[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
Sweet! Congratulations!
My wife and I are at 22 weeks!
[/quote]
you mean 5 months…
Why do you parents do this?!
Geez, man, when you pull an April Fool’s prank, you really go all out. 
You know we’re both super happy for you guys.
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
Sweet! Congratulations!
My wife and I are at 22 weeks!
[/quote]
you mean 5 months…
Why do you parents do this?![/quote]
Medically it is more convenient since the body develops faster the younger it is. All doctor visits are done at X weeks so you always know that and not necessarily the month. Then it goes to X months when they are born and people complain “you mean 1 year…”
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
Sweet! Congratulations!
My wife and I are at 22 weeks!
[/quote]
you mean 5 months…
Why do you parents do this?![/quote]
Medically it is more convenient since the body develops faster the younger it is. All doctor visits are done at X weeks so you always know that and not necessarily the month. Then it goes to X months when they are born and people complain “you mean 1 year…”[/quote]
Yup. There is a huge difference between 20 weeks (5 months) and 22 weeks (5.5 months)
Congrats Stu
Thanks everyone. I went with Cat a week or two back for her checkup (sonogram), and not only did I see the little bugger moving around, but I got to hear the heart beat through (I assume) a microphone in the wand (I assume that’s what you’d call the ‘thingy’ they use -lol).
Just completely blew my mind. I mean, I already knew what was going on, but previous images just looked like a cashew, or maybe a croissant, while this one not only actually looked like something, but had a heart beat. I know everyone who has already been through this is probably smiling knowingly, but man is this just beyond words for me.
And Cat,… well, Cat’s jumping on the scale every morning, vowing that she’s not gonna be one of those women who put on 50 lbs of pregnancy weight for am 8 lb kid. She’s certainly not doing anything stupid like dieting, but she is already planning her post pregnancy physique transformation. One thing we did realize, was that with her having to deal with the brunt of the weight gain in the summer months (we figure she’ll be pretty big by then), she won’t have to really worry about going in to work, or her usual zillion things she’s juggling. Also, we’re kind of frozen yogurt junkies, so what better way to spend a hot New York summer than not caring about your weight and going to town on frozen treats.
With an October estimated date of arrival, I’m already considering what sorts of Halloween costume we can put together with a new born and a recently pregnant woman.
S
Wonderful news. Congratulations.
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
Sweet! Congratulations!
My wife and I are at 22 weeks!
[/quote]
you mean 5 months…
Why do you parents do this?![/quote]
Medically it is more convenient since the body develops faster the younger it is. All doctor visits are done at X weeks so you always know that and not necessarily the month. Then it goes to X months when they are born and people complain “you mean 1 year…”[/quote]
Yup. There is a huge difference between 20 weeks (5 months) and 22 weeks (5.5 months) [/quote]
Yea I get that, but I never understood why you would say it that way to anyone besides your doctor lol. Oh well. I’ll check back in 525 minutes.
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
Sweet! Congratulations!
My wife and I are at 22 weeks!
[/quote]
you mean 5 months…
Why do you parents do this?![/quote]
Medically it is more convenient since the body develops faster the younger it is. All doctor visits are done at X weeks so you always know that and not necessarily the month. Then it goes to X months when they are born and people complain “you mean 1 year…”[/quote]
Yup. There is a huge difference between 20 weeks (5 months) and 22 weeks (5.5 months) [/quote]
Yea I get that, but I never understood why you would say it that way to anyone besides your doctor lol. Oh well. I’ll check back in 525 minutes.[/quote]
Because I was relating the stage of the process we are in and where my daughter’s development is at. Going from 20 to 22 weeks is like means that my daughter is 160% the size, has eyelids, can see light and dark, has girl bits, started forming teeth, est. 1 week at this stage is a REALLY long time. At this stage it’s a lot longer than a year to an adult, but we don’t give our ages in decades. It’s a much more appropriate units for the scale of the changes. 40 weeks in the womb >>>>> the rest of a lifetime, in terms of development.
It also means that yesterday she was big and strong enough for me to feel her move for the first time!
Got any names picked out already?
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Thanks everyone. I went with Cat a week or two back for her checkup (sonogram), and not only did I see the little bugger moving around, but I got to hear the heart beat through (I assume) a microphone in the wand (I assume that’s what you’d call the ‘thingy’ they use -lol).
Just completely blew my mind. I mean, I already knew what was going on, but previous images just looked like a cashew, or maybe a croissant, while this one not only actually looked like something, but had a heart beat. I know everyone who has already been through this is probably smiling knowingly, but man is this just beyond words for me.
And Cat,… well, Cat’s jumping on the scale every morning, vowing that she’s not gonna be one of those women who put on 50 lbs of pregnancy weight for am 8 lb kid. She’s certainly not doing anything stupid like dieting, but she is already planning her post pregnancy physique transformation. One thing we did realize, was that with her having to deal with the brunt of the weight gain in the summer months (we figure she’ll be pretty big by then), she won’t have to really worry about going in to work, or her usual zillion things she’s juggling. Also, we’re kind of frozen yogurt junkies, so what better way to spend a hot New York summer than not caring about your weight and going to town on frozen treats.
With an October estimated date of arrival, I’m already considering what sorts of Halloween costume we can put together with a new born and a recently pregnant woman.
