Comments on c jane enjoy it: Baking From Scratch

can i please have your red skirt if you ever decid...

2008-03-05T20:36:00.000-07:00

can i please have your red skirt if you ever decide to donate your wardrobe to charity.... i have been in love with it since i saw your b-day pics). or can you tell me where i can get one like it (i would even promise to never wear it in public if you're worried about things like that... i'd just wear it around my house whenever i'm alone)?

Amen, sistah!

2008-03-05T19:41:00.000-07:00

Amen, sistah!

Hello. You don't know me and I promise I'm not a w...

2008-03-03T21:12:00.000-07:00

Hello. You don't know me and I promise I'm not a weirdo. I don't even know how I found your blog, but I love the way and the things you write about, and if I knew you for real, I think we'd be great friends.

Usually you make me laugh with your fun observations, but your post about being pregnant made me cry. And not sad cry. A happy one. I just wanted you to know that I was terribly sick the whole 10 (not 9) months and HATED be pregnant. I know you know this, but every single vomit+pee your pants+labor pains+constipation+back aches+all the other terrible things that come with being pregnant, is ALL worth it. Just wait until they put that little one in your arms. And while I dread the thought of being pregnant again, (dread it so much that when I have the slightest bit of nausea I run screaming to buy a pregnancy test) I look forward to it more than anything.

Thanks for making me laugh. Hang in there. :)

Amber

www.wherethewildingsare.blog.com

I go to a midwife (thirty weeks along today), and ...

2008-03-03T20:32:00.000-07:00

I go to a midwife (thirty weeks along today), and I swear the entire practice of midwives are obese. They keep talking to me about my weight gain - 12 lbs. one month, 10 lbs. the next month. I feel like saying, "Shut up! This is my fourth kid! The weight is going to come off because I work my butt off post-partum!" Can't I just enjoy my one consolation (food) for how crappy I feel all day, everyday?

That was good to hear because although you overcam...

2008-03-03T10:33:00.000-07:00

That was good to hear because although you overcame your trial...there are still some of us that can't get pregnant and are hoping to be able to soon complain about the nausea too!

How strange, I was at the SAME bakery yesterday mo...

2008-03-02T22:31:00.000-07:00

How strange, I was at the SAME bakery yesterday morning! Hmmm...it makes me wonder how far off we had missed each other. However, I wasn't pregnant so probably wasn't as memorable as you were to the 'donut girl.'

P.S. I don't recommend the maple bar...the "maple" was a bit too whipped for my taste. Tasted a bit too much like Crisco.

I still don't like donuts.I only barfed once durin...

2008-03-01T16:09:00.000-07:00

I still don't like donuts.

I only barfed once during my three pregnancies (I was moving furniture around my work and I think my body was trying to tell me something).

I had a huge fat doctor tell me that I was gaining too much weight. I asked him if the weight was putting me or the baby at risk and he said, "No, I just don't want your husband to think you're fat." What? Has he seen my husband???

Granted, I did gain about 50 pounds with that pregnancy, but then after the baby was born I lost 60 pounds!!! Stupid doctor.

By the way, he's still fat.

Just had to say I have had a male doctor, the same...

2008-03-01T13:17:00.000-07:00

Just had to say I have had a male doctor, the same one, for all 9 of my pregnancies, and I am SO happy with him! I recommend him to anyone who asks. Not that I have anything against midwives, just thought I'd put in a good word for a male OB/GYN here.

Thanks for listening.

I have to admit that I don't like being pregnant, ...

2008-03-01T09:49:00.000-07:00

I have to admit that I don't like being pregnant, but I DO LOVE labor and delivery! It is such an exciting time. If I could just skip to labor and delivery I would most likely be very much like the old woman who lived in a shoe. I think pregnancy keeps me from having more kids.....well, that and hubby.

I love my midwives.

I had some scones yesterday, mmmmmmmmm good.

Love your answer to an impossible question.

Hello to my new friends and commenters. Thanks for...

2008-03-01T09:31:00.000-07:00

Hello to my new friends and commenters. Thanks for being in my neighborhood. (Or is it our neighborhood?)

I love as many perspectives as I can read about.

JP, that was rude. Apologize. Time-after-time.

Cyndi Lauper at the Provo Bakery? Now I've seen ev...

2008-03-01T08:26:00.000-07:00

Cyndi Lauper at the Provo Bakery? Now I've seen everything!

Hi! I'm new to your blog - came from Chelle's, wh...

2008-02-29T22:43:00.000-07:00

Hi! I'm new to your blog - came from Chelle's, who is my daughter's sister- in-law. Anyway, I'm enjoying your blog. I'm 50 and have six children and 5 grandchildren, so I'll just give you another perspective. I did love being pregnant and my last one(my baby got his driver's license this wee!)I was throwing up everyday, fortunately only for three months. But I still loved having that little one growing inside. In spite of all the pain and inconvenience I liked feeling a part of the great creation of another human being. Enjoy!

oh my gosh i forgot all about peeing my pants ever...

