Gettin' "Knocked Up"

I feel like everywhere I go, I'm constantly being asked if I've seen "Knocked Up". I have been wanting to see it, but we're constant procrastinators when it comes to actually making it to the theater. Well, we compromised and saw "Transformers" on Friday night (which I really enjoyed despite having very little knowledge of what I was in for). And today, we actually made it to the theater to see "Knocked Up". It normally would be a movie that I would wait until it hit DVD to see, but with it being so relevant to us and my exhaustion at constantly having to listen to people tell me how funny and horribly graphic it is, we decided to see it before Tazby made her debut.

So, here's my opinion/review. While there were some very funny scenes, I think I definitely would have enjoyed the entire movie experience more if I was not currently pregnant. I suppose something about it what a little too realistic and tangible to really enjoy. While there is so much excitement that comes as your pregnancy progresses towards the end, there is also a lot fear that accompanies it and it became a little to imminent for me.

There were some things that I thought were really spot on and accurate with what I have experienced (like the roller coaster of emotion that comes when you first find out you are pregnant), but there were other things that I thought were absolutely ridiculous (aside from just her belly). First off, she looked far too comfortable putting on knee high stiletto boots and hitting up the clubs in the last month of her pregnancy and secondly, the fact that she just avoided telling anyone at work and no one bothered to mention it until she was in her 8th month? Really not realistic.

For me, the best part of the movie was that they succeeded in avoiding all of those pregnancy cliches that are easy to identify in any movie involving a pregnant woman. While there were the occasional hormonal outbursts, they were all warranted and realistic. There were no obsessive eating or excessive morning sickness scenes (as true to life as those situations can be). This woman didn't just lose her identity when she became pregnant. It was nice for me to see them explore that perspective. It was heartwarming to see this couple really experience the ups and downs of preparing for a child together...I just think I would have enjoyed it more if I had really been able to detach myself from the story line a bit more. As Timmy put it, it'll be nice to watch it once we've already been through the process ourselves and know that we can do it. Maybe then we can sit back and laugh...but that's just this pregnant girl's review. To read more of Timmy's take, check out his site here.

Check back early this week as I'll be posting about our first "Prepared Childbirth Class" that we're having tomorrow. I can't believe there are only 8 and a half weeks to go until our little girl is here! AH! :-)