Thursday, February 11, 2010

Hormones and Pathogens

I haven't noticed many mood issues during my pregnancy. I've been pretty even-tempered the whole time, with the exception of a little breakdown during a game of Settlers of Catan over Christmas.

But this week, I watched a couple of Super Bowl ads online, and I cried in two of them. First, the Google Paris commercial:

The very last part with the baby giggle and the query about building a crib got me. Maybe that's not so unusual. I'm positive there are non-pregnant people who cried during that part too. But my tears in the Volkswagon Punch Dub commercial are a little more ridiculous:

Yep, during those 2.5 seconds when the woman in labor punches her husband and says "gray one," I thought, "Aww! She's having a baby too!" and the waterworks started.

But I've been very fortunate to have a pregnancy largely free of inconvenient symptoms and complications. And really blessed to have Matthew around for those times when problems arise. This week I caught a stomach bug, and what a guy - he set up a comfy, pillowy bed for me, held my hair while I knelt over the toilet, and came home from the store with Gatorade, Tylenol, and these lovely flowers. I was better in no time!
 
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7 comments:

Wendi said...

:^) Funny hormones. And what a great husband to take care of you like that.

Hoenes Family said...

That is funny. You are certainly normal. I cried watching animal planet when I was pregnant with Brooke! Those flowers and holding your hair when you are throwing up. That is love for sure!

Abbie said...

Honey, I cried at that commercial! It doesn't get better after you have the baby. LOL.

Liz Wilcken said...

You know a commercial that is worth crying through while being pregnant? It's on the "Best of the Homefront" tape (you can probably check it out at your ward library) called "Julie through the glass." Yeah, that LDS commercial came out when my mom was pregnant with me, and my parents STILL bawl every time they see it. Now I do too. VERY cute. But seriously, you have to track it down, because it's that good, and it's not on the internet :(

Dave and Jodi said...

I love this post!! I cried that matthew takes such good care of you!! What a great guy. We couldn't do it without our husbands. Im excited to see you guys this weekend!

Melanie Ann Millett said...

Someone already said this, but the crying during commercials truly doesn't stop after the baby's born. Pregnancy is just when it starts. I cry during Kodak commercials all the time now.

It's Me...shell said...

What a cute guy. And did I not tell you I cried at a mcdonald's commercial? And at the fact that I couldn't decide what I wanted to eat. Pregnancy just makes you a little funny