First Sideshowcollector Freaks Engagement

[Nessasita]

My wife was 32 when my son was born and 35 when my daughter was born and to this day she says it was the easiest thing she's ever done.

I hope I will be able to say the same lol. Somehow pushing a bowlingball through a keyhole does not seem that easy to me

 

[Dusty]

My wife was 32 when my son was born and 35 when my daughter was born and to this day she says it was the easiest thing she's ever done.

Lucky! I'm having an 'easy' pregnancy, or so I've been told, and still think it's the toughest thing my body has ever had to do. Can't imagine what it's like for those who throw up every day I have never been so tired or so scatterbrained and achy in all my life. I just cross my fingers that I inherited a tendency for easy deliveries from my mother.

Oh yeah... I'm 16 weeks (about 4 months) pregnant, in case I forgot to mention that around here (since this seems to be the 'pregnancy' thread)

 

[lcummins]

Congratulations again Dusty!!!

 

[DarthNeil]

Congrats...

(whoops, no more of that)

 

[Nessasita]

Lucky! I'm having an 'easy' pregnancy, or so I've been told, and still think it's the toughest thing my body has ever had to do. Can't imagine what it's like for those who throw up every day I have never been so tired or so scatterbrained and achy in all my life. I just cross my fingers that I inherited a tendency for easy deliveries from my mother.

Oh yeah... I'm 16 weeks (about 4 months) pregnant, in case I forgot to mention that around here (since this seems to be the 'pregnancy' thread)

What an awesome surprise

I was really exhausted too in the first trimester... it does get better and you will get more energy... but still I am very tired too. Especially because of this killer commute every day. Not to make you scared, but wait until your joints start moving... lol I can hardly walk now. This is why us women were chosen to give birth... can you imagine how much men would complain if they would be pregnant hahaha.

I am sooooooooooooooo happy for you that is great news.

 

[Darth Loki]

Oh yeah... I'm 16 weeks (about 4 months) pregnant, in case I forgot to mention that around here (since this seems to be the 'pregnancy' thread)

Wait, Dusty's pregnant??? We had no idea

Congrats though. You're gonna be showing pretty well around SDCC. I was looking forward doing shots with you and Danny but I guess that'll have to wait

 

[bagelsncheesey]

Congrats Dusty!!!!!!

 

[Dusty]

Wait, Dusty's pregnant??? We had no idea

Congrats though. You're gonna be showing pretty well around SDCC. I was looking forward doing shots with you and Danny but I guess that'll have to wait

Well, I'll still do shots, they'll just have to be shots of coca-cola instead of vodka Can you imagine the look on the bartender's face when I order a shot of Coke

I'm still not really showing that much... if you didn't know me, you'd think I just had a 'muffin top' So far, only gained about 2 pounds. We'll see in 2 months!

Nessa, I don't think anything else could freak me out much more than when I found out I've pretty much come to terms with all the changes that have already taken place and that will be coming soon. Books help a lot, plus having a ton of other pregnant people around!

Thanks for the congrats everyone!!

 

[photoshopmagician]

Oh yeah... I'm 16 weeks (about 4 months) pregnant, in case I forgot to mention that around here (since this seems to be the 'pregnancy' thread)

Congratulations Dusty!!!!

 

[tomandshell]

Dusty said that she was thinking of taking herself to see Iron Man again as a Mother's Day present, and then added an intriguing winking smiley. That was a major clue!

Congratulations, Dusty!! Glad you haven't been puking too much!!

 

[Zoomaround]

Since everyone is congratulating Dusty on this thread, I'll join in on it as well.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH YOU AND TRAVIS!

 

[Reinhardt]

Congrats Dusty!!!!! Looking forward to seeing pics of a newborn Sideshow Freak.

 

[Wetanut]

Dusty and Travis -- heartfelt congrats!! Wonder if you'll be waddling at SDCC....nah....not far enough along. But will be good to see you in proud profile. (hint for during your last coupla months: don't sneeze )

 

[Dusty]

Dusty and Travis -- heartfelt congrats!! Wonder if you'll be waddling at SDCC....nah....not far enough along. But will be good to see you in proud profile. (hint for during your last coupla months: don't sneeze )

Oh man (err, woman), don't say that! I LOVE to sneeze!! Travis says my sneezes are like Black Canary's 'Canary Cry': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Canary

 

[Anzik]

Congratulations Dusty.
Both my kids came out with 2 pushes. My son even beat the doctor into the room so the nurse had to deliver him. My wife being the consummate ball buster said to the doc "Um, dude, she gets your pay."
I want to give you the same advice i give every pair of expectant parents. You will hate each other the first year of the baby's life, but if you stick it out, it's a huge pay off. Once the baby gets a little self sufficient you start to like each other again.
Tell daddy that no matter how much he does, it won't be enough and just accept the beating. Mumble under his breathe all he wants, but you will be hormonally imbalanced, sleep deprived and possibly post partum so he has to deal. Your job is to appreciate what a nightmare you will be to live with and be grateful he stuck with you. (Lisa never really admits appreciation for it but does acknowledge she was a nightmare.)
Then one day the baby takes his/her first bite by themselves and the pressure releases.

