# WOOHOO! We've Got A Turkey On The Way! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715 "2005-04-04T18:59:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/41 "2005-04-07T04:00:37Z")
Congratulations, **Hal Briston** and **kittenlm**! I had a turducken joke here, but the goat ate it. Bye! ---
**Author:** ![Shana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Shana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shana)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/42 "2005-04-07T04:13:51Z")
Congratulations Hal and family! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/43 "2005-04-07T04:29:58Z")
Congrats!!! And what a fine set of feathers shim is sporting!!! Ok, so is she tired all the time or pukey? You should start a Due Date and Gender Pool- [http://expectnet.com/](http://expectnet.com/) . 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/44 "2005-04-07T19:52:38Z")
How did it take me so long to see this thread? Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/45 "2005-04-07T20:17:50Z")
I second the poster who suggested earning some brownie points in the first trimester by taking care of things around the home. Here are some other first trimester tips: 1 - NEVER suggest she is acting irrationally. Nod, smile and say you’re sorry for whatever it is she imagines you have done 😉 2 - NEVER say you “understand how she feels”. You don’t. 3 - If she has even a hint of morning sickness, try to avoid eating or cooking anything with any discernable scent near her. Oh, and a tip for you. Don’t bother reading any book that is supposed to be geared toward expectant fathers (i.e., The Expectant Father). Just read her books instead. They have more information and (most) don’t assume men are idiots. And Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/46 "2005-04-07T20:33:38Z")
> [@Cyros](#): > > Don’t bother reading any book that is supposed to be geared toward expectant fathers (i.e., The Expectant Father). \ Oops. 🙂 Thanks much for all the well-wishes and advice, all! Yes, **kitten** feels crappy, nauseous, and maybe just a _slight_ bit cranky (not that I mind one bit and I wouldn’t have it any other way and can I make you another glass of Ovaltine, Sweetheart?), but these are all things we knew going in. She’s keeping an excellent additude about it – a nauseous **kitten** means a healthy Turkey! 😃 Oh, and thanks for the link, **inkleberry**. Expect a prediction thread before too long. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/47 "2005-04-07T20:49:30Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > \ > > Oops. 🙂 Oh well. No harm done. I just found it a wee bit condescending and it assumed men are pretty shallow creatures. Plus, it didn’t actually have a lot of information on pregnancy itself. I felt it was the intellectual equivalent of “The Girlfriend’s Guide To Pregnancy” (which may be good for an occasional laugh, but nothing else). Just don’t rely on them for real information. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/48 "2005-04-07T21:20:12Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > \ _Expantant_? Well, I suppose you _did_ have to take them off at _some_ point … 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/49 "2005-04-07T21:56:07Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > _Expantant_? Well, I suppose you _did_ have to take them off at _some_ point … > > 🙂 _ **D’oh!!** _ Well, actually, there was this one time we tried out a new posi…naaa, never mind…people don’t want details. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/50 "2005-04-08T17:14:57Z")
[Pre-fab Baby Page](http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/m/mcl/) is up! Hmmm…so the kid’ll be driving in 2021, huh? Is it too early for me to start panicing about that? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/51 "2005-04-08T17:17:22Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > [Pre-fab Baby Page](http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/m/mcl/) is up! > > Hmmm…so the kid’ll be driving in 2021, huh? Is it too early for me to start panicing about that? 🙂 That’s so _cute!_ But I think New Jersey has officially raised the driving age to 18 (which begs the question, how do they get to the diner???), so you’ve got a little extra time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/52 "2005-04-08T17:18:43Z")
I still do not see a baby pool… 😛 I wanna vote! Early! Often! With gusto! ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/53 "2005-04-08T18:15:01Z")
I was first to sign the Guest Book! Does this mean I get to be Aunty? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/54 "2005-04-08T18:43:48Z")
> [@inkleberry](#): > > I still do not see a baby pool… 😛 I wanna vote! Early! Often! With gusto! We decided to hold off on the pool until we get out of the first trimester. After that, game on! We’ll have to see if we can set this up to work three-way predictions with **jarbabyj** and **Stainz** ’s offspring. 🙂 Oh, and since **harmless** was first on the guestbook, she gets to name the baby!\*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\* Blatent lie. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/55 "2005-04-08T19:12:31Z")
I thought **Blatent Lie** was a band name? Well, if that’s what you want me to name your baby… ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/56 "2005-04-08T19:13:37Z")
Oh, and if it turns out I do get to choose: **Peanut**. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715/57 "2005-04-08T19:13:46Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > That’s so _cute!_ My thought exactly. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-weve-got-a-turkey-on-the-way/297715.md?page=2)