2008-02-29T21:32:00.000-07:00

oh my gosh i forgot all about peeing my pants every time i threw up. haha! and i can't believe it makes me laugh now. oh how miserable it was!

my rule is that girls who don't get sick don't get to complain about silly things like heartburn. girls that get sick can weep and wail. it is the worst.

Being very pregnant & very sick myself, I just had...

2008-02-29T16:36:00.000-07:00

Being very pregnant & very sick myself, I just had this topic come up with my darling niece, who has been unsuccessfully trying to conceive for some time now. She said she will never complain, no matter how often her head is in the toilet when she is pregnant...we'll see. But, I truly empathize with the desire to trade sides.

I say go with a female OB next time. I know it's not always the case, but I dumped my insensitive, always saying stupid stuff male doc after my first child. It made a world of difference in the experience, not to mention much smaller hands. Oh, how I love her.

i don't know what would make you want a midwife, e...

2008-02-29T16:10:00.000-07:00

i don't know what would make you want a midwife, either.

if that doesn't make you want a midwife, i don't k...

2008-02-29T15:24:00.000-07:00

if that doesn't make you want a midwife, i don't know what does.

Being a new reader, I feel as though we could be f...

2008-02-29T14:39:00.000-07:00

Being a new reader, I feel as though we could be friends in real life: Provo Bakery, Satsuma fragrance, online coveting...your blog is delightful and I look forward to more posts (pregnancy and all!).

You don't know me--I just stumbled onto your blog ...

2008-02-29T14:33:00.000-07:00

You don't know me--I just stumbled onto your blog via Design Mom--but if we did know each other, I'm sure we'd be friends.

I'm pregnant with our first after many years of wondering, and I'm not having much fun. I always thought I'd love being pregnant--my inner earth goddess just knew it would be a glorious time of feeling spiritually connected to all of womanhood (yes, I have a fairly vivid imagination). And I felt bad for friends who complained, thinking they were missing out on one of the uniquely feminine joys.

Now it's my turn, and I'm trying really hard to enjoy the moment, to treasure every day, since it will be over soon. But I'm just not succeeding much. I love this little baby inside me and I love feeling him move, but everything else going on with my body is not fun or glorious or spiritual. At all.

But like you, I hope to do it again as soon as I can. And I love that you quoted Sister Parkin: we CAN do hard things.

Thanks for the uplift on a crappy day.

I am always, ALWAYS taken by surprise when I go th...

2008-02-29T13:31:00.000-07:00

I am always, ALWAYS taken by surprise when I go through the same horrible thing I've secretly criticized others for. Moms with no makeup or hair done? Been there. Kids screaming in the store? Done that. Yelling after my kid as he blatantly disobeys me and rides his bike as fast as he can down the road? Yeah, that was me again.

I'm with everyone else here -- I think you qualified your answer perfectly.

perfect.

2008-02-29T12:11:00.000-07:00

perfect.

For me, pregnancy isn't fun. At all. I puke and ...

2008-02-29T11:56:00.000-07:00

For me, pregnancy isn't fun. At all. I puke and puke and puke and hurt and hurt and hurt. But in the end, every vomit session and every painful, sleepless night is somehow worth it. So very worth it.

i was humiliated, the first time i peed my pants w...

2008-02-29T10:56:00.001-07:00

i was humiliated, the first time i peed my pants while puking, during pregnancy. i was in the privacy of my own bathroom, but i was so disgusted with myself.

its so interesting, that for the most part, after you have the baby you don't remember the suckiness of it all so much. yeah, i think i experienced everything you described and now when i think about it i remember it as the "perfect" pregnancy. those dang hormones make us forget.

I really don't appreciate doctors that say things ...

2008-02-29T10:56:00.000-07:00

I really don't appreciate doctors that say things like that! I once had a doctor ask me if I was a "two fisted eater". What an idiot. I about punched him. Never mind I was growing what turned out to be a 10 lb. 7 oz. moose!

Just for the record, I think you look great! Seriously, you always look good. One would never know the hard time you've had. Just hold on and before you know it, you'll be holding the cute little Chief and all of this will be forgotten.

Once we're all feeling better here (I pray soon!) I want to come visit since I don't get to see you on Sundays anymore.

Sometimes I feel like I cursed you when I said, "t...

2008-02-29T10:40:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I feel like I cursed you when I said, "the nausea could last the whole time like it did for me!" It never went away, not after three babies, and I just couldn't do it again. So I admire your answer. With every pregnancy, my willingness to do it again dwindled ("I'll have as many as I can...five would be nice...I can't do it again, so one is fine...").

I just hope your deliveries are as awesome as mine were. I think smooth and joyful deliveries are a wonderful reward for 8 months of H-E-double hockey sticks. Actually, I think a baby--ANY BABY--is a wonderful reward and privilege. Good luck over the next two months!!

PS: I linked to you last night, again. Fun.

Here's the main problem: I hate being pregnant but...

2008-02-29T10:27:00.000-07:00

Here's the main problem: I hate being pregnant but I love having babies. So, here I am waiting for #3. Obviously, then, the good outweighs the bad in the long-run.

I've decided that I'm willing to do it. I'm just not willing to do it cheerfully. Is that really so bad?

Also, I love donuts, too. Pregnant or not.