My Boys Can Swim!
Today is the previously agreed-upon day to announce to the digital world that my wife and I are pregnant! Originally we wanted to wait longer (she’s 12 weeks today), but she has been so dang sick that too many people already know.
And when I say sick, I mean she’s on heavy doses of Zofran and still has her head in the toilet more times a day than I care to count. Initially I complained about the cost of these stinkin’ pills ($4 each, 3x a day) until I discovered what they’d cost without insurance.
drum roll please…
$34 a pill. Yes, that’s over $1100 for a 10 day supply. Suddenly I take back everything I’ve ever said about Michael Moore, and I’m strongly encouraging him to continue his next documentary on these greedy pharmaceuticals. We’re not talking about a cure for AIDS or Cancer here: this is nausea. (Memo to the wise: don’t try convincing Chelsey that she’s any better off than the former two conditions…)
Anyway, Chelsey is due in mid-March. I still don’t feel ready, but it’s that kind of feeling that I know will never leave until I’m holding a screaming dirty-diapered little Woodboy/Woodgirl (and calling for Chelsey) and remarking that there’s never been a cuter baby born. Well, maybe Travis. Compared to many of my friends and family, we’re going to be old parents. Some had their first one before they even started college and before their first anniversary, whereas I’ll be done with graduate school and Chelsey and I will be past our 5 year mark. But let’s face it- we’re still just kids having kids.
And so, to the many of you that have received blatant lies from me during the past 2 months when asked things like “so, when are you going to start a family?” : I apologize. Not like you couldn’t tell anyway because I’m the world’s worst liar.
With that, I’ll begin a new category of posts on SilentRant, aptly named Pregnancy Adventures. As this is my blog, they will mostly be the rantings of a pregnant woman’s husband, though Chelsey is invited to vent (ahem.. “share her feelings”) anytime she gets tired of doing so verbally 
September 1st, 2005 at 11:46 pm
Sounds like Zofran is turbo-charged Dramamine. Awesome. With a turbo-charged price.
September 3rd, 2005 at 12:47 am
Congrats Jed both to you and your wife. I’ve become father last month and I can assure it completely change the perspective of your life
September 3rd, 2005 at 8:44 pm
Well, you know there _is_ that traditional California cure, though the little Woodman might come out thinking a little too deeply.
September 3rd, 2005 at 9:14 pm
Congrats!
September 5th, 2005 at 9:11 pm
Awesome! Congrats! Way to go! And all the other traditional phrases that would be appropriate here. We’ll only beat you guys by a few months (dec 28) with our first and i’m with you on the whole feeling of being too young to do all this. But a little late for that! Good luck!!!
September 7th, 2005 at 9:44 am
Congratulations, you babies-having-babies!
September 23rd, 2005 at 9:15 am
Great news! Congratulations!