Things they never told you! Plus: Stupid men.

At work on a Saturday to make it to my part-time status for the pay period.  The place is abandoned and it's actually pretty nice.  My baby is finally starting to feel better.  Thank goodness!  I am on the mend as well and Dad has probably hit the lowest today.  :(  The good news is that this means we're all on the ups from here on out. 

Random thought purging while I wait for science-y stuff to happen here...

Stuff "they" never told you about parenthood:

~When your little gets sick, if they are lucky enough to have a cough, they may cough hard enough/frequently enough to vomit.  Goodtimes.

~When your little gets sick and they are crying, at some point you will probably cry right along with them.

~When your little gets sick, you will do anything in your power to make them feel better.  This may include, but is not limited to...
     -shooting saline up their nose
     -sucking snots out of their nose with a bulb syringe and rejoicing when you "get a good one"
     -running the shower at full blast at 1 am just to let them breathe the steam
     -sleeping on the couch for 3 nights in a row so they can sleep in a more upright position in their swing

~BUT, when they start feeling better, it will all have been worth it.  :)

I also had some blurbs saved in a draft for the longest time of stupid things that people said to me while I was pregnant.  I can't make this stuff up, people.

Random male, because I haven't had any weird cravings...  "Are you sure you've got a baby in there and not just a tumor?"

Random male:  "Your labcoat enters the room a few seconds before you now."

Random male:  "So, are you dilated yet?"  Seriously.

Man patting beer belly...  "Makes me feel good to see someone who is bigger than me."

Random male: "Must be any day now."
Me:  "Actually, I've got 3 months to go."
Random male:  "I'm so glad I'm a man."

Notice a theme?  I should note that all of these "randos" fall into the +40 category.  AND 4 of the 5 have kids of their own, so you'd think they'd be a little more sensitive after having partners that had gone through pregnancy.  Not so much.