Questions people ask me

  Now that it's becoming much more noticeable that I am in fact pregnant, I get asked a lot of questions by strangers out in public or by people at church. I get asked some really personal questions by friends and family and some confusing questions too. I thought I would do a blog post with a list of some questions and answers.

1.) **Most popular lately** Was it planned?
Yes, we planned for this baby. In fact we tried for about a month in December for a baby, but the effects of birth control were still lingering around and we were unable to conceive then.

2.) How has your husband handled you being pregnant. *Usually the first question follows this one.*
He has been superman throughout this whole thing. I found out before he did, I took a pregnancy test because I had a gut feeling I was pregnant. I had been taking them for a couple weeks because I already knew I was pregnant. Anyway, when I told him, I think he cried a little. He laughed and smiled and said "are you serious?" and "Wow" and "Oh my gosh". He was ecstatic. Then when my hyperemesis appeared, he was by my side through as much of it as he could be. He has been there for every ultrasound, where he always has a huge grin on his face. He got me an LA fitness gym membership for mother's day so I can use the pool for pain relief. At night, he massages my feet and back. When I'm emotional or in pain/ extreme nausea, he cuddles me and kisses me telling me it will be okay and presses acupressure points to relieve some of it. In short, he has handled it marvelously. He really is superman.

3.) Do you crave sour things or things like orange juice and sweets? Because that can determine the gender!
I crave sour candies and lemons, but I also crave oranges, orange juice, pears, apples, watermelon. Sometimes I get the hankering for skittles or twizzlers, but that usually passes when I eat fruit. So... I guess it's indeterminable haha

Now for some of the funny/personal questions I get asked...

-Oh you're taking zofran? Do you have hemerhoids (sp?) then?
-How's your cervix/ uterus feeling?
-Do your breasts hurt?
-What was the phase of the moon when you conceived? Was it waxing or waning?
-Have you grown hair in any weird places?
-Oh! What does your belly button look like??

True story. The ones above I left unanswered because I never answer them when they're asked.

I'll probably post my 16 weeks post this weekend. I might blurb here and there before that.