Marry A Sports Guy OR How to Gain Special Treatment at the OBGYN

My OBGYN practice is composed of three doctors. All men. There used to be a woman thrown in the mix, but she has either gone or I have not had a visit with her and haven't seen her in the office milling about acting all doctorly like those doctor people tend to do.

I tell you about the male to female ratio because of this: Men like football. My husband's job currently revolves around football. The men doctors, they know this. They are surrounded by females all day long...nurses, patients, babies (yes, some are male babies but they don't count) and so when they see me come in? They think for some reason that I am able to talk football with them.

They would be wrong.

After I come in, do the pee in the cup deal, get blood drawn for the gestational diabetes test, do a few somersaults and juggle eight basketballs on my head, the doctor finally comes in. Not even a hello.

"What a game!"

"Hello there. Hum, the game? Oh yeah, right. Last night."

"Football speak speak speak...blah blah football blah...OH... how are you feeling?"

"Well, pretty good so far, except that the Otha-"

"More football speak speak blah blah blah...goes on forever..."

I did eventually get him to check me out and talk about pregnancy and baby related issues for a few minutes. Thankfully he is sympathetic to my husband's crazy work hours and we decided on an inducement date, should Mr. JuJu happen to be traveling when I go into labor. If I make it to 38 weeks, which I guess is doubtful, then we are going to induce November 21st. A nice boring Tuesday (what is Tuesday's child again? Full of Grace or full of shit or something?). At least we can be sure the daddy will be present and accounted for and I will have someone to puke on (again) during labor.

I've gained 25 pounds so far. I think it is concentrated in my ass, thighs, boobs and upper arms. Maybe alittle in my face and belly. I gained 30 with Madeline and most of it was in the belly. After she was born, I was able to wear all of my old clothes...like two days later. This time? I'm thinking ahhhh NO. NOTSOMUCH. Carrying boys makes me fat. I guess I can deal with it this one last time.

So that's the news that fit to print, or however that saying goes ( I have a way up screwing up popular sayings so that they kinda make sense but not really) and also I doubt that any of you actually print my posts, thought you really should think about it. At least you can print me monthly letters to BabyJuJu so that you can make a pretty journal type scrapbook for me. That was my plan, to post here and also incorporate the posts into her babybook...you know, like killing 3 geese with one boulder or something.

Have a happy weekend! My Mommy is coming to visit!

Comments

[Peeved Michelle]

I hear your mom doesn't look a day over 35.

[Mom]

Uh, last full paragraph, Ju. The last word in the first line I believe you meant to be "of"...
Hi P.M. up there. I like you. But I believe what you meant to say was "I hear your mom doesn't look a day over 53. What is it with you youngsters screwing up things? (Kidding, PM, I know what you're referring to... *wink*)
Anxious to be there Ju!
xo

[Mom]

I forgot the quotation marks after "53". It's catching.

[Drea]

I had my 1st son in a large NC city (raleigh). The hospital / obgyn clinic I went to had 8 doctors I believe. 3 were women. So I had a great selection to pick from.
Weird thing was I enjoyed the male Dr. (who was a Christian) much better than the women there....

I think I enjoyed that male Dr. so much because he always made me feel great. He even prayed w/ us one time (us being my husband and I).
After I was like 9 mo. pregnant he told me if he was a woman he wanted to look like me pregnant lol. That gave me such a boast of asteem! MUCH NEEDED when your blown up.

The one to deliver Caleb though was a brand new obgyn that I never met until that day... She was nice though.

Any how.
At the current OBGYN I attend in Ohio is way different.
There are only TWO Dr's.
One male.. one female.
I decided to see the female.
Shes very nice... I have no interest in even meeting the male Dr.
This female Dr. is so nice she has come in on her own time to deliever her own patients babies. Pretty awesome :-)

Any how.
Im glad your pregnancy is going well.

[Shann]

I think that you should plan the inducement for Nov 16. That way baby and I can share a birthday. And, you know, Shannon is a unisex name...

[ctmommie]

How can it be that you are so far along in your pregnancy? Glad you are feeling okay, and the hubs will be there when the baby comes.....that always nice! Have fun with your mommy!

[Pamalamadingdong]

i gained SIXTY lbs with both my children.
Brendan I went from 100lbs to 160 and it was NOT pretty.
Noah? I started at 115...you do the math.
The stairs still sigh as I climb them.
:(

[ali]

um..yes...hating you a little bit right now because you were wearing your regular clothes days after you had your baby...