Lori has decided that she’s going to bring Corban into this world by way of natural child birth. Every time I think of that, I think about an old Bill Cosby standup routine called “Bill Cosby – Himself” in which he does a bit about natural child birth. If you have ever seen/heard this, you’ll know what I’m talking about. It’s great! In it, he talks about how the woman has to learn to breath properly. He does this crazy huffing and puffing sound that is supposed to be his wife breathing. He talks about how they went to class to learn how to do this and that they were so good as a pair, that people would ask them to breath at parties “Ladies and gentlemen, the breathing Cosbies!” His wife would do the crazy huffing and puffing while his job was to tell her to push. But he would do it “macho” style. He would go “Zuff wuff weef wuff – puuuush —-puuuuuush!” Man, I love that skit! It’s freaking hilarious. You’d have to see/hear it to appreciate how funny this post is.
Anyway, ever since I heard that bit when I was in the 7th grade, I always swore that I was going to do the breathing part when my wife started to go into labor. Lori has heard the skit and thinks it’s pretty funny. I think that we’re both curious to find out if I’ll really get up the nerve to do it. I think that I will. It’ll help me shakes the nerves in the delivery room. Maybe we’ll get it on tape. The breathing Fergusons!!
As the day gets closer for us to have Corban, I keep thinking about that skit. I can’t wait to finally bust it out and see what kind of reaction it will get. I wonder if anyone in the delivery room will recognize it when I do it. Maybe everyone will just look at me like I’m an idiot! Who knows. I can’t wait to try it out though.
If you haven’t heard Bill Cosby – Himself, do yourself a favor and check it out. Especially if you’re a parent. Most of his material is about his experience with his family. Good clean humor!
That skit is hilarious. I just love him!
If you mean by natural child birth, no drugs…good luck. With Justin I swore after Lamaze I was going to wait as long as I could to get the epidural so I wouldn’t be strapped down to the bed (since they have to put a catheder in once you’ve been numbed from the waist down). My husband likes to remind me that it took me a whopping three hours to start begging for drugs. Of course, after 16 hours of labor I was still only 4 cms and ended up bringing my 8.5 lb baby into the world via c-section (now I don’t have/want a choice). I wish you all the luck Lori in delivering the way you want. I can’t wait to meet your little kicker.
Hi guys! Glad to hear all is going well with the pregnancy. I hope all goes well with the labor and delivery but make sure to expect the unexpected. I was all set to give it a go naturally, only to find out Cayden was breech so we decided on a c-section (I had a bad feeling about doing aversion) and it turned out the cord was wrapped around his neck. Not likely and hopefully not the case with you:)
I’ll keep my fingers crossed that all goes as planned and we can’t wait to see pictures of your new arrival soon! Good luck and if you have any questions feel free to send them our way!
well kudos to you if you do it w/out drugs. i pretty much asked them to hook me up when i walked into the hospital. the picture is prescious.
Well, like Bill Cosby says in his show, “natural child birth means that no drugs will be administered into the mother’s body during the delivery. The father can have all he wants!” I think that I’ll ask for them if she’s not going to take them. LOL.
I have see the whole stand up show that you are taking about, that is the funniest. For people who haven’t seen it , it is a must see. I want to know if you do that. Talk to you later.
I rewatched the whole thing on TVOne recently. The last time I saw it I was a kid… your perspective completely changes when you have kids. I’ll put it to you this way, after having 3… my face looks like his description of Camille (the beatings will NOW commence!) CLASSIC!
I had Deldridge without an epidural b/c he was too high up… I wanted to wring Eve’s NECK!
the benefits outweigh the pain, but… nevermind, I’ll pray for you. Here’s to you being able to experience that glorious beautiful pain….
ICE CHIPS BABY, ICE CHIPS!
P.S. It’s all fun and games right now, but don’t be surprised if the “skit” is the last thing on your mind.. 🙂
push push!