on my own

[blaueteufelin]

David left this morning for a conference; he’ll be gone until late Wednesday night. It’s the first time we’ve been apart since I’ve been pregnant. Of course I’ll miss him in the usual way, but just last night I realized how much more physically dependent I am on him, in these early weeks of pregnancy. There are whole days when I’m so nauseous I

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[daysprings]

I felt the same way when I was pregnant. And with Abby it's definitely stronger. Dan's going to a conference in August, and he'll be gone for a week - the longest we've been apart since we've been married, and on top of that he won't get to see Abigail. I know it will be hard for him. Babies change so much in the space of a week. Thankfully my mom will be here helping me, but it will still be strange, for all of us.

[blaueteufelin]

Yea, lot of what you've written about life with Abby has made me think more concretely about the challenges we will/might face after the baby comes (it's also made me even more excited to meet him/her too!). It's amazing how it's not just the body that changes with pregnancy and postpartum, but how you live in that body, too.

*hugs* I can't imagine how much harder it must be to be apart when you have a baby (though I guess we'll find out before long). And seriously, my offer still stands :p (*feels like a jerk for bring it up again but can't help it*).

[daysprings]

Oh my gosh, please don't feel like a jerk for bringing it up! It was the sweetest offer ever. I think I would feel too guilty if you spent the money to come all this way. And now I feel like a jerk for saying that. But I want you to know how truly, truly touched I am by the offer, and how much I want to meet you, too (soon!).

If you really want to help, mail me a lasagna. ;)

I think pregnancy/childbirth has rewired my entire brain. Maybe I shouldn't admit that, because it might scare you too much. I'm not even talking about the various problems and challenges we've faced - most of those are unrelated to the birth; the birth being so recent just makes it all extremely bad timing. I guess I'm talking more about the way I think about life, our marriage, the world, my faith, our friends and family - everything. Having Abigail has altered my thinking on so many points, it's hard to keep track of them all.

[blaueteufelin]

Don't feel like a jerk either! No worries, I wouldn't want you to feel guilty.

Mail you a lasagna, you say? Hmmm . . .

[lizzabette]

This is the first time Ian and I have been apart (hi, I'm in Maine! back tomorrow afternoon) durng pregnancy, too. The difference, though, is Ian falls apart when I'm not around. :) Or, at least he did this weekend with a very bad day the first full day I was gone and then losing his wallet the next day.

I've actually been pretty okay!

(For the record, I don't think I'm leaving him by himself for entire weekends any more . . .)

[blaueteufelin]

lol, what did he do? Now I am terribly curious ;)

[lizzabette]

Hahaha!

Apparently a stupid-easy-a-monkey-could-do-it-blindfolded-with-hands-tied reaction failed for him five times, he broke two things in the lab, cut his finger in the lab, and otherwise just had an all around bad day.

Then Saturday he lost the little wallet that contained his t-pass and university ID.

[esrogs]

Tope, congrats! I read your blog through bloglines and it didn't pick up on any of the previous posts where you mentioned your pregnancy.

I'm excited.

[blaueteufelin]

Thanks, Eric :) We are pretty excited, too!