Stories to Tell Hannah

Chris and I have experienced some interesting times since we've been pregnant. There are things that have happened in the last eight months or so that we'll tell Hannah about someday. Maybe she'll find these stories funny or endearing, or maybe she'll wish she had someone else's parents. Either way, it makes for decent blog material, so I'll share.

Crazy Lady Syndrome -
While I know that hormones can make women feel crazy at times, there have been instances where they have taken over my body through this pregnancy. One late night at our apartment, our old noisy, chain-smoking downstairs neighbor was watching his T.V. really loud. It was so loud, we could put our T.V. on mute and clearly hear what he was watching. Ridiculous. I was irate. So I asked Chris if he would politely go down and say something to the guy. As impatient as my husband can be, he picked a very bad time to display patience and he told me no. So I start putting on my shoes to go tell this guy what's up and that he was keeping everyone awake. I mean, I was willing to throw down the pregnancy card if I had to, but I was going to make it very clear he needed to turn down his T.V. Chris starts trying to calm me down and tells me how I'm over-reacting, blahblahblah, and how I'm not to go downstairs. Well I'm pretty sure that was the breaking point for me and the hormones completely took over my body. I walked around behind the couch and began jumping up and down, yelling where our neighbor surely heard me, "TURN YOUR TV DOWN!!!" Yes, I did this. I turned into a 5-year-old and pitched a fit. And right then, the look in my husband's eyes told me that I had completely acted a fool. Utterly embarrassed, I begin to weep for a few minutes... and then out of nowhere, I begin to laugh hysterically at how ridiculous and out of control I had become over a stupid T.V. And now that I think of it, I can't even remember if the guy quieted down or not. But I do know that Chris deserves some kind of trophy for being very patient with me.

There are other instances where my emotions spanned the spectrum in a matter of moments, but this is the best one.

More stories to come this week. :)