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”

  2. Congrats (as if you haven’t heard that before!)
    And, Steph, it’s not that it’s bad luck to say “Congrats”… Dave Barry has noted that it is *insane* to suggest to a woman that she might even remotely be pregnant unless you actually see her in the process of delivery!

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  5. also delurking to wish you, mighty man and the upcoming mighty baby a hearty congratulations!

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  6. When I was pregnant, I never got tired of receiving people’s good wishes, so I’ll add mine to the mix. Congratulations! I loved being pregnant, and I love being a mom even more.

    I won’t give you any advice other than to pass along the one thing I’ve learned so far: if every other parent has the same opinion about something, they’re probably all right.

    Oh, and if your guy is technically oriented and, well, a guy, the only baby book he’ll probably want to read is The Baby Owner’s Manual. Every geek dad I know (including my partner) has loved it.

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  9. Oooooh, a baby? A baby! A baby! A baby! Congratulations!!! A mommy blog in the making?

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  10. Congrats! I am “due” on Tuesday. TUESDAY! Here’s to hoping your pregnancy is smooth and beautiful and enjoyable (unlike mine)!!

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  13. I’m so happy for you! Congratulations! I hope you have as many good things happen as you can stand 🙂

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  14. Having children is like traveling to a foreign country – you never see your world the same again. My kids taught us more about love and rage and patience and joy than I ever thought I could know. Life is amazing. Congratulations.

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  15. Congratulations to both of you. Mighty Baby is in for a treat! Of all the internet people I… um… read (can’t say know), you will be some mighty cool parents. =)

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  16. Okay, don’t take this the wrong way but I was wondering if you were pregnant at BlogHer. During your panel I kept noticing an oh-so-adorable bump and was wondering if it was the bump of a baby or just a Madonna belly circa her “Lucky Star” era. Congratulations!

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  19. Ack! what happened to my silly smilie icon!?

    well, what I wrote was this:
    “How utterly (udderly [insert surprised smilie face here]) fantstic! Congratulations to you both (three!)”

    Well anyway, congrats to you and Bryan. That’s just fantastic!

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  24. At this very moment, a tiny little shopper is growing in your belly. If your bean only had access to the internet, he/she would totally be surfing for a tasteful canvas print to hang in your uterus and perfectly coordinate with the placenta.

    Congratulations!!! Immediately begin stockpiling the watermelon and spanish olives. And ginger ale. LOTS of ginger ale.

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  26. Maggie – It had been a couple weeks since I’d visited, and when I saw you at BlogHer yesterday, in that cute black dress…

    …well, I kinda thought maybe. But you know, you don’t want to ask and all that.

    Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS!

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  28. Hee! awesome! I need to get pregnant so no one will think it’s weird that I like pickles and ice cream. Breyer’s, right!

    Name the baby Rocky (road), Dulce (de leche), or go the Ben and Jerry route–anyway, enjoy and congrats!

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  33. that is wonderful news!!! Enjoy these last few months of it being just the two of you. I wouldn’t change having my little guy for anything, but definitely spend lots of time just you and Bryan.

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  35. Congrats, My wife and I are also expecting and it will be the biggest thrill ride of your life.

    Congrats.

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  38. Yay for you! I never had the pickle thing while pregnant. Mine was more of a donut and bacon guy.
    The big question is: will a baby seat fit in that hot little car of yours?

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  39. ha! i knew it! too damn many references to babyness here and the other place. way too go! yay for you guys!

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  40. Congrats Maggie and Brian! I knew that all that recent talk of babies and baby-related accessories meant that something was going to happen soon 🙂

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  43. Congratulations! It occurs to me that the night I met you and Bryan at a party at Ben and Mena’s was just days after I found out that I was pregnant. I really enjoyed meeting you two, but I must admit that the whole time we talked I was thinking, “I’m having a baby. I’m having a baby. I’m having a baby.” Enjoy the wild, wonderful adventure that awaits you both!

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  45. Happy happy, joy joy! I highly recommend the girl version. I have no experience with the boy version, so can offer no advice there. Whatever it is, Bryan, you MUST get Maggie whatever weird food she is craving, no matter the hour.

    For me, it was lemons. Wonderful lemons. 2 am. Mmmm…

    Congrats!!!

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  47. Having never met you, I’d long ago come to the conclusion that you and your lovely Brian are the sort of whom there should be (many) more.

    Congratulations! I was going to then suggest the Dingo Snack tee as a nice starter to Mighty Baby’s wardrobe, but of course, you were already there. You’re *always* there.

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  49. WOW. Delurking to say CONGRATULATIONS! Can’t wait to hear about motherhood (and the path to it) from your perspective.

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