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10 things not to say to a pregnant lady!

I found this on a blog Welcome to our world! and just had to share it!  

Too funny!

10: "Are You Having Twins?"

Never. Ever. Tell a pregnant woman (who, by most odds, is carrying only one teensy little embryo) that she appears to be incubating an entire litter. Not only are you inadvertently comparing her to a four-legged creature, but you also are commenting (and not very subtly) on her girth. 

You should also steer clear of this related statement: "I'll bet you're due any day now." It's not possible to judge a due date by simply eyeballing a pregnant belly, so don't take your chances. Sure, the woman in question may be due today or tomorrow, but if her baby's not scheduled to appear for another month or two, you can imagine how welcome your observation must be. 

*luckily, I haven't heard this yet!  I just keep getting!  How far are along are you?  You're so small!!!  I know people!  Thanks to losing 12 lbs and me not eating like a fat pig, I have managed to only gain what I need =)* 



9: "Can I Rub Your Belly?" 

Hey! That's someones stomach, not a good luck charm. 
At least you asked. Did you know that most people don't? It's time to go against the grain and refrain from laying hands on burgeoning bellies. We know those taut tummies bursting with baby are tempting to rub, but moms-to-be are understandably protective. If you wouldn't walk up to a woman and rub her belly sans pregnancy, we're pretty sure you shouldn't be doing it if she is expecting. So don't be surprised if she tells you "no," blocks your hand or takes a step backward. 

Don't get us wrong. Most pregnant women would be more than happy if you shared their joy. They'd just like you to do it without entering their restricted air space. Particularly if they barely know you. 

*I actually don't mind this!  I love showing off my baby bump and letting people feel it.  A lot of my patients at work love asking me about my pregnancy and love feeling my bump!  It's cute!!!  And it gives me some credit b/c then my patients are nice to me and don't try to bug me too much*

8: "I Was In Labor Forever!" 

Your labor may have been a 40-hour affair, rife with bloodletting and pain, but keep it to yourself. No pregnant woman, ever, really wants to hear your war story. We're already losing sleep over all the things that could go wrong with pregnancy and delivery, and we don't need your visual aids to add to the mix. 

After all, the realities of labor are as close as docu-style television shows or that stack of books now populating our nightstands. What we need from you is probably more along the lines of, "You'll be fine." Same goes for episiotomy's. There are just some things a pregnant woman doesn't want to know. 

* ditto!  It's surprising how everyone wants to tell you about their horror stories and how this baby has an issue now from the delivery, etc.  Luckily, I'm a nurse and know what can and can't happen so I'm already prepared but geesh people, can we talk about something happy?!?*


7: "Who's The Daddy?" 

Wow. Did you really not know this question was off-limits? If you'd like to avoid the half-eaten enchilada (or whatever snack happens to be at hand) surely being aimed at your head, steer clear of this lineage-based query. The truth is, if you're unsure who this baby's father is, you probably don't know her well enough to ask. 

Of course, if a pregnant woman is in your circle of family and friends, you know exactly who the father is, and are simply making a joke. If she's a veritable stranger, we won't feel a bit sorry for you when that enchilada hits. The same goes for referring to the baby's father as the "baby daddy." Seriously? 

*I have never been asked this, thank goodness!!!*




6: "Was It a Surprise?" 

There are plenty of surprises during pregnancy and delivery, such as suddenly wearing a larger shoe size or becoming a first-time acne sufferer. Even if the pregnancy itself was a bit of a shock, we're not prepared to discuss it with you, so stop asking whether it was planned. 

The next time you ask a pregnant woman whether her baby-to-be is the result of carefully mitigated circumstances, take our advice: Just don't. Unless you'd like to be on the receiving end of a carefully culled comeback, like, "I see you've gained a little weight. Was that planned, too?" 

*I was actually asked this on Friday AT WORK by an EMPLOYEE when I was getting fitted for my N95 respirator mask.  He works for employee health and was asking all sorts of personal questions about my pregnancy!  Very weird!  First of all, NONE OF YOUR FREAKING BUSINESS, and 2nd, yes she was planned!!!!! =) *

5: "Aren't You Too Old For Kids?" 

In 2010, 47-year-old actress Kelly Preston gave birth to a much-celebrated baby amidst "isn't-she-too-old-for-that" buzz. As any woman who's been able to legally vote for at least a decade can attest, there's no shortage of people who will wonder, aloud, whether we can handle such an undertaking at such advanced age. Such pondering, as with most comments related to pregnancy, should be kept on the down-low -- reserved only for catty conversations with your closest friends. 

And, pregnant women, please refrain from self-effacing comments like, "I'm too old for this," when rattling off the bodily woes that inevitably accompany your impending bundle of joy. Chances are, the woman to whom you're commiserating is a) older than you are or b) was older than you during her last pregnancy. 


*well, I mostly get asked, "how old are you? (from my patients).  You look like a baby!"  I guess I don't look old enough to be a nurse and pregnant haha! *


4: "Better You Than Me." 

Don't corner a pregnant woman at the market, office or playground, shake your head and say, "Better you than me." How does that celebrate her upcoming baby? 

For many women, an impending arrival is the result of years of planning -- or about nine months of incubating, at least -- and she really is looking forward to being a mom. The fact that you seem to see the blessed event as little more than an arduous undertaking is a sly way of minimizing something that's oh-so-important. It's the mother of all backhanded compliments, and depending upon hormonal fluctuations, it could earn you the same. 


*ugh!  So rude*


3: "I Only Gained [Insert Ridiculous Number] Pounds When I Was Pregnant!" 

It's not easy for a pregnant woman to feel pretty while sporting stretchy pants, so take it easy with your weight gain/loss comments. While it may be true (although we'd like to see proof) that you gained a sprightly 12 pounds (5 kilograms) while carrying your first, second or third child, keep this little nugget to yourself. At least until we've retired our pregnancy pants. 

There is, however, one exception to this hard-and-fast rule: If you want to regale us with tales of how you gained a portly 80 pounds (36 kilograms) during your pregnancy and then spent a subsequent two years taking it off, that's one story we don't mind hearing. 

*Luckily, with the "you're so small" comment, I don't get this.  I have only gained 14 lbs so far.  Not by choice, but b/c I apparently have a bug named Iris that is eating up everything that I consume haha*


2: "You'll Never Sleep Again." 

We get it. Babies don't sleep all night. Still, we're not quite ready to hear all about the reality of your child's early days, what with you never sleeping and all. This is one time when it's fine (even admirable) to sugarcoat it. 

So, the next time you're tempted to share a few tales about not sleeping through the night until after your child's third birthday, don't. We'll figure it out soon, enough. And, if we happen to birth a snoozer, one who sleeps a blissful midnight-to-6 shift, we promise to keep it to ourselves, too. We'd hate to be the source of a little parenting envy.

*I have to say that this is the most annoying thing!  Going back to wanting to talk about happy things, we know we will lose sleep so please keep said comments to yourself.  Tell us the joys of how wonderful it will be haha  Lie to us =)* 


1: "Are You Disappointed It's a Boy?" 

What's the point of asking? Can the mother send him back for another model? Truth is, how she feels about baby's gender is her business. She may be elated with what Nature gifted her. Or, she may have dreamed of a girl, gotten the opposite (or vice versa) and needs some time to mentally adjust. 

So she may not feel like answering when family, friends or veritable strangers question her innermost feelings on the matter. And in the end, who's going to care when they see the perfect baby she'll be holding in her arms?


*2nd comment from the idiot at work who asked us if it was a surprise, he was also asking if we were happy the baby was a girl!  Well, like we have a freakin choice!  We were happy with whatever the baby was!  We want a health baby no matter what the sex was*  




Silly people =)

Disaster of the weekend!

On Saturday, Doug's dad was so nice to come up and help Doug repair our ceiling leak in the kitchen (from months ago).  Doug wasn't happy with his own dry wall repair so he wanted his dad to come up and redo it!  So, that morning, I got up and made buttermilk biscuits for us all to have!  The first batch came out beautifully and so I put the 2nd batch in!

Luckily, I was in the kitchen cleaning up while they were baking when I heard some popping noises.  I thought it was the butter coming out of the biscuits so I opened the oven and saw sparks flying.  I started yelling "there's a fire in the oven" and quickly shut it.  I kept yelling it and Doug came running!  He opened it again and the fire got bigger!  I was screaming even more (not sure why but I couldn't think of anything else to do *lol*).  He got the fire extinguisher out and opened the door to spray when the fire started to get huge and so he closed it and I swear the sound made it seem like it was going to explode.  Luckily, it stayed contained.  I grabbed the dogs and we ran out of the house leaving poor Doug with his tiny fire extinguisher in the kitchen!  The breaker finally blew and the fire started to subside!  I was left in shock shaking.  Doug was in shock and laughing!  I swear I was going to go into labor right then and there!

The house filled up with smoke so we opened all the windows and called his mom and dad to let them know!!!  Luckily, his dad was brining his truck so we could go buy a stove afterwards!

Doug got on-line and started looking at prices for stoves!  That was not on my list of things to buy in the near future!!!

old stove

burnt pan 

(Doug had already removed the burnt biscuits before I got the camera out)

The heating element that melted and caught fire

So, after Doug and his dad repaired our ceiling, we headed to Sears to buy a stove only to find that they are a bunch of idiots and didn't have anything in stock (after I called to make sure prior to our trip).  They had huge fees attached so we said "screw it" and ended up buying one at Lowes hassel free!!! =)  It was delivered on Monday morning and we love it!  Well, I haven't gotten to cook on it yet but it's pretty =)

I have plans to make Cajun chicken pasta tonight on my new fancy stove!!!

Thanks! =)

I'm finally catching up on some of my blog posts after a fun and busy weekend!  =)  It started on Friday when I met up with a blog follower who lives in (of all places) Hilliard!!!  So funny how we found each other!  We ran into each other at Target one night but didn't realize it was each other until after the fact and we have been trying to meet up since!  So, Friday was the day and we enjoyed salad and sandwiches at Panera!  yum!!!

Thanks Brittany from sweetsassyandohsoclassy for meeting up with me and having lunch!  It was fun!

Weekend Recap

I was so excited to have a 3 day weekend!  I usually end up working Sunday night so I was please to have it off and enjoy a full weekend with my lover =)

Friday started with me staying over at work 4 hrs and working a full 16 hr shift!  Holy cow was I tired!  I allowed myself to have about 4 oz of coffee at work and was buzzing around just nicely *lol*  Iris was doing gymnastics in my belly as well!  I got off and had to pick up cat food at target then I headed home to sleep!  Got up at 3pm to shower and get ready for a Bath and Body Works survey that I was picked for!  I made $50 plus a $25 B & BW gift card that I was gladly excited to blow on the spot =)  A co-worker sent me the email and all I had to do was fill it out.  I was picked and had to go to a store and talk about a new display.  Lasted 30 minutes!!!  Nice!

Since I was running on about 3 hrs of sleep, I begged Doug to go out to dinner and that we couldn't stop moving or I was going to pass out haha  So, he took me to Piada!  A new restaurant on Lane Ave.  

And boy was it YUMMY!!!

Images from google

The website is www.mypiada.com

It's like Chipotle but with Italian food =)  I filled myself to the rim with one of these!

(again pics from google)  

I was too hungry to stop and take a picture haha

 Plus spinach and artichoke dip!  Yum!

Then I HAD to have dessert so he took me to Jeni's =)

Oh how I love Jeni's 

I picked from their new bakeshop flavors and had bananas & honey with Honey & buttercake!

Doug even ventured away from his Gravel Road or Salty Carmel and got Brumbleberry!!!

TO DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Saturday, we slept in and shopped around a bit and I heated up loaded baked potato soup that I had made earlier in the week.

On Sunday, Doug made me homemade waffles and baked Ziti!  I was still craving dessert so I made a chocolate cake *lol*  

We ate so good this weekend and I'm so determined to have gained more weight at my OB appointment to make my OB happy!  Poor Doug should not have his cholesterol checked anytime soon!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend full of yummy food as well =)

All about Me!

Name: Ashlie


Height: pushing 5'1"  woohoo  Anyone want to donate a few inches for this small momma?!?


Relationship Status: HAPPILY married!!! =)


Location: Ohio


Occupation: Cardiac RN


College: Bachelors in nursing from Chamberlain College of Ohio


Sorority: AOII (Alpha Omicron Pi)



Family: parents are divorced and I have 1 brother and 1 sister


Car: 2007 Toyota yaris



Lucky Number: 7



Music Preferences: I love colbie callait, The Fray, DMB...


Favorite Quote: Everything happens for a reason


Random Things about me:



1.) I taught myself how to drive a stick shift after I bought my car that was a stick shift

2.) I took 4 years of French and went to Europe only to speak English the whole time.
3.) I desperately want to be a labor and delivery nurse
4.) I love anything pink and sparkly
5.) I love to scrapbook
6.) My favorite date night would be snuggling on the couch with a nice back rub and watching movies in my pj's =)
7.) I want to move to SC before I die.

8.) I was married in Jamaica

9.)  I went on a medical missions trip to Honduras and had the best time and wish I could go back and do it again!

Just Thursday...

Outside my window... it's sunny and looks HOT HOT HOT
The time is...1:23
Today I feel...nauseated...ugh!
I am thinking...that I should resist all my pregnancy cravings for Chipotle
At the moment, I am thankful for...my wonderful husband, family and friends
I am going...to have lunch with Karen then to the Ohio State Fair with Doug
I am wearing...shorts and a tank top
I wish...I had more energy and could see inside my belly at my growing sweet pea
I am reading...lots of pregnancy books
I am working on...fixing my nausea
I am hoping for...a day where I feel so comfortable and confident at work
I am hearing...the hum of the air conditioner
Around the house...it's just me and the pets and it's so peaceful
I bet you didn't know...that I helped save someone's life early Wednesday morning after he coded.
One of my favorite...places to be is on the beach
My weekend plans are...to work work work!  Not looking forward to working 3-12 hr shifts in a row.  With being pregnant, my energy left 6 weeks ago and I'm hoping for it to return quickly!

Head on over to murdock's mama to join the fun!