Who Said Men Don't Pay Attention?

Calvin · 12-19-2005, 02:26 AM

Sitting with my wife last Tuesday on the couch, I noticed some changes in her mannerisms. Nothing bizarre or anything-just some subtle changes. Can't really explain what I was noticing, but it was nagging me all night.
Went out Wednesday night with some friends and she hardly drank at all. No reason why-she just didn't, which is out of character for her. She smoked only half of her cigarettes that night before snuffing them out. She also was ready to head home by 1:30, which is also out of character.
Thursday morning we're on the couch talking. I grab a cigarette and lit it up(our son was gone with his grandfather). I also pulled one out for her and started to hand it to her when I notice she turns her head.
"What's wrong?", I ask.
"That cigarette stinks!"
Okay, no problem-I head outside. Now I'm REALLY thinking about this!
I go back inside and sit on the couch with her. She shoots me this look that said I should be in the bathroom putting on as much cologne as I can.
Without thinking, I blurt out, "Are you pregnant?".
Her reply was "What the !!!! made you to ask that?!?!?".
"Well, you acted the same way when you were pregnant with Gage, and I DID notice you missed your monthly bill by 3 weeks." Hey, I thought it was pretty nice of me to notice, anyway!! I was feeling 10 feet tall, until "The Look".
At this point I am going back outside for some heat. It was a blistering 9 degrees outside and it was hotter outside than inside!
After a few minutes, I walk back in. She grabs the keys and is on her way out the door. I notice the chill is gone in the TV room, so I sit down and start playing PS2.
Fast forward 2 hours. She comes home in a good mood. No reason or explanation given for her sudden departure. She hands me a Shooting Times magazine she bought for me (I have a subscription to them!), plus another pack of Marlboro reds in the box. Kisses me on the forehead and asks if I need anything.
"Be right back!", she said and bolts to the bathroom.
Not even 2 minutes pass when I noticed she had shut the door to the bathroom. She only does that when the baby and/or company are over.
I just start to get the idea in my head that something is amiss when she comes out, walks by me and said, "Want another Christmas present?!?!?".
Turns out she IS pregnant (doctor-verified on Friday afternoon) and she now thinks I'm more attentative to her than ever before! I'm such a great guy to her friends and her friends all wish their boyfriends/husbands would be so in tune with them!!
I guess that was my 15 minutes of fame. Now, I just wonder if it's a boy again, or is it gonna be my little Southern Belle that I have dreaded for so long??

practical · 12-19-2005, 02:51 AM

Congrats either way.

Johan Malan · 12-19-2005, 03:21 AM

Hey man that's great news congrats to both of you!

jamesfaync · 12-19-2005, 04:55 AM

good luck if that extra mouth to feed becomes too much i 'll be sure to give your guns a good home

Dallas · 12-19-2005, 07:59 AM

Congrats. I have four and never knew a thing until she told me each time. You da man.

Uncle Red · 12-19-2005, 12:24 PM

Calvin's gettin rid of his guns??? I'll stand in line to help give those poor wayward toys a good home!! Congrats, and good luck.

-UR

Stopper · 12-19-2005, 02:05 PM

Congrats to both!!! But what the "H"??? Are you feeling OK, not too tired or feeling ill??? Cause if your paying that much attention then you must be bored or sick!! LOL!!!!!!!!!

Good luck!

Oxford · 12-19-2005, 02:14 PM

If my wife told me she was pregnant I'd look like this...:jaw: :insane:

Shaun · 12-19-2005, 02:36 PM

Congrat's

Troy · 12-19-2005, 03:48 PM

ha, funny story, way to go and best wishes to you all.

Calvin · 12-19-2005, 11:12 PM

Stopper, I am feeling okay. The reason I noticed is because I have seen this movie before and know the danger signs!! Her mood swings with our first one were absolutely horrible and I am NOT about to go through THAT again!!Guess you could chalk it up to that 6th sense you always hear about. I told her last night if her moods are anything like last time, I'd move to Columbus until the due date, then I'd see her in the delivery room.
She thought I was kidding until I pulled out my duffel bag and packed it with some clothes this afternoon. Hey, you don't have to beat me twice with a rubber hose to learn something!

As far as my guns go, no way are they going anywhere. I appreciate the "concern" and all, but they are staying home with me! :right:

jerry · 12-20-2005, 06:58 AM

congrats! Some days I wish we could have another.

mudtoy67 · 12-20-2005, 03:47 PM

Congrats man! :cheer:

Chris · 12-20-2005, 06:05 PM

congrats.

Apollyon67 · 12-21-2005, 09:46 PM

Congratulations! Stick around a bit. Sometimes the second kid doesn't make the emotions fluctuate as much. Sometimes. LOL Good luck.

