Which is longer, the Gabaldon Outlander series, or my pregnancy? Discuss! Because I am stillllllll pregnant!
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It’ll happen, I swear! Or maybe you’ll be the first woman to stay pregnant for the rest of your life. Hmm…
If you ask Dr. Einstein, he would have told you it’s all relative, the classic example being a moment sitting on a hot stove (which feels like forever) vs. a moment sitting with a pretty girl on your lap (which feels like a moment, but you can’t let her stand up ‘cause now you’ve got this embarassing woody…)
Anyway, I am totally sympathetic having gone through exactly what you’re going through and that feeling that you’ll be preggers 4ever. But it’s worth it. You’re growing a person! How cool is that?
And like Dr. Gabaldon, you’ll eventually finish your work. The good news is, you will be done sooner. She’s still got at least one more book planned in the Outlander series.
Does that mean you’re overdue? If so, I duly sympathise.
I was two weeks overdue with both of mine. My son had to be induced- he wasn’t moving, nowhere, no how.
I always felt greatly martyrish (is that a word?) for that. I mean, he was born in late August! Late summer in 110 degree heat, Oklahoma 100 percent humidity isn’t fun at the best of times.
I didn’t feel as bad after a friend of mine had a preemie. Believe me, late is better than early.
Is there another Outlander planned? I didn’t know. I admit to really only liking the first one.
Robyn, I was two weeks overdue with my first. And then my second was over 2 months early. Talk about opposite ends of the spectrum! They were both August babies, the 3rd and the 20th.
And Sarah, like the Outlander series, your lengthy work-in-progress will turn out to be a bestseller
I was 9 days late with my first and convinced I was going to be pregnant for-ev-eh. I so feel your pain. Bleh.
Um, go bowling or something *g*
I dunno which one’s longer, but I can guarantee your pregnancy is FAR MORE INTERESTING in its last trimester than the Outlander series is. Yeesh. (And last I heard, there are two more.)
However, there is a distressing lack of sexy Scotsmen in your pregnancy. Bummer.
it would have been nice if insurance would have paid 80% of the cost of the outlander books.
hang in there.. your disgusted with still being pregnant, now all you gotta do is hit despair “i’m gonna be pregnant forever!”.. then voila! labor and the realization that its ALL YOUR HUSBANDS FAULT…hence the spousal abuse you hear about while women are in labor.. remember there is a direct coorelation between how mean you are to him during labor and how much he helps you after your home with the baby.. SCARE HIM!
hehe..i’m 41 today, i’m feeling mean lol
You’re 41? Happy Birthday! Funny, I’m 41 weeks pregnant today.
And Hubby does a mean Scottish accent so maybe I can get him to put on a kilt. Hmmm. That will be entertaining enough to send me into giggles, and maybe even labor.
Neither. Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series is by far the longest and most excruciating. At least we know your pregnancy and the Outlander series will eventually end.
At least I was able to chuck OUTLANDER after 350 pages! And I felt like a martyr then. That’s not an option for you.
My sympathies.
I was six days late, and my mother has NEVER let me forget it (of course, I was due on her birthday, and she had plans . . . ).
The little bugger will come, one way or another. He’s just too comfy in there.
You will get there! But it’s tough, and perfectly acceptable to whine profusely about it. Talk to your care provider about your options, take as many naps as possible, have a glass of red wine (won’t make a difference at this point), and say a prayer for those of us trying to get into your pregnant shoes. We’re all thinking of you!
but just think! if anyone says “ha ha ha they’re so much easier to take care of when they’re inside” or “at least you know where the lil guy is” you have the right to give them a bloody nose.
I went for a jog and jumped up and down for a long time when my third was two weeks overdue. Don’t know if it made any difference but apparently it was a memorable sight.
Ha. My second was late, and my in-laws came to stay with us to take care of big brother while I was in the hospital. Of course, they came early, just in case the baby was early. Was the baby early? Noooo. The baby was late. More than a week late. In the end, the in laws were in my house for a month. And I was verrrrry pregnant. Not a good combo.
Sarah,
I hesitate to say it at this point, but that whole ‘40 weeks’ business is just an average.
To make up for saying that out loud, let me share my experience. No, no horror stories. My mother always said one should never tell a pregnant woman delivery-room horror stories. She’s right.
Anyway, what no one told me was:
Compared to carrying a baby around for 9 months (or a bit longer), delivering them is a breeze.
Is it tacky to start an official pool for the wee one’s birthday? I can’t be the only one nurturing a guess here (if not a baby) . . .
if anyone says “ha ha ha they’re so much easier to take care of when they’re inside†or “at least you know where the lil guy is†you have the right to give them a bloody nose.
Well said, Kate. Likewise anyone who points out that you’re waddling, or laughs at how difficult it is to get up from a cushy sofa right now. Bloody. Nose.
Or if it’s a man, punt those family jewels over the goal line, baby.
You poor thing! Hope you have the baby soon.
I have an economist friend who cheerfully announced that she was now in her 98 percent confidence interval when she reached two weeks before her due date. I’d always known economists were different from the rest of us, and that statement just proved it. Although it may seem like forever, you do get a prize at the end.
I just watched Shrek 2, and you know that part where Puss in Boots attacks Shrek and pops out through his shirt like Alien?
Totally thought of you. Just wanted to share.
Alright Candy, c’mon with the update on Freebird! The readers are waiting (unless they know where to find Sarah’s blog…bwahahaha…)