tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post6888373121701951960..comments2023-11-02T07:53:45.876-07:00Comments on Girl's Gone Child: Congratulations. Your Baby is now the Size of a Donkey's Left ScrotumGIRL'S GONE CHILDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07130764109593048451noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-53878081937055300412010-01-19T10:00:53.177-08:002010-01-19T10:00:53.177-08:00OMG I found this site by sheer accident...and i...OMG I found this site by sheer accident...and i'm busting a gut...this is awesome....i'm at the almost blueberry....would that be compared to rabbit testies? LMAO. Keep up the posts...love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-19124410398260248612008-07-08T10:10:00.000-07:002008-07-08T10:10:00.000-07:00But those aren't rutabagas, those are turnips! Rut...But those aren't rutabagas, those are turnips! Rutabagas are the yellow ones. Somewhat bigger, and much tastier mashed with fried onions.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501991221520012001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-57287469589528011172008-07-01T19:00:00.000-07:002008-07-01T19:00:00.000-07:00babycenter.com... gotta love it! those crazy bish...babycenter.com... gotta love it! those crazy bishes. but seriously i secretly looked forward to getting that email every week. it was like, "oooh, what's going to happen this week!". sorta like watching the weather channel... i can go outside and see the weather, but you know, i'll check online first before i go outside.pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305377654972572258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-88710897158652527612008-06-30T23:05:00.000-07:002008-06-30T23:05:00.000-07:00Well, there goes my kumquat joke-- way to beat me ...Well, there goes my kumquat joke-- way to beat me to it, Somebody Else.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, just let us know when your baby is the size of a celeriac, cause man, do I remember that age.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-15386619063232553162008-06-30T16:22:00.000-07:002008-06-30T16:22:00.000-07:00I always thought those were so random, too. My pe...I always thought those were so random, too. My personal favorite? The prune. I thought so many of the other comparisons were juicy, healthy, ALIVE veggies, at least. But, a prune? It's all shriveled and dead-looking! I was all, PLEASE don't compare my baby to a prune ever again, kthxbai. Eesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-71626606568387148302008-06-30T15:44:00.000-07:002008-06-30T15:44:00.000-07:00Absolutely hilarious Bec. You could inspire a new ...Absolutely hilarious Bec. You could inspire a new generation of parents to stop referring to the baby as "the little bean" and as the "little English hothouse cucumber."<BR/><BR/>Rolls right off the tongue.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-48365266630891927972008-06-30T14:26:00.000-07:002008-06-30T14:26:00.000-07:00That is totally funny! I signed up for so many ra...That is totally funny! I signed up for so many random email alerts on my first pregnancy that I didn't even realize how ridiculous the ones were from BabyCenter - probably b/c I never even read them just deleted. I am going to totally have to sign up this time around for shits n' gigs.Windyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675213560918783112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-44178247309017366642008-06-30T10:06:00.000-07:002008-06-30T10:06:00.000-07:00totally agree...apparently my baby this week is th...totally agree...apparently my baby this week is the size of a "crenshaw melon." i've never even heard of one of those, and I generally consider myself a foodie. Totally random...ChefSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365291022787372989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-24778818331178095722008-06-30T09:21:00.000-07:002008-06-30T09:21:00.000-07:00This post made me laugh. I'm going through IVF rig...This post made me laugh. I'm going through IVF right now and I hope, hope, hope I am pregnant with a baby the size of a grape tomato soon!Meghan Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591049621968189943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-541652173586439822008-06-30T07:30:00.000-07:002008-06-30T07:30:00.000-07:00I know..it's probably some sick joke. She's cackl...I know..it's probably some sick joke. She's cackling picturing us all frantically googling Kumquats and Rudabagas;staring and squinting and turning our heads slightly, bewildered at the English cucumber comparison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-54754037281092378512008-06-30T07:19:00.000-07:002008-06-30T07:19:00.000-07:00you just know the girl who writes these is sitting...you just know the girl who writes these is sitting back and laughing her ass off right now..<BR/>:)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11127692699186571544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-13032956696096992152008-06-30T07:00:00.000-07:002008-06-30T07:00:00.000-07:00My baby is the size of a fig. Weeeeeeeee!My baby is the size of a fig. Weeeeeeeee!