Today we get our first official pregnancy visit, my husband's dad and grandpa are arriving today! I am psyched to have people in the flesh to talk to and share with. As I have said before, it is a little lonely for me right now. I am working on fixing that though, next weekend I am going to give the scooter a tune up and hopefully start going to the Brighton Rec Center for swim classes, maybe I will meet some other moms-to-be there. We are also trying to figure out how to get a second vehicle, I know it is not a necessity right now, but will become so with a newborn in the house (plus I just gotta have wheels).
I received the results of my first round of blood tests, all is well. No chromosomal anomalies, yes! We have decided not to do the CVS testing and extended blood-work that is becoming fashionable right now, but stick to the basics (besides, that CVS testing has a higher risk of miscarriage than the than the rate of the diseases it tests for, stupid). We have no risk for anything they test for and no family history, so we figured why bother. It's not like we would terminate the pregnancy if we found out something was wrong with the kid. So we will let them do their routine tests and just keep riding the warm fuzzies that are telling us everything is perfectly fine and we will have a normal kid (no gills or beaks).
On the hilarious side, my husband is experiencing full-on Couvade Syndrome. This means he is exhibiting pregnancy symptoms right along with me :) Most noticeably is the decrease in aggression, not that he is aggressive, but take driving as an example: usually when I am riding shotgun I am cringing and stomping the invisible passenger brake and grabbing the "Oh Shit" handle fairly often (I think this stems from my few car accidents more than his driving, which can be a tad more offensive when compared to my defensive style), but now when I drive he is the one squealing, worrying, telling me to watch out and basically spazzing out in the passenger seat. I love the role reversal. He has also been complaining about feeling bloated and not having any appetite. And the most hilarious symptom, which he will probably kill me for sharing, his loss of sex drive, lol! He says it just seems like a lot of work right now. This cracks me up!
Couvade Syndrome is most prominent in husbands who spend a significant amount of time with their wives, and since we are best buds, we hang out all the time when he is not at work, so it is no wonder he is feeling the effects of "our" pregnancy. My pregnancy books say that Couvade Syndrome is caused by a 1/3 decrease in testosterone and increases in prolactin (lactation stimulant and sedative), cortisol (helps recover from stress, soothing), and estradiol (female sex hormone).
So, ladies, any fun stories about your hubbies pregnancy symptoms? Do tell.
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Sorry, Shannon. No fun stories about a hubby's pregnancy symptoms. Don't think I need to go into why and I know you're not surprised. :o You need more followers. We should sign a bunch of people up so they get the email notices when you post. Maybe that would generate more comments. How did you hook Grandma up? By the way, she doesn't show up in your "Followers" list. Just me, Darlene, and Lauren. How about hooking up Marc and Harold while they are there...?
ReplyDeleteI took your advice and added a few people to the distribution list that weren't there. When I reach the second trimester I will be posting the blog to facebook, that will get it out to all of the friends that aren't commenting now. The followers list people have to sign up for it themselves, and I think they have to have a gmail account, so that is up to them. I have Grandma and the rest of your sisters hooked up the same way you are, so if you are getting the posts they should be also. Of course we have to remember that this blessed event is not the center of their universe like it is to us :)
ReplyDeleteI had a great time visiting and thanks for letting me stay there. You're looking great and I really hope to come and visit again before November.
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