Congratulations, Kate!
Right, there comes a point where you have to either move on, or just buy yourself a Klingon costume and go with it.
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sj - Aug 31, 2011 3:30:38 pm PDT #23430 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Kate P. - Aug 31, 2011 3:30:45 pm PDT #23431 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
(Also, I'm sure I don't have to say this, but just in case: no mention of this on Facebook, please! Our families and a few friends know, but most people don't, and we'd like to keep it that way until the end of the first trimester.)
Consuela - Aug 31, 2011 3:31:01 pm PDT #23432 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Congratulations, Kate! But I'm sorry you're sick and homesick.
Amy - Aug 31, 2011 3:31:39 pm PDT #23433 of 30001
Because books.
Oh, Kate. It's usually all those things! Exciting and terrifying and nauseating and wonderful. A lot of what you're feeling can probably be blamed on hormones, or at least the degree to which you're feeling them, but I totally get how hard it can be. When I was pregnant with Ben in Wyoming, I was terrified, and he was my *second* baby.
But yay!
Kate P. - Aug 31, 2011 3:33:29 pm PDT #23434 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I wondered how you were doing with this conversation, Kate.
Heh. I wondered if you were wondering!
I've actually really enjoyed reading this conversation, and it's helped me to gain some perspective on my own thoughts about being pregnant and, you know, imminent baby! Which is to say, I obviously really really want this kid, and M does too, but DAMN, it is scary to think about how much our lives are going to change, and just strange to think that, barring misfortune, this is really happening and there's no stopping it now.
javachik - Aug 31, 2011 3:33:53 pm PDT #23435 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Kate and M are going to be remarkable parents. Can't wait!!!!
Steph L. - Aug 31, 2011 3:34:24 pm PDT #23436 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
it is scary to think about how much our lives are going to change
Minion! Short, sticky minion!
Calli - Aug 31, 2011 3:36:32 pm PDT #23437 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Congratulations, Kate P.! But I'm sorry you're not able to do this in the place that feels like home and has the support that might help things go more smoothly.
-t - Aug 31, 2011 3:36:45 pm PDT #23438 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm so happy for you, Kate! Even feeling sick and a little scared and all that, I wouldn't wish that part on you, but on balance WOO!
Kate P. - Aug 31, 2011 3:37:55 pm PDT #23439 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
A lot of what you're feeling can probably be blamed on hormones, or at least the degree to which you're feeling them, but I totally get how hard it can be.
Yeah. I don't usually cry this much, but there's been a lot of crying this past week or so. I feel like I now have a better sense of what it's like for clinically depressed people, in the sense that I can point to a physical/chemical/biological reason for the intensity of my emotions, but that doesn't actually lessen the way they feel or their impact on me.
And thanks for all the congratulations, everyone! We really are thrilled and excited, just also, you know, freaked out.