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183643316360728322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-36082689270358206092008-06-30T06:27:00.000-07:002008-06-30T06:27:00.000-07:00Hey my baby is the size of an English Cucumber thi...Hey my baby is the size of an English Cucumber this week! Really I don't get this vegetable:baby ratio thingy, seriously couldn't they have thought of a better comparison? <BR/><BR/>CandaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-66838771318235774122008-06-29T21:31:00.000-07:002008-06-29T21:31:00.000-07:00Your posts this week have cracked me up... and thi...Your posts this week have cracked me up... and this one was the icing on the cake. I am laughing! Excellent title and I totally agree!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950880083795695746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-18779887982084021082008-06-29T07:42:00.000-07:002008-06-29T07:42:00.000-07:00ugh. measuring size of fetus with similarities wit...ugh. measuring size of fetus with similarities with vegetables. way too cute for my taste.Elisa @ Globetrotting in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920820564549246339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-53874669134663724292008-06-29T04:04:00.000-07:002008-06-29T04:04:00.000-07:00Do they have non-vegetarian options, i.e. "your ba...Do they have non-vegetarian options, i.e. "your baby is the size of a rump roast"?<BR/><BR/>I used to read your blog quite a bit back when I was "daddyblogging" -- it's nice to see you are still writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-84691045374088243482008-06-28T19:28:00.000-07:002008-06-28T19:28:00.000-07:00I've been wondering the same thing. My baby is now...I've been wondering the same thing. My baby is now the size of a honeydew melon or she weighs that much. Do people really have that hard of a time estimating in their mind what 5.5 lbs must be like? I'm 35 weeks (finally). Congrats to you on 25 weeks. Here's hoping the next 15 go by quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-76130060713327558092008-06-28T04:28:00.000-07:002008-06-28T04:28:00.000-07:00Maybe if men were in charge of the pregnancy liter...Maybe if men were in charge of the pregnancy literature, all of the size comparisons would be in relation to the size of various animals' balls. You'd go from gerbils and hamsters up to cocker spaniels and Great Danes, and then maybe horses and elephants.<BR/><BR/>Hilariously, the first TWO hits on Google say that an elephant's testicles "are about the size of a respectable cantaloupe." The flora comparisons are inescapable, apparently.<BR/><BR/>BTW, the general ickiness of this comment is mere payback for the bush post. You're welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-1268466891016165732008-06-27T21:52:00.000-07:002008-06-27T21:52:00.000-07:00Hmm. The babycenter Canada version doesn't give me...Hmm. The babycenter Canada version doesn't give me that, it gives me length and weight. <BR/><BR/>But yuo know, the English cucumbers are skinnier and less seedy, generally, so there's that...kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-62961893528578612332008-06-27T21:37:00.000-07:002008-06-27T21:37:00.000-07:00One time, one of those things told me that my baby...One time, one of those things told me that my baby was the size of a Kumquat. First of all, I find that to be the dirtiest sounding fruit name ever. Second, who the hell knows how big that even is? Why do they pick these obscure things... I think they have some kind of vegetarian agenda.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318376427752604367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-33456579177963910672008-06-27T21:33:00.000-07:002008-06-27T21:33:00.000-07:00Wow, I just had a rutabaga for dinner last night a...Wow, I just had a rutabaga for dinner last night and feel a little guilty about it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-36987557922390038502008-06-27T17:00:00.000-07:002008-06-27T17:00:00.000-07:00I liked it when they said my baby was the size of ...I liked it when they said my baby was the size of an olive ... I felt like a human martini.Maternal Mirthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780791486490274607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-1604108629842968612008-06-27T16:41:00.000-07:002008-06-27T16:41:00.000-07:00Yes, i remember doing the "my baby is this vegetab...Yes, i remember doing the "my baby is this vegetabel this week" updates. So weird, because dont you imagine a little veggie swimming around in there as opposed to a baby??? At least you're past the random bean phase ;)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162985502341523594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-23709235457980361932008-06-27T15:49:00.000-07:002008-06-27T15:49:00.000-07:00At least the shape of the rutabaga seems kinda bab...At least the shape of the rutabaga seems kinda babyish, albeit a creepy baby. But a cucumber? English or otherwise, they just don't bring to mind visions of tiny little babies.CaraBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614627167922944626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-33540699251742771302008-06-27T15:23:00.001-07:002008-06-27T15:23:00.001-07:00so much for that.so much for that.Backpacking Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.com