Sunday, October 28, 2007

Poor Baby!

For those of you who don't know, Ashley is pregnant. Things have been a little different around the house the last couple weeks: I have been doing all the cooking, cleaning, and shopping . . . . Oh, I guess things haven't changed that much! What has changed is Ashley's level of energy. Before she was pregnant she wouldn't go to sleep until the wee hours of the night (i.e. 10pm). Now, she is retiring at a much earlier time --- around 7:30. What I don't understand is how she can be so tired. Here is a typical day for Ashley:



  • Wake up at 6:50 (shortly after I go to bed)
  • Shower
  • Lied back down in bed in order to regain all the energy expended showering
  • Do hair and make-up while sitting at the vanity
  • Throw up
  • Eat something
  • Drive to work
  • Alternate taking phone calls and eating mints for nine hours
  • Drive home
  • Eat dinner (which her loving husband has already prepared and on the table for her)
  • Throw up
  • Lie on couch until she falls asleep (normally about 30 minutes)
  • Go upstairs and sleep for four hours
  • Wake up and have a snack (from the pantry located next to our bed)
  • Finish night's sleep, probably waking up again for some more food



I understand that she is growing a human being, but there isn't much actual activity in her day (unless you count her throw up sessions). I think she is just pretending to be tired so she can milk it. This weekend she got me to make her my Semi-Milk Chocolate Torte. She didn't seems too sick and tired when it came to polishing off nearly the entire thing.



Anyways, I'm just hoping she starts to feel better soon that we can actually do something together besides eat and sleep.

5 comments:

kristen said...

ok technically you know you should be murdered for those comments considering you will never know how it feels to be pregnant. but landen and i continue to visit your site because you give us something funny to laugh about. i say this out of complete love for ashley and i feel like i can laugh because i have actually lived with her and can sympathize...hehe. love you ash.

Sheila said...

First of all, I already said my congratulations on the "other blog" so I'm skipping that...I really do feel for the men and all that YOU have to do while us women live the "high life" for 9 months..."milking" every stage of pregnancy. Throwing up, feeling like crap and eating every 1/2 hour with the HOPE that you MIGHT just feel like a somewhat "normal" person for 15 seconds is totally great...WITH the addition to hormones raging throughout your body and feeling like a complete hopeless wreak, overwhelmed that you're not doing your job as a good wife/housekeeper/cook, smelling EVERY foul smell that to normal people is not even bad, AND having to pee every 10 min. that's totally FUN!~ YOU, the dashing knight in shining armor that just has to "wait it out" really deserve a big pat on the back...so GOOD JOB being a great supportive husband!! (I'm sure you really are, just had to stick up for Ashley so she knows she's not alone!!)

Melissa said...

Oh Brian, you are so busted! Just remember: this really isn't in her head, the second trimester is TYPICALLY better, and you love her...so be nice!

J.Phipps said...

To my brother...from the same mother...

Umm, I enjoyed the blog. I'm trying to decide what is worse, having to do everything, or listen to the nonstop cry ,"I'm so fat!" . I'm excited for you both, and wanted to say "congrats"

Ben, Telia, Aeden and Eliza said...

I laughed my head off. I'm going to have to side with Brian on this one...by the way, my cousin, John-David Anderson is a 1L at BYU.