Comments for The Green Room http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom call her green, for the children who’ve made her Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:58:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on 2822 by Libby http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7022&cpage=1#comment-17360 Libby Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:58:02 +0000 http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7022#comment-17360 I ended up not doing any of those things after all, which was probably for the best. I checked the address again and discovered that I couldn't get to the bridal shower on the bus line I'd thought I could use, instead I would've had to take two buses and still walk for twenty minutes, and that seemed like too much. So, I called my mom to find out what she was up to, and she said I could come grocery shopping with her if I wanted, to which I said, what the hell, why not. It ended up being less like grocery shopping and more like a trip over to Target with my parents where they told me to pick out a car seat! So, yay car seat! Now we're officially ready! I ended up not doing any of those things after all, which was probably for the best. I checked the address again and discovered that I couldn’t get to the bridal shower on the bus line I’d thought I could use, instead I would’ve had to take two buses and still walk for twenty minutes, and that seemed like too much. So, I called my mom to find out what she was up to, and she said I could come grocery shopping with her if I wanted, to which I said, what the hell, why not. It ended up being less like grocery shopping and more like a trip over to Target with my parents where they told me to pick out a car seat! So, yay car seat! Now we’re officially ready!

]]> Comment on 2823 by Tanya http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7024&cpage=1#comment-17359 Tanya Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:20:58 +0000 http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7024#comment-17359 Hallelujah and amen! Super excited for you. Hallelujah and amen! Super excited for you.

]]> Comment on 2822 by Tori http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7022&cpage=1#comment-17358 Tori Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7022#comment-17358 Oh, that's good. My mom was on super strict bedrest when she was pregnant with my little brother, she was even on an inclined bed in the hospital, so that is how I picture bedrest. Glad yours isn't as strict, for you and the baby. Hang in until Wednesday! Oh, that’s good. My mom was on super strict bedrest when she was pregnant with my little brother, she was even on an inclined bed in the hospital, so that is how I picture bedrest. Glad yours isn’t as strict, for you and the baby.

Hang in until Wednesday!

]]> Comment on 2822 by Libby http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7022&cpage=1#comment-17357 Libby Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:30:10 +0000 http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7022#comment-17357 There's only so long I can stay lying down before I start wanting to kill someone. Besides, my doctor said I didn't have to be totally strict about staying in bed all the time, so long as I didn't do anything too energetic. So, long walks over to the yoga studio are out, but short walks to the bus stop so I can go see my friend for an hour are ok. At least the way I figure it. There’s only so long I can stay lying down before I start wanting to kill someone. Besides, my doctor said I didn’t have to be totally strict about staying in bed all the time, so long as I didn’t do anything too energetic. So, long walks over to the yoga studio are out, but short walks to the bus stop so I can go see my friend for an hour are ok. At least the way I figure it.

]]> Comment on 2822 by Tori http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7022&cpage=1#comment-17356 Tori Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:50:19 +0000 http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7022#comment-17356 Aren't you on bedrest? Doesn't that mean you're not supposed to get out of bed? Aren’t you on bedrest? Doesn’t that mean you’re not supposed to get out of bed?

]]> Comment on 2819 by Tanya http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7016&cpage=1#comment-17355 Tanya Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:47:39 +0000 http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7016#comment-17355 Playstation! Woo! Playstation! Woo!

]]> Comment on 2821 by Tanya http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7020&cpage=1#comment-17354 Tanya Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:40:08 +0000 http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7020#comment-17354 I agree with tori. All parents make mistakes, remember that: it's what they do about the mistakes they make that determines if they are great parents. Also, babies are incredibly resilient, especially when they first come out (even their bones are still squishy, they bounce back better than the rest of us!) You will do fine. I agree with tori. All parents make mistakes, remember that: it’s what they do about the mistakes they make that determines if they are great parents. Also, babies are incredibly resilient, especially when they first come out (even their bones are still squishy, they bounce back better than the rest of us!) You will do fine.

]]> Comment on 2821 by Tori http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7020&cpage=1#comment-17352 Tori Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:07:09 +0000 http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7020#comment-17352 I'm sure you'll be a great mom. I think just the fact that you're worried about screwing up your kid is a good sign. I’m sure you’ll be a great mom. I think just the fact that you’re worried about screwing up your kid is a good sign.

]]> Comment on 2817 by Liz http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7012&cpage=1#comment-17346 Liz Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:39:28 +0000 http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=7012#comment-17346 That sucks. I hope everything's okay and that you successfully slept at some point. That sucks. I hope everything’s okay and that you successfully slept at some point.

]]> Comment on 2810 by Libby http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=6997&cpage=1#comment-17342 Libby Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:26:28 +0000 http://www.ealasaid.net/blog/thegreenroom/?p=6997#comment-17342 Thank you, Liz! I don't think pregnancy is always this bad for everyone, but when you've already got joint problems and then you throw sudden weight gain and all the hormonal and physiological changes that let you make room for a baby where your intestines and your lungs are supposed to be in on top of them, things can get pretty ugly. My torso just feels like this huge wooden thing that I have to somehow move myself around, because it definitely doesn't want to move with me. I keep trying to tell myself how lucky I am that it won't last forever, but that can be hard to believe when you're in the middle of it. But I've got just two weeks until the baby is officially 'early' and not 'premature,' and another two weeks past that until when my doctor would like it to be born, so we're nearing the finish line! Thank you, Liz! I don’t think pregnancy is always this bad for everyone, but when you’ve already got joint problems and then you throw sudden weight gain and all the hormonal and physiological changes that let you make room for a baby where your intestines and your lungs are supposed to be in on top of them, things can get pretty ugly. My torso just feels like this huge wooden thing that I have to somehow move myself around, because it definitely doesn’t want to move with me. I keep trying to tell myself how lucky I am that it won’t last forever, but that can be hard to believe when you’re in the middle of it. But I’ve got just two weeks until the baby is officially ‘early’ and not ‘premature,’ and another two weeks past that until when my doctor would like it to be born, so we’re nearing the finish line!

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