S[/quote]
The heartbeat was the part that really got me too. My wife is due July 2nd, so it is right around the corner. If I am not mistaken that makes 4 or 5 T-Nation babies coming up. Do you know if girl or boy yet?
[quote]jbpick86 wrote:
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Thanks everyone. I went with Cat a week or two back for her checkup (sonogram), and not only did I see the little bugger moving around, but I got to hear the heart beat through (I assume) a microphone in the wand (I assume that’s what you’d call the ‘thingy’ they use -lol).
Just completely blew my mind. I mean, I already knew what was going on, but previous images just looked like a cashew, or maybe a croissant, while this one not only actually looked like something, but had a heart beat. I know everyone who has already been through this is probably smiling knowingly, but man is this just beyond words for me.
And Cat,… well, Cat’s jumping on the scale every morning, vowing that she’s not gonna be one of those women who put on 50 lbs of pregnancy weight for am 8 lb kid. She’s certainly not doing anything stupid like dieting, but she is already planning her post pregnancy physique transformation. One thing we did realize, was that with her having to deal with the brunt of the weight gain in the summer months (we figure she’ll be pretty big by then), she won’t have to really worry about going in to work, or her usual zillion things she’s juggling. Also, we’re kind of frozen yogurt junkies, so what better way to spend a hot New York summer than not caring about your weight and going to town on frozen treats.
With an October estimated date of arrival, I’m already considering what sorts of Halloween costume we can put together with a new born and a recently pregnant woman.
S[/quote]
The heartbeat was the part that really got me too. My wife is due July 2nd, so it is right around the corner. If I am not mistaken that makes 4 or 5 T-Nation babies coming up. Do you know if girl or boy yet?[/quote]
I must admit-The heartbeat made me cry.
I was amazed at the detail of the sonogram too. We could see (and they measured) lens development, leg length, lips- all in such fine detail.
The whole process was amazing.
Congrats stu. Oh and to you too double deuce, ya gun trotting hick.
The trick to not lose any sleep is to have your lady go to bed before you do, put on some UFC event or some other woman repellent (any sport really) on the tv. Tell her you’ll be joining her in a minute until she falls asleep , and then off to the guest room you go (the couch will do if it’s a good one).
Yeah she’ll bitch and moan in the morning but she’s frail and you’ll be invigorated from a good night’s sleep so you’ll breeze through all that “support yada yada” nonsense; in fact you can actually stand up a bit earlier and head to work before she wakes up (for the 4th or 5th time) to avoid any unpleasant recriminations.
I did this with my second one and it was heaven (well compared to my first kid that is - I still had to change diapers and all that stuff).
Congratulations Stu!
Congrats Stu!
Duce, I’m about as far along as you are. I think this week makes 22 weeks. (congrats to you also).
Csulli, I’m actually with you on the weeks vs months thing. I use months when talking to people. Like, I’ll either say "we’re at about 5 months’ or ‘we’re due middle of August’. I know a lot happens from week to week, but for conversation purposes, that’s generally not really relevant. People just want to know when the kid’s popping out.
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
[quote]jbpick86 wrote:
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Thanks everyone. I went with Cat a week or two back for her checkup (sonogram), and not only did I see the little bugger moving around, but I got to hear the heart beat through (I assume) a microphone in the wand (I assume that’s what you’d call the ‘thingy’ they use -lol).
Just completely blew my mind. I mean, I already knew what was going on, but previous images just looked like a cashew, or maybe a croissant, while this one not only actually looked like something, but had a heart beat. I know everyone who has already been through this is probably smiling knowingly, but man is this just beyond words for me.
And Cat,… well, Cat’s jumping on the scale every morning, vowing that she’s not gonna be one of those women who put on 50 lbs of pregnancy weight for am 8 lb kid. She’s certainly not doing anything stupid like dieting, but she is already planning her post pregnancy physique transformation. One thing we did realize, was that with her having to deal with the brunt of the weight gain in the summer months (we figure she’ll be pretty big by then), she won’t have to really worry about going in to work, or her usual zillion things she’s juggling. Also, we’re kind of frozen yogurt junkies, so what better way to spend a hot New York summer than not caring about your weight and going to town on frozen treats.
With an October estimated date of arrival, I’m already considering what sorts of Halloween costume we can put together with a new born and a recently pregnant woman.
S[/quote]
The heartbeat was the part that really got me too. My wife is due July 2nd, so it is right around the corner. If I am not mistaken that makes 4 or 5 T-Nation babies coming up. Do you know if girl or boy yet?[/quote]
I must admit-The heartbeat made me cry.
I was amazed at the detail of the sonogram too. We could see (and they measured) lens development, leg length, lips- all in such fine detail.
The whole process was amazing.
[/quote]
The heartbeat didn’t register with me nearly as much as finding out the sex. Going from ‘it’ to ‘he’ was pretty big.
Congrats everyone. Just found out my wife is pregnant today. Been married just under two weeks and we are 4 weeks or so along, and I’m changing jobs in two weeks.
It’s a good thing I stopped by the “Congratulations Store” on the way in today.
It seems I have a lot of them to give out on this thread!
Haha! These long, cold winters are good for that. My son was born at the end of September of 2012, which puts his conception at about late December.
Congratulations to Stu and all the other baby-havers in here!