tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953434957462559041.post1675953006506519579..comments2023-12-29T19:54:30.728-08:00Comments on the creamery: hubrisWhimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543385560164099748noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953434957462559041.post-42584010412742929952007-12-13T19:36:00.000-08:002007-12-13T19:36:00.000-08:00(I was beseeching the heavens, not asking you pers...(I was beseeching the heavens, not asking you personally for The Answer!)Swistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126937282657655091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953434957462559041.post-48192710390596721452007-12-13T19:35:00.000-08:002007-12-13T19:35:00.000-08:00How come only women have to experience this pain, ...How come only women have to experience this pain, this symbolic sacrifice?Swistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126937282657655091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953434957462559041.post-61941619072777302892007-12-10T20:35:00.000-08:002007-12-10T20:35:00.000-08:00I'm a snooping blog reader Amy, it's Erica Sturges...I'm a snooping blog reader Amy, it's Erica Sturges. So happy for you! Reading your post makes me want to go through it again. Sometimes when I look at Sofie I try to imagine her all snuggled up inside... as much as it was uncomfortable at times I also miss her tae-bo sessions!workingmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906150098430433747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953434957462559041.post-75473127128587623272007-12-10T09:26:00.000-08:002007-12-10T09:26:00.000-08:00however it ends up - long, short, drugs, c-section...however it ends up - long, short, drugs, c-section, hard, easy, whatever - it'll be wonderful because it'll be your experience & your story & your beautiful new family!stacie dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034940984926936683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953434957462559041.post-74164399415473507452007-12-08T12:20:00.000-08:002007-12-08T12:20:00.000-08:00I enjoy pregnancy as well! Although I do get to a...I enjoy pregnancy as well! Although I do get to a point where I say, "Okay, let's just have this baby already!" That comes somewhere between 7 and 8 months of pregnancy... when I feel like someone is inflating a huge rubber ball inside my gut and it's about to burst at any given moment... plus the constant feeling of feeling like I've been kicked in the crotch...<BR/><BR/>As far as the labor... I delivered my first two children without medication, and plan to do so with my third child as well. The first part of labor is kind of fun and exciting, when it doesn't hurt so bad... but when it starts to hurt... I'm grateful to have short labors. Any amount of time in that amount of pain will seem like a long time anyway.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156363229916014514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953434957462559041.post-48372701472717981972007-12-08T08:05:00.000-08:002007-12-08T08:05:00.000-08:00just don't be mad if you do everything natural, an...just don't be mad if you do everything natural, and at the end you suddenly have to have a c-section....like I did. I was upset about that for quite a while! And they do tend to be rather common in your neck of the woods.tearesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362666264858845959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953434957462559041.post-74143268734840283482007-12-07T15:47:00.000-08:002007-12-07T15:47:00.000-08:00Beautifully, beautifully said. You have brought b...Beautifully, beautifully said. You have brought back sweet memories of being pregnant for my only daughter many years ago. I, too, loved being pregnant. <BR/><BR/>I strongly suspect you will not have to retract a single word of what you have written here. You'll endure with grace. And you will feel a joy that comes with delivering a baby that you already love and have waited for with anticipation. I'm so happy for you.Pam's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436530052693846209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953434957462559041.post-9073795249134481412007-12-07T13:33:00.000-08:002007-12-07T13:33:00.000-08:00This is a wonderful, wonderful post. Oh, my. I w...This is a wonderful, wonderful post. Oh, my. I wasn't expecting to be so moved by my Google Reader. <BR/><BR/>I am not a mother, and I don't intend to be. However, I do mourn that I will not experience pregnancy. Thank you for sharing. It means a lot.<BR/><BR/>I agree whole-heartedly about pain and the awareness and gratefulness it brings to those who experience it. It is not something to be scared of, it is something to be experienced, relished even. <BR/><BR/>As you so eloquently said, both pain and happiness are fleeting, but peace is truly everlasting.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the ride. You and Bean both deserve it.artemisiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048259618106957687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953434957462559041.post-78721304145616697882007-12-07T13:00:00.000-08:002007-12-07T13:00:00.000-08:00Well, you are ALLOWED to like pregnancy! I mean, ...Well, you are ALLOWED to like pregnancy! I mean, *I* didn't, but plenty of people do! I don't think that's worthy of flaming at all.<BR/><BR/>I wasn't scared of labor. At all. No reason to be, unless you are a total control freak, which obviously, you are not. If you look forward to it and welcome whatever happens you are WAY ahead of about 75% of people and setting yourself up for a great experience. I'm very excited for you. It'll be great. Pain and all.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085712930407611861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953434957462559041.post-46048861874797431002007-12-07T10:36:00.000-08:002007-12-07T10:36:00.000-08:00I have this amazing friend. Her name is Whimsy. ...I have this amazing friend. <BR/><BR/>Her name is Whimsy. A<BR/><BR/>nd someday she is going to realize that she is already beautiful and already strong. She is going to cackle with laughter at this knowledge.<BR/><BR/>I am blessed to be along for the ride.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for being my friend.<BR/><BR/>And for letting me be yours.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01742321671409686813noreply@blogger.com