she's just sayin'

“I knew it!”

“Are you serious?”

“That’s wonderful!”

“Are you happy?”

“Well, you know how I feel about those things.”

“Wow…”

“Oh my God!”

“How did that happen?”

What do the above quotes have in common?  They are all verbatim responses I received when I told family, friends and colleagues some news…

I’m pregnant!!!

You know, I’ve never been pregnant before.  So I really didn’t know what it would be like to share this wonderful news. I assumed I knew what our parents would say.  That is, I assumed they’d be thrilled.  And they were.  But you know what?  BOTH moms’ first response was #4 of the above.  That’s right…”Are you happy?”  Well, we’re not high school students.  And we’re not college co-eds played the ‘let’s just see…’ game one too many times.  We’re settled, happily married.  So yeah, we’re happy, thanks for asking moms!

There were some reactions I predicted accurately.  Women who are or are soon-to-be moms squealed with delight at a slightly painful decibel.  I think they feel grateful that someone else is joining the club.  Someone else they can commiserate with over lost sleep, lost perky boobs, lost carefree days of wondering whether one should buy the cute shoes or the cute bag. They squeal in anticipation of a new partner in zombie-like, saggy-boobed, diaper buying comraderie.

Telling men is…interesting.  There’s a brief moment, after the telling, of quick silence.  Where the man surely comprehends what happened to get you to this point.  You see the comprehension flicker over his face, and you have no choice but to sit awkwardly and wait for the moment to pass. I thought it would be awkward to tell my dad, of all people.  Thankfully, he didn’t make it so.  But then I had to take it too far.  I bought a book for Mike for his birthday that I thought was a hilarious view of pregnancy from the male point of view.  The book was delivered the day my parents arrived in town for a visit.  I was so excited to show off my gift and proudly pulled out my purchase: “My Boys Can Swim!”  My dad looked, uhh, uncomfortable.  Buzzkill!

So, the telling is underway.  And it’s been fun so far.  Amusing. Entertaining.  Thrilling. Who knows what trimesters 2 and 3 will bring.  Until then, we count down…

to January 1, 2010!!

Tags: I'm going to be a mom?!

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