12-19-2005, 02:26 AM	#1
Calvin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,038	Who Said Men Don't Pay Attention? Sitting with my wife last Tuesday on the couch, I noticed some changes in her mannerisms. Nothing bizarre or anything-just some subtle changes. Can't really explain what I was noticing, but it was nagging me all night. Went out Wednesday night with some friends and she hardly drank at all. No reason why-she just didn't, which is out of character for her. She smoked only half of her cigarettes that night before snuffing them out. She also was ready to head home by 1:30, which is also out of character. Thursday morning we're on the couch talking. I grab a cigarette and lit it up(our son was gone with his grandfather). I also pulled one out for her and started to hand it to her when I notice she turns her head. "What's wrong?", I ask. "That cigarette stinks!" Okay, no problem-I head outside. Now I'm REALLY thinking about this! I go back inside and sit on the couch with her. She shoots me this look that said I should be in the bathroom putting on as much cologne as I can. Without thinking, I blurt out, "Are you pregnant?". Her reply was "What the !!!! made you to ask that?!?!?". "Well, you acted the same way when you were pregnant with Gage, and I DID notice you missed your monthly bill by 3 weeks." Hey, I thought it was pretty nice of me to notice, anyway!! I was feeling 10 feet tall, until "The Look". At this point I am going back outside for some heat. It was a blistering 9 degrees outside and it was hotter outside than inside! After a few minutes, I walk back in. She grabs the keys and is on her way out the door. I notice the chill is gone in the TV room, so I sit down and start playing PS2. Fast forward 2 hours. She comes home in a good mood. No reason or explanation given for her sudden departure. She hands me a Shooting Times magazine she bought for me (I have a subscription to them!), plus another pack of Marlboro reds in the box. Kisses me on the forehead and asks if I need anything. "Be right back!", she said and bolts to the bathroom. Not even 2 minutes pass when I noticed she had shut the door to the bathroom. She only does that when the baby and/or company are over. I just start to get the idea in my head that something is amiss when she comes out, walks by me and said, "Want another Christmas present?!?!?". Turns out she IS pregnant (doctor-verified on Friday afternoon) and she now thinks I'm more attentative to her than ever before! I'm such a great guy to her friends and her friends all wish their boyfriends/husbands would be so in tune with them!! I guess that was my 15 minutes of fame. Now, I just wonder if it's a boy again, or is it gonna be my little Southern Belle that I have dreaded for so long?? Last edited by Calvin; 12-19-2005 at 02:29 AM.

12-19-2005, 02:51 AM	#2
practical Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA/Casper, WY Posts: 736	Congrats either way. __________________ Eric "The secret to life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made"

12-19-2005, 12:24 PM	#6
Uncle Red Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 546	Calvin's gettin rid of his guns??? I'll stand in line to help give those poor wayward toys a good home!! Congrats, and good luck. -UR __________________ "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"--Amendment II, Bill of Rights "He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."--Thomas Paine "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one." - Jesus, Luke 22:36

12-19-2005, 02:05 PM	#7
Stopper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansass Posts: 2,212 Images: 1	Congrats to both!!! But what the "H"??? Are you feeling OK, not too tired or feeling ill??? Cause if your paying that much attention then you must be bored or sick!! LOL!!!!!!!!! Good luck! __________________ They should have stopped at "Congress shall make no law"

12-19-2005, 02:14 PM	#8
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,101 Blog Entries: 4	If my wife told me she was pregnant I'd look like this...:jaw: :insane: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

12-19-2005, 03:21 AM	#3
Johan Malan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Canada Posts: 302	Hey man that's great news congrats to both of you!

12-19-2005, 04:55 AM	#4
jamesfaync Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 167	good luck if that extra mouth to feed becomes too much i 'll be sure to give your guns a good home

12-19-2005, 07:59 AM	#5
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,609	Congrats. I have four and never knew a thing until she told me each time. You da man.

12-19-2005, 02:36 PM	#9
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,619 Images: 1	Congrat's __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

12-19-2005, 03:48 PM	#10
Troy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manitoba Canada Posts: 2,505 Images: 3	ha, funny story, way to go and best wishes to you all.

12-19-2005, 11:12 PM	#11
Calvin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,038	Stopper, I am feeling okay. The reason I noticed is because I have seen this movie before and know the danger signs!! Her mood swings with our first one were absolutely horrible and I am NOT about to go through THAT again!!Guess you could chalk it up to that 6th sense you always hear about. I told her last night if her moods are anything like last time, I'd move to Columbus until the due date, then I'd see her in the delivery room. She thought I was kidding until I pulled out my duffel bag and packed it with some clothes this afternoon. Hey, you don't have to beat me twice with a rubber hose to learn something! As far as my guns go, no way are they going anywhere. I appreciate the "concern" and all, but they are staying home with me! :right:

12-20-2005, 06:58 AM	#12
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,199 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	congrats! Some days I wish we could have another. __________________ Joe the plumber is screwed

12-20-2005, 03:47 PM	#13
mudtoy67 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Houston,TX Posts: 72	Congrats man! :cheer: __________________ BDR Remington 700BDL .270 Win Grandpa's 12 gauge Winchester 63 22LR

12-20-2005, 06:05 PM	#14
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,834,259 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 20	congrats.

12-21-2005, 09:46 PM	#15
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,238 Images: 17	Congratulations! Stick around a bit. Sometimes the second kid doesn't make the emotions fluctuate as much. Sometimes. LOL Good luck. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin