You know how you picture certain scenarios in your mind? And you picture how people will react to them? I admit, I'm guilty of over-romanticizing just about everything - because I'm a Superstar Princess and everything that happens to my kind is supposed to be wonderful.
The reactions to me sharing the news of Baby Peters didn't exactly go the way I thought they would. Here they are, recorded for all posterity:
Right after the first positive pregnancy test, Husband pulled into the carport. I couldn't wait to show him so I ran out to the car and handed it to him. This is what he said:
"Way to go, baby!"
And then he high fived me.
True, he was still buckled in and I had gifted him a stick I'd just peed on, but I was picturing tears in his eyes as he picked me up and swung me around, making remarks about how happy he is to be married to such a remarkably fertile female such as myself.
Nope.
High five.
Which in Husband language is almost the same thing.
About a week later, I called The Judy to tell her. Here's the conversation we had:
Me: Well, I was calling to tell you I'm pregnant.
Mom: Oh. Umm. On purpose?
Me: Yeah. We've been trying for a little while now.
Mom (who, bless her heart, had seven kids in eleven years): Oh, I guess I don't understand this "trying" to get pregnant stuff.
Me: Why? Because you spent most of your time trying not to get pregnant.
Mom: Oh, ha ha, yeah, I guess so (nervous Saden laugh). So, how do you try to get pregnant?
Me: You have lots of sex, mom.
Mom: Oh! Yeah. I guess that would do it (more nervous Saden laughter).
3 comments:
Oh, Erin, that is the case with these things. I locked myself in the bathroom and refused to come out, while Kyle tried to coax me out. And, the reactions from everyone else also left something to be desired. :)
You make me laugh easier than anyone I know. And your poor mother... not just having 7 kids in 11 years (number 4 is doing me in, I swear), but also having to hear about the birds and the bees from her little girl. Hmm. Funny indeed. By the way... super congratulations! (insert fistbump)
Hey--congrats are in store! Mom just casually mentioned it in a conversation--like I already knew, which of course, I didn't.
Hope you start feeling better.
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