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Twonky: The FAQ
Mar. 26th, 2010 08:54 pmWhat the heck was that sound file?
That's the sound from INSIDE MAH BELLY. ahem. That's the heartbeat of our child.
Whoa! You're pregnant! How far along are you?
Thirteen weeks. Which means we're just starting the second trimester (Trimester 2: The Embiggening). It's still really early, but we decided it was time to officially tell people. Also, apparently I've been acting a little suspicious. goddamn I miss booze
That means that you're due...ummm...
Early October. October 1st, in fact, but given the way my family tends to gestate that could mean mid-October instead.
Do you know whether it's a boy or girl?
Not yet, and we'll probably keep it a secret when we find out.
You're sure there's just one?
Positive! And relieved!
Why "Twonky"?
Well, we've been through a couple of pseudonyms--"Ringo" and "Heliogabalus" were both used, though I was less happy about the nickname "Gobble" being applied to something living and growing inside me. After watching the baby dancing around on the last ultrasound, we were thinking of names. I suggested "Twitch" and "Spinbot" from RoboRally, and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sen_no_ongaku said, "Twonky!"
Think of it as an extended royal name. Ringo Heliogabalus Twonky.
How do you andsen_no_ongaku feel?
Physically? Exhausted and hungry, frequently. Emotionally? All over the map, from eager to terrified to unprepared to overwhelmed with joy to weepy. Mostly, excited and happy and convinced we don't know thing one about all this...and that's okay.
NOW what?
We worry, we prepare, I try and stay healthy, we hope that (aslilairen put it) "the R&D process goes smoothly", I start looking for maternity clothes and apply for academic leave in the fall, and eventually (probably this summer) we get a room ready and panic a bit more.
And we wonder, and listen to the heartbeat.
That's the sound from INSIDE MAH BELLY. ahem. That's the heartbeat of our child.
Whoa! You're pregnant! How far along are you?
Thirteen weeks. Which means we're just starting the second trimester (Trimester 2: The Embiggening). It's still really early, but we decided it was time to officially tell people. Also, apparently I've been acting a little suspicious. goddamn I miss booze
That means that you're due...ummm...
Early October. October 1st, in fact, but given the way my family tends to gestate that could mean mid-October instead.
Do you know whether it's a boy or girl?
Not yet, and we'll probably keep it a secret when we find out.
You're sure there's just one?
Positive! And relieved!
Why "Twonky"?
Well, we've been through a couple of pseudonyms--"Ringo" and "Heliogabalus" were both used, though I was less happy about the nickname "Gobble" being applied to something living and growing inside me. After watching the baby dancing around on the last ultrasound, we were thinking of names. I suggested "Twitch" and "Spinbot" from RoboRally, and
sen_no_ongaku said, "Twonky!"Think of it as an extended royal name. Ringo Heliogabalus Twonky.
How do you and
sen_no_ongaku feel?Physically? Exhausted and hungry, frequently. Emotionally? All over the map, from eager to terrified to unprepared to overwhelmed with joy to weepy. Mostly, excited and happy and convinced we don't know thing one about all this...and that's okay.
NOW what?
We worry, we prepare, I try and stay healthy, we hope that (as
lilairen put it) "the R&D process goes smoothly", I start looking for maternity clothes and apply for academic leave in the fall, and eventually (probably this summer) we get a room ready and panic a bit more.And we wonder, and listen to the heartbeat.
