The Hits Just Keep on Coming

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I have a bowl of ice cream, but find myself still hungry. I go into the kitchen to see what else I feel like. I’m searching through the fridge, looking for something tasty. Hmmm. Ooooo! Pickles!

I am halfway through the jar of pickles before I realize what I’m doing. Ice cream and pickles? Seriously? Do I count as a walking cliche if I don’t actually use the ice cream as a dip for the pickles?

I guess what I’m trying to say is, we’re having a baby. A little, tiny baby, which will be far cuter and will smell even better than all other babies available on the market today.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but lately? Things have been going just great.

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138 thoughts on “The Hits Just Keep on Coming”

  1. Wow!! Super big congratulations Maggie & Bryan! I’m 14 weeks along with my first as well, so I get doubly excited for everyone else’s baby news! Hooray!

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  5. OMG! How great! Maybe you’ll have a baby Mighty Girl! 😀 I heard it’s sort of bad luck to say congrats before there’s an actual baby in hand (rather than in utero), but I am thinking it….

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  6. Fantastic! I wish you good health and easy going. As a father of a 28 yr old Mac-addict daughter and a 23 yr old religious-historian son I can safely say you have no idea what is in store for you; just like me and my bride.
    Babies are small people! I talked to both of mine from the moment we met as if they understood everything I was saying and included them in everything. I could go on.
    But more about you, please?

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  9. you get to dress them up like cute little dolls and stuff! of course, you’ll never sleep again. also, their hygeinic habits are nothing short of barbaric. i literally caught mine licking the bathroom floor the other day.

    once you get over the small inconveniences however, you’ll find that things you used to think were fabulous, like television and going out to bars for instance, are far less interesting. you’ll also notice spots in your house you haven’t dusted in five or six years, and you’ll tell yourself you’re going to dust it as soon as the baby goes to sleep…any minute now…

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  12. You’re family does seem to make some pretty cute babies! But I’ve had the honor of smelling one of them, good luck on that!

    Months ago you noted in a post something about thinking about babies, and I asked Liz, “Is Maggie preggers?” And now the wonderful news. Congratulations!

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  16. “I guess what I’m trying to say is, we’re having a baby. A little, tiny baby, which will be far cuter and will smell even better than all other babies available on the market today.”

    My compliments! That’s a much better choice than the huge, giagantic, ugly and smelly models. I got one of those on a business trip to Dallas once – can’t recommend them.

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  17. Zippy and happy congratulations on your justified sweet-and-savory cravings. May this whole runup to the Big Day be smooth sailing. You have scads of people who are mighty happy for you and your guy… and that includes me!

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  19. Fantastic! You are in for one of the best years of your lives. My baby is almost 3 months old; pregnancy, birth, and a newborn were all amazing.

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  21. Yay!
    I’m trying to convince all my friends who are having babies to do time-lapse offspring projects. A once-a-week picture in the same outfit (like white t-shirt and jeans, which they’ll probably always have) for the first 18 years of life. Then you can stick them together and see your child grow!

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  23. Might I suggest a photo journal of your pregnancy?!? My hubby took one picture a week from week 8 to week 38 (delivered 2 weeks early), and it was amazing to see the difference a week could make!

    Also, I went through 2 jars of pickles in 3 days when I didn’t yet know I was pregnant… When we found out later that week, my husband was like, “Oh! Pickles!” Apparently, the craving is real!

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  24. I almost forgot… Make sure you sign up at BabyCenter.com — they have tons of articles, lots o fbulletin boards, and will even send you weekly e-mails telling you what is going on with your baby… It’s so fascinating! Congrats…

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  25. I’m sitting her slack-jawed. I don’t think I could be any more shocked at that news if you had hit me over the head with it with a 2×4.

    What I mean is CONGRATU-FUCKING-LATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  26. Exciting news. You’re in for a lot of fun. We have a girl who is almost 3 and enjoyed her so much we ordered a brother who is due in December. “Collect Them All~!”

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  28. I have a feeling you’re going to be a really cute mama. Stock up on light-weight “baby-doll” type dresses while they’re in season. They’re much cheaper, and more fashionable, than maternity stuff.

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  29. How exciting! Congratulations to you and Bryan–babies are one of the only things I’ve ever found that can always make a bad day good and a good day better. (Although, no matter how cute your baby is, it will never measure up to my brand-new nephew!) Best wishes for a healthy pregnancy and a quick delivery!

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  33. That’s fabulous news! A Mighty Baby on the way!

    Speaking of babycenter.com, read Bringing Up Ben & Birdy if you haven’t already. I love her and I don’t even have kids. 🙂

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  34. Yay! Congratulations. I just had my first five weeks ago. She’s awesome. Babies are awesome!

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  35. Yay! Now I can put off my own babymaking for #2 even longer and live vicariously through you. Hurray for me. 🙂

    Seriously, so excited for you guys. Many, many congrats. xoxo

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