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People have stories for everything!!
On Sat, 08 May 2004 01:39:29 GMT, "Jill" wrote:
If my husband will cooperate for a short while, I want to tell them it DID turn out to be a boy...is that too mean? I wouldn't let it go far...just want them to get that jolt. lol. Nah it's not too mean. If you two can keep a straight face keep up the 'it's a boy' thing and then ask one of them to change 'his' diaper. However, I'd probably reserve this little prank for the ones that were the most pushy and annoying about it while you were pg. :-) Carla #1 due 5/14/04 |
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People have stories for everything!!
...and she was often a cross-dresser (oh we must be such perverts to put a
4 mo girl in a *blue* outfit!!! shock horror). I put Bonnie in blue ALL the time because it just makes her eyes turn to a beautiful warm shade of blue that everyone comments on when we go out.. hehe it is fun to get the "Oh what a cute baby" comment on occation Now that Mohawk thing she had going on from about 4 months to 11 months I was ready to shoot the next person that asked me if we spiked her hair... that is when we finaly snipped off the old long hair on the top of her head. Tori -- Bonnie 3/20/02 Anna or Xavier due 10/17/04 |
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People have stories for everything!!
"Jill" wrote in message om... "A&G&K" wrote ... or "oh you are breastfeeding her ... are you *sure* you have enough milk ... she looks a bit thin". I'd have to say something smart*ss to this. If my MIL or mother or someone I have contact with a lot would say this often it would make me mad and I'd have to make them stop, because that is detrimental and wrong. But a stranger? goodlord. I'd have to say "She looks thin? Good, our diet is working! My doctor told me if I only drink skim milk and eat fat free myself, my own milk will be skim and it will keep her thin- that's just what we want! Thanks." lol. LOL - I used to say "well its lucky that *one* of us is thin then".. DD takes after DH in build (thank goodness) ... tall and slim .... well I *used* to qualify as that type of build, but at the moment its more like "above average height and blubbery". At least I do look pregnant now to strangers - I've been able to notice the tummy since I was about 12 weeks, but I just looked like a "lady with uncontrolled eating habits" for a while there .... (hopefully I'll lose stacks of weight again when I'm breastfeeding ... but this time I shall not use it as an excuse to down copious quantities of my Mum's dateloaf, chocolate cake or Anzac cookies!!) I think you really do have to perfect the "smile and nod" for strangers who insist on making ridiculous comments. Amanda -- DD 15th August 2002 1 tiny angel Nov 2003 EDD 19th August 2004 |
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People have stories for everything!!
"Tori M." wrote in message ... ...and she was often a cross-dresser (oh we must be such perverts to put a 4 mo girl in a *blue* outfit!!! shock horror). I put Bonnie in blue ALL the time because it just makes her eyes turn to a beautiful warm shade of blue that everyone comments on when we go out.. hehe it is fun to get the "Oh what a cute baby" comment on occation That's why I loved to dress DD in blue (especially dark blue) ... it just makes her eyes stand out so beautifully Amanda -- DD 15th August 2002 1 tiny angel Nov 2003 EDD 19th August 2004 |
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People have stories for everything!!
I've had a lot of this, people are so know-it-all sometimes. I frequently
have to roll my eyes and tell them that we didn't just see 'no penis' we saw _labia_. If it's a boy the poor little kid has problems! As for the horror stories, I don't know why people feel they have to relay those to every pregnant woman they meet. A lot of them don't even sound factual. I have the ultimate pregnancy horror story of my own anyway, the show-stopper of my son's stillbirth, so if anyone gives me crap I tell them all the details, screw their feelings, and it usually shuts them up. "Jill" wrote in message m... Wow, this is one thing I won't miss about being pregnant, but...do people still do this with babies and toddlers?? LOL. For example, my 18 week ultrasound showed a girl and we have planned accordingly. The u/s tech says she never reveals the sex unless she is sure (but then, offers the disclaimer that there is no 100% guarantee, just in case). But as we have been piled up on the girl gifts, friends and inlaws claim to know tons of people who thought they were having a girl until a boy popped out. They keep asking us what we will do. My response is always "Well, obviously, we'll have to give him up for adoption! " with an eyeroll. Someone in my family asked me "What if Rachel is a boy? We already call her Rachel!" and I said "well, then I WILL get to use the name David after all...David Rachel it will be!" With the same eyeroll. But, people have a story for everything...there's the mom who delivered 2 months early...theone who delivered 2 weeks late...the one whose feet swelled so bad she couldn't walk...the one whose water broke at work/grocery store/church, the one who delivered in the car, the one who had twins when she thought she was having one, etc etc. Not to mention all the old wives tales and advice and predictions. I won't miss those, they tire me out! But it is bothersome, that people keep mentioning that I might not behaving a girl, 1000 times a day. They didn't do this early on. It's just getting bad now that I am close to my due date. Another response I use is "Well, no one will see him in all the dresses at home. When we go out I will at least put him in a blue dress." etc etc. ?? what do people want me to say? Next time.........I want to be surprised anyway! |
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People have stories for everything!!
"Tori M." wrote in message
... Next week I go in for ultrasound #2 I will be 17 weeks then... I get to have 1 every month lucky me... too bad that gel stuff does not do anything good for your skin or at least make you smell pretty Tori -- Bonnie 3/20/02 Anna or Xavier due 10/17/04 The gel they use here actually has a pleasant, sweet smell....but about it being good for your skin...ack! If they don't wipe it off properly it makes me itch like heck. It was embarrassing walking through the hospital scratching my tummy and trying to rub it off. I'm having u/s about once a fortnight now, so you get used to it. |
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