To tell or not to tell?
I find it really interesting to see at what stage people tell friends that they are pregnant. Some people tell before the urine is even dry on the test, others wait until there is no disguising their protruding belly. Me, myself, I think that I am somewhere in the middle. I can imagine it would be incredibly hard to have told everybody and then miscarry in the early stages, but then again the support may be worth it. And it is awfully nice to share the excitement straight away.
Those who wait a long time can find themselves in the awkward situation of people already knowing, having observed their changing shape and changed behaviour and eating patterns. One of the added bonuses of telling people later, I have found, is escaping two extra months of banal pregnancy conversations, ‘Oh, you are starting to pop out now,’ ‘Starting to go to the toilet a lot?’ And ‘Are you sure you should be eating that/ doing that?’
So in the end I decided that when you have been feeling as sick as a dog for two months and you have a nine month old to take care of the wisest decision is probably just to tell people so you can get help. I am pregnant, due at the end of the year and there will be eighteen months between Wrigglebot and this next one.
May 27th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
congratulations!!!
that is so good to hear
i’m so happy for you guys – i’m sure wrigglebot will love having a sibling.
david
May 27th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Congratulations ‘Chelle’ and ‘Husband’! It’s hard when babies are close in age while they are little but there’s nothing better for them as they grow up. I had two beautiful daughters close in age – a little over 15 months apart – and they have always been the best of friends – and always will be.
I am so looking forward to being Nanna for the second time! Bring on December!!!
May 27th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
In all the excitement I forgot to say that please just tell us – the sleaps – how to help. Not having been there we’re not really sure what to do but if it’s a meal, cleaning a toilet, babysitting, or just sitting around while you have a sleap – we’re there…we may just need some prompting
We are so excited.
May 28th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
the scene:
djp working on the computer in the office on the gold coast.
mobile phone rings:
ring ring!
djp picks up the mobile and sees it’s his good mate simon mcrae on the number ID, answers it:
djp: hey man.
simon: hey.
djp: what’s up?
simon: have you read michelle’s blog?
djp: i’m still catching up on old entries…
simon: ok, did u read the latest post?
djp: not yet, i’ve been trying to read all the past entries in order…
simon: well read the latest post.
djp: oh.. ok.
simon: see ya
-click-
djp: hmmmmm?
{now switching from third person to first}
i click on my RSS feed in my safari browser, and i see that i did see the entry title this morning and scanned the first paragraph about friends telling people when they are pregnant…
wait a minute….
i click on the link to the blog…
read read read…
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!!
hope u have a little girly next, what do u guys want?
looking forward to reading all about it.
{new domain names coming?}
planned? surprise?
and i am laughing at mel’s response above, i vote get corey cleaning the toilet!
benita and i think it’s awesome news, we are so happy.
and the age gap is PERFECT i reckon.
hopefully we won’t be far behind you guys with our number 3 bubba.
love you four!
May 28th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
Congratulations!! We are both so happy for you. Hopefully we’ll make it down to see you guys in the next few months. We miss you both and are hanging to meet wrigglebot. XOX
May 28th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Yay!!! I am so happy…this is wonderful news indeed..you guys are such great parents I can’t wait to meet this new little person and get to know him or her…Congratulations!!!
Love you lots McRaes
May 29th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
If I were to write a blog entitled “The Ten Worst Ways to Announce a Pregnancy” posting it in a blog and waiting for the world wide web to read it would be number one on that list. That said, I am so excited for you guys! We’ll bring you dinner one of these nites (along with easy to use recipes!) Love to all four of you!
erika
May 30th, 2007 at 8:38 am
Darren sent me your way! I am a mommy blogger too. Congrats on the newest wriggley one!
May 30th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
A big Congrats!
So we will soon have one mr.toddlebot, and a new wrigglebot! What will Bonnie Do?
Eva.
May 30th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
congrats, looking forward to becoming and unk for the second time!!!Also looking forward to taking the little rugrats out for their weekly outings.
June 28th, 2007 at 11:00 am
Awesome news Mum and Dad… so you’ll have rename the blog “The Wrigglebots”, “Mr Wrigglebot and Friend” or perhaps “Invasion of the Sleep Snatchers”, “Walker and the Wrigglebot Mk2″.
Gratz
August 21st, 2007 at 12:39 am
im awsome at cleaning toilets i sometimes clean yours when im over already.