Good luck.

 

[Darth Madden]

Dusty said that she was thinking of taking herself to see Iron Man again as a Mother's Day present, and then added an intriguing winking smiley. That was a major clue!

Congratulations, Dusty!! Glad you haven't been puking too much!!

Yeah, and back when she said she had a "special room" she needed to start decorating. Congrats Dusty.

 

[Red]

Congrats Reinhardt on the pending nuptials and to Dusty on another freaks newborn on the way.

Mr Hayes some good advice for sure but i think just like pregnancy everyone's experience is somewhat different.

 

[Anzik]

And yet oddly enough, every man I've talked to in real life has had similar responses when i ask about that first year.
Maybe its a regional thing or maybe I just watch too much House M.D.

 

[Red]

And yet oddly enough, every man I've talked to in real life has had similar responses when i ask about that first year.
Maybe its a regional thing or maybe I just watch too much House M.D.

Youv'e experienced it so your one up(make that 2 congrats) on me and obviously things change big time with an addition to the family.

Optimistically confident(your prob smirking and thinking foolish man) that the feeling of HATE will somehow stay away.

Honestly i have heard varying stories from little to no animosity and then the ones about pretty much wanting to,well u know take care of each other.

Damn imagine if House was your obstetrician.

 

[Dusty]

And yet oddly enough, every man I've talked to in real life has had similar responses when i ask about that first year.
Maybe its a regional thing or maybe I just watch too much House M.D.

I love House. But yeah, he's quite the cynic, to put it lightly

I'm a pretty optimistic, easy to get along with person. And I have a GREAT ability to laugh at myself and situations that usually anger people and/or freak/stress them out. Plus, I have years on top of years of experience with newborns... from my sister's birth when I was 11, taking care of her a TON in infancy, babysitting friends and neighbor's infants throughout high school, and taking care of my friend's kids here in LA for the past 5 years (the little girl since 14 months of age, little boy since birth... and we're talking multiple overnights/weekends - parents travel a TON). Of course, it's never been 24-7 yet (sister was as close as that got - we shared a room from the time of her birth through the time I moved away to college), but I am confident that I will get through it with grace and not too much yelling or guilt-tripping

I also think that how well a woman deals with new motherhood has a lot to do with how much support you have OUTSIDE the house, not only within it. I have about 10 friends who are currently pregnant as well, 4 of them who live here in LA, so I'll have a lot of great support, and my kid will have a lot of built-in playmates. It also helps that I trust Travis and have been training him how to deal with babies and kids for the past year, through babysitting my aforementioned friend's kids So, I will have no problem leaving the baby with him and taking a couple hours for myself. I think what a lot of people don't realize with the first baby in the first year is that babies are not glass, you don't have to treat them with kid gloves, silence the entire house when they are sleeping, or pick them up as soon as they even mutter a tiny cry - they are tough little buggers!

Obviously, I've never been a MOM, but I like to think that I'm pretty good at sitting back and analyzing a situation without getting TOO emotional about it. The 1 time I've gotten overly emotional these past 4 months (it was about changing the kitty litter, of all things ), I started laughing halfway through because I totally realized as it was happening that I was being ridiculous. Hopefully that will continue, because I can't imagine a life where I take myself too seriously - that would be HORRIBLE

(As an aside, here's a tip for everyone - when you start feeling too serious about yourself, recognize it, take a deep breath, and watch an episode of the Colbert Report )

We are all individuals, and we will all handle life-changing situations in our own unique ways. The only thing we can control is our own actions - so here's hoping I'm not some kind of new-age freak or anything, but I think positive thinking has a TON to do with the outcome.

Also, that's awesome about your wife and only 2 pushes - my mom was like that with my delivery - total of 17 minutes of hard labor, baby! And I hope she doesn't brag to other mothers about that, because they HATE that... especially if said mothers went through 22 hours of labor themselves. They hate it almost as much as they hate when one of their friend's kids starts sleeping through the night at 2 weeks, when their's is still waking up every 3 hours at 8 months