Will and I are making it our mission to collect other couples' birth stories. That way, we'll be prepared for anything. (Well, probably not. But it makes the whole thing less scary.)On Friday we drove to Lansing for dinner with my former roommate Linda and her lovely husband Andy.
Sidebar on Andy - he was Linda's beau in college and definitely won the best roommate's boyfriend at a party award. Multiple times. Linda sewed him a Jolly Green Giant costume and yes, he wore it. He was also the sole Michael Jackson at our "Madonna & Michael" party.
Andy and Linda gave birth to Everett on January 23, 2009. Like the champ she is, she endured everything sans drugs. Over Pizza House pies and one of my delish Greek salads, we yapped about everything from an Okemos birth center, to doulas with dreads, to cloth diaper cost-savings (and Z.Bear, a Lansing cloth diaper store), to labor and delivery photography, to the noises one may make when experiencing a contraction. And ironically, we were also able to dish on pregnancy. Linda is due June 26, a little more than a month before me.
Will was engaged for most of the visit, except when he and Andy were entertained by ham-bone Everett. (Typically during a conversation about nipples, tearing or fluids.) For the camera ops, Everett offered Andy a bouger, demonstrated his surprised face and lounged like a man between dance demonstrations.
Linda and I bellied up to each other for a Grove Street tummy shot. (Hard to believe we were roommates ten years ago!) I look like I'm going to chop wood. Or, crawl into bed at my Alaska cabin. Meanwhile, Linda looks adorable. Per usual.
