By now most people have found out that we, (ok Jennifer) are (is) pregnant. The reactions to our news have been varied. I don't remember reacting to anyone's baby announcements in the past. It was never on my radar to jump up and down with excitement over prenatal announcements. I used to think: "well, if you wanna do that...", but I didn't necessarily get excited about other people having babies and families.
Of course now it's different. Now it's ours, and we're excited. When we told our friends and family over the last month, we got reactions from "Oh God!", "Well you'll have to move", and "Are you going to get married then?" to "Oh, you two will be great parents", "That is so great", and "I didn't think you had any lead left in the pencil".
That last comment was for me from the men I told. It was amazing. About 80% of the males had a similiar comment. I didn't know this response. Of course! A joke about the possibility of not being virile enough to get the job done. All the guys know it. I didn't, but now I'll join in on unsuspecting future dads with similair jokes in the future. Maybe I'll try: "I didn't know there were any tadpoles left in the stream" or, "I thought Elvis had left the building". I'll keep working on this.
The women have different responses. The ones who've had kids are mostly happy for us. You can tell some of them had rough times raising kids. "You're too old for this" one said. I know I'm too old. So what? Then there are the women who want a child, but can't conceive, or aren't in a serious relationship and want kids now. We feel for you, and are hoping for the best, but right now we're dealing with the fact that our baby is unborn, and I just broke the news to Jennifer that I think I had quite a large head when I was a kid. Hope that's not genetic. Ouch.
-Bill
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