things for your wife, because you love her…it also helps counter some of the mood swings.
More to come later...
