Morning sickness? Try 24-hour sickness.

I thought the whole “morning sickness” thing was pretty self-explanatory - pregnancy makes Jo feel sick in the morning. ‘Nuff said, right? Well, not exactly. Seems like a 24/7 sickness to me except without the ralphing. Constant fatigue coupled with lots of discomfort. Sounds like fun!

For a while there, it seemed like Jo would be one of the lucky few to navigate the dangerous waters of trimester #1 without morning sickness. The first 10 days or so were very peaceful - only a little insomnia to contend with. Unfortunately, no one was there to shout “iceberg right ahead!” as a warning of the impending gloom of what can only be described as feeling really shitty all the time.

What is a father-to-be to do? I mean, besides taking a page from our last good President (”I feel your pain”) in a futile attempt to comfort the restless lady carrying your offspring. The best I can come up with is to treat her like I’d want to be treated (minus the sex and beer of course). I’m tackling the daily tasks Jo normally handles along with my own, giving her space, and trying to stay away from saying “how ya feelin’?” every 2 minutes.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch apartment, the guys with the white-trashasakis have been at it again, running around the complex at midnight with their really loud engines and really tiny brains. Ugh, crash into a wall already.

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10 Responses to “Morning sickness? Try 24-hour sickness.”

  1. Rich
    10/19/06

    I don’t remember Reagan saying, ”I feel your pain”.

  2. shawn.plew
    10/19/06

    LOL! Thanks for that. No, I don’t remember him saying that either. I do remember him saying something like “hey Ollie - what are we gonna do with all these extra shoulder-fired munitions lying around?”

  3. Brandy
    10/20/06

    I feel Jo’s pain, but its wonderful to see it’s not affecting her driving skills:)

  4. Joanna
    10/20/06

    Pregnant or not, i will drive the way i always drove. I do not sight see. Whoever said being pregnant is wonderful and once you hold that baby all the rough days you had will fade away, needs to be shot, this sucks!!!!!!!!

  5. Brandy
    10/20/06

    Well I guess shoot me, because I KNOW that when you hold that baby for the first time all of this will be a faded memory… and you to will have fun telling “him” how he made you sick and how it was all worth it:)

    by the way, have i told you how wonderful you will be as a mom?

  6. Denise
    10/23/06

    The “joys” of pregnancy will be gone before you know it. Try to find the good in every step of this journey, before you know it “she” will be in high school and dating. Being a mom will change you in ways you never thought possible (even your driving….lol). You’ll will be a great mom, full of patience and love.

    P.S. Shawn you’ll be great too!

  7. Devon
    10/24/06

    Haha, yes, Uncle Shawn will be a great mom. XDDDD

  8. Loretta & Don
    10/25/06

    Don and I are both reading your web page together and laughing our heads off! Yes, like Brandi said…..”It is so worth it when you finally hold that baby in your arms and all the yucky stuff about pregnancy just fades away.” Mostly we are laughing because you have so much free time on your hands now to even set up a web site and add daily journals to it. Boy will that change once the baby is here. With so little sleep at night (true..ha ha!) you will be lucky to deal with just working and taking care of Zee! Seriously, we enjoyed your efforts.

  9. shawn.plew
    10/25/06

    Thanks for all of the well-wishes, everyone.

    Loretta: I’m really looking forward to fatherhood - finally something constructive to do with my time!

    Just kidding - I’m actually using this blog as a learning tool. I’ve built the interface (everything you see) from scratch. I’ve also been busy building 43Drills.com and another coming-soon site angelbabyart.com for clients and of course putting in my 40 hours at IUPUI which I still really love.

    Sitting still isn’t really an option for me! Maybe Zee will teach me some patience.

  10. Brian Plew
    10/25/06

    Shawn, you are in for a treat. Without a doubt, the greatest day of my life was when Logan was born.(unless Lori is reading this, then it was our wedding day ha-ha)There is no way to describe the love I have for him. It has also brought Lori and I closer and that has been great as well. Congratulations, I know you will be an excellent father.This web site is so cool. You are very creative and funny. Tell Jo I said hi and to hang in there.

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