I didn't tell anyone at work I was pregnant until I was about 20 weeks along. People thought it was crazy that I waited that long, and as time goes by I am more and more glad I did wait!
Yesterday, I was putting a binder in the top shelf of a supply cabinet. Since my office is a sea of cubicles, you can't do anything without other people seeing. A girl I work with looked at me with complete shock and terror on her face.
Girl: Did you just lift your hands above your head?
Me: Uh... yep.
Girl: [mouth drops open]
Me: Am I not supposed to do that or something?
Girl: No! The umbilical cord will wrap around your baby's neck.
Me: [laughing] You're kidding, right?
She wasn't. Since when does the position of my arms affect what's going on in the womb?
Today, I went to the same supply cabinet, and so I wouldn't get into any trouble, I bent over and put the item on a lower shelf. A different concerned coworker didn't think I should be doing that.
Girl: What are you doing bending over like that?
Me: Uh... just putting something away.
Girl: You're not supposed to do that!
Me: Why?
Girl: Because you're pregnant!
Great logic! So, I can't lift my arms and I can't bend over. Doug, if you're reading this, take note. I can't do anything for the next 3.5 months except stand in one place or sit down. And I think I heard once that doing dishes would cause your baby to be left handed (we don't want that!) Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
21 March 2014
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I didn't tell anyone at work I was pregnant until I was about 20 weeks along. People thought it was crazy that I waited that long, and as time goes by I am more and more glad I did wait!
Yesterday, I was putting a binder in the top shelf of a supply cabinet. Since my office is a sea of cubicles, you can't do anything without other people seeing. A girl I work with looked at me with complete shock and terror on her face.
Girl: Did you just lift your hands above your head?
Me: Uh... yep.
Girl: [mouth drops open]
Me: Am I not supposed to do that or something?
Girl: No! The umbilical cord will wrap around your baby's neck.
Me: [laughing] You're kidding, right?
She wasn't. Since when does the position of my arms affect what's going on in the womb?
Today, I went to the same supply cabinet, and so I wouldn't get into any trouble, I bent over and put the item on a lower shelf. A different concerned coworker didn't think I should be doing that.
Girl: What are you doing bending over like that?
Me: Uh... just putting something away.
Girl: You're not supposed to do that!
Me: Why?
Girl: Because you're pregnant!
Great logic! So, I can't lift my arms and I can't bend over. Doug, if you're reading this, take note. I can't do anything for the next 3.5 months except stand in one place or sit down. And I think I heard once that doing dishes would cause your baby to be left handed (we don't want that!) Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Yesterday, I was putting a binder in the top shelf of a supply cabinet. Since my office is a sea of cubicles, you can't do anything without other people seeing. A girl I work with looked at me with complete shock and terror on her face.
Girl: Did you just lift your hands above your head?
Me: Uh... yep.
Girl: [mouth drops open]
Me: Am I not supposed to do that or something?
Girl: No! The umbilical cord will wrap around your baby's neck.
Me: [laughing] You're kidding, right?
She wasn't. Since when does the position of my arms affect what's going on in the womb?
Today, I went to the same supply cabinet, and so I wouldn't get into any trouble, I bent over and put the item on a lower shelf. A different concerned coworker didn't think I should be doing that.
Girl: What are you doing bending over like that?
Me: Uh... just putting something away.
Girl: You're not supposed to do that!
Me: Why?
Girl: Because you're pregnant!
Great logic! So, I can't lift my arms and I can't bend over. Doug, if you're reading this, take note. I can't do anything for the next 3.5 months except stand in one place or sit down. And I think I heard once that doing dishes would cause your baby to be left handed (we don't want that!) Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
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kaitlin said...
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YOU NEED TO BLOG MORE.
hilarious. also i was so late to finding out that you're pregnant. so exciting!! -
March 21, 2014 at 12:37 PM
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Veronica said...
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Hahaha. Your baby's umbilical cord is actually connected to the ligaments in your arms, weird you didn't know that.
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April 6, 2014 at 11:23 PM
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Ronna said...
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I think that Christmas was relatively late for your mom to find out you were pregnant, but it was momentous. And plenty long enough. I think it's kind of amazing that you were 20 weeks before anyone at work noticed. (I just noticed that you had a new blog post when I was watching Emily's hat video.)
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April 8, 2014 at 10:59 PM
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marisa said...
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Hey, Christmas was barely 12 weeks!
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April 14, 2014 at 9:18 PM
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4 comments:
YOU NEED TO BLOG MORE.
hilarious. also i was so late to finding out that you're pregnant. so exciting!!
Hahaha. Your baby's umbilical cord is actually connected to the ligaments in your arms, weird you didn't know that.
I think that Christmas was relatively late for your mom to find out you were pregnant, but it was momentous. And plenty long enough. I think it's kind of amazing that you were 20 weeks before anyone at work noticed. (I just noticed that you had a new blog post when I was watching Emily's hat video.)
Hey, Christmas was barely 12 weeks!
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