I'm impotent. Or maybe omnipotent. Or omnipresent perhaps, I forget.
Some one of those anyway, but basically I'm in many places today. Here, and somewhere deep in the bowels of today's Irish Times health section.
Early last year they featured an article about our attempts to conceive, and today they ran a short catch-up piece for the sane people with jobs who don’t read here every day.
Complete with picture that makes me look like an anaemic wino with a glandular problem, and a title that will nauseate many, today's article can be found here.
For the lazy among us, the original feature was run last March and a follow up based on the reaction it generated ran a few days later.
As you were.
Far more entertaining are the guesses being placed here. Go on, give it a shot.
39 comments:
Love it!
more like an imp. With a fat head.
Good one!
2 weeks, 1 day... and counting!
Omg, Kelley!
Brilliant, Xbox, brilliant! It's a big word count! That was fast this time round, eh?
Nice one.
(Actually found the article because it was quoted in full on another blog I read - you really do get everywhere).
Yeah! that was a great article! The crazy world of child care is about to start (on the outside of the belly that is!!!) 2 weeks and 1 day for you, 3 weeks on the head for me!
Oh boy! can't wait. I am excited to read your updates on the little one since ours will be so close to the same age!
good luck from Wisonsin!
You should warn people not to enlarge the picture. I did and a woman at the library shrieked. I'm just saying...
Great article; the last bit brought me to tears. Have I told you how deliriously happy I am for the two of you? Well, I'm saying it again.
xo
baby stores and "out ... before someone realises you don’t really belong."
That feeling, that hurt, please tell me it fades?
being the sap i am, i got totally teary reading this. i remember 'meeting' you almost 20 months ago when both of us were going through hell of infertility. to follow you through your path, re-reading all that you and e.t went through to get here brings such memories. here's wishing you all the joy your newest munchkin will bring.
enjoy every last moment. your life will forever be changed the minute she pushes your baby (and her brain) out of her nether regions!
Wonder if you'll get another follow up when your knee deep in nappy rash and baby shit.
I see the picture and it makes me think...Happy Groundhog's Day!
Nice article....and good luck in the coming days.
Great article. Of course, the whole getting back to normal thing...bwaaahaaa. It's about time to redefine normal. :)
Lovely. Perfect.
Lovely. And yes, you're right. It is just the beginning.
This morning, arguing with my daughter about whether one can put trousers on if one has already put shoes on, I wondered out loud to my husband why we chose to do this. He just looked at me. And I remembered.
And then, once she was well done whining, I gave my daughter a hug and a kiss. And told her to take her shoes off and put her trousers on.
It's a great pic you asshat!
I loved reading all 3 articles. I managed to miss them the first time around.
You're such an excellent writer.
Two weeks, one day...and counting...
Thanks a lot, you made me cry like an idiot at my desk.
Seriously though, I was told this morning that my uterus is a 'hostile environment for implantation' and your story gave me some hope. Onward, again.
You had me at "Barcoded semen."
Just want to say, I just read the most recent article that you linked from the Times, and well done to the pair of you! Mind, the writing style is subtly different in places! ;)
That's great XboX!
Has this pregnancy gone as fast for you as it has for us, I wonder?? 2 weeks :-)
Only I am omnipresent,omniscient and all the other omnis. You are lucky that I like you me lad.
Excellent!!!
perfectly written! I hope the article helps others out there who need help and encouragement, too!
@Edith - Merci!
@Kelley @ magnetoboldtoo - Sticks & stones...
@steph - :-)
@Jo - lubricated lightening
@womb for improvement - I'm one big wet spot!
@Erin - Best of luck!
@Ed - I'm watching you.
@Jenni - once or twice ;-)
@Valery - I wish I could.
@Jill - Thank you.
@Hockeymandad - I doubt it, people prefer misery!
@James (SeattleDad) - thats just mean...
@Ms. Moon - merci mama moon
@Sadia - haha nice one
@Christa - bless your fading eyesight
@Poppy - Thank you, I appreciate it
@rachelbk - Sorry to hear that, watch this space, soon I hope to have a story that might give you a bit of a boost.
@People in the Sun - Just like in the movie!
@EastCassian - thanks, I appreciate that. I've had others say they recognised it straight away though, funny.
@Mick - in short, no!
@The Almighty, aka God - I've bad news for you...
@Susanica - Cheers.
@Geeks in Rome - Exactly, hope it does.
Very well written.
Oh god that's very good.
I remember putting a voice message on our finishing along the ascending lines of " we're pregenant and we're getting tense" .
Good luck now.
I'm chancing my arm occasionally over on Bock's place now.
on our answering machine -doh-
You are a bleach bottle away from being Albino:) Great Article though, I allowed my daughter to spill cereal all over the floor so I could read it :)
WTG, X.
Wow! That's pretty awesome! I don't know you, but I'm quite happy for you and your wife.
If you like, I can send you a tape with the sound of my retching. In case you feel like you missed out.
(People, that honestly makes sense after reading the article.)
@Panni - Thank you.
@sniffle - I can relate. Thats for sure. Squeaky bum time. I'll have to suss you out over there!
@mammydiaries - That was a cold February morning!
@Amy - Cheers ;-)
@Keith Wilcox - Thank you sir.
@Mwa - Oddly, I'll pass.
LOL @ Kelley's description.
Nice hair.
@Tiff - Oh don't encourage her.
And yes, the hair, the hair...
I got all teary reading it, too! I blame the hormones.
I hope your little baby nugget is born with your hair!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Fitzgerald
Which one are you?
@hyohen mama - so does the entire developed world
@thanatos - cover blown!
Congratulations on the article. Certainly one of your most hilarious pieces.
@Blues - I think you've been at the sangria ;-)
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