Yeah, I know, I know. You’re sick of hearing about Sarah Palin. If that's true, just don’t click on this post and scroll on down to the next fascinating tidbit in Strollerderby land. But if you’re anything like me and totally fascinated by the skeletons that could be perhaps lurking in her closet and the mysterious circumstances of her family life, well join me for a wee bit more Palin-landia won’t you? First off, you gotta check out this Sarah Palin Pregnancy Decision Map I spied via Gawker today. Truth is, it’s not only you, me, and a crafty chart maker who are obsessed, as mentioned in the Babble "Morning News", the New York Times assigned three journalists to delve into Palin's life and the birth of her most recent child, Trig and her juggling of being a mom to a newborn and doing a little something like running a state.
Here are some other highlights from the piece.
Her baby shower:
“included a surprise guest: her own baby.” And featured a “potluck meal, presents and blue-and-white cake.”
Why she waited until 7 months to tell people:
“Struggling to accept that her child would be born with Down syndrome and fearful of public criticism of a governor’s pregnancy, Ms. Palin had concealed the news that she was expecting even from her parents and children until her third trimester.”… “Before her son was born, Ms. Palin went to extraordinary lengths to ensure that his arrival would not compromise her work. She hid the pregnancy. “
On how she hid her pregnancy:
“When Vogue photographed her, five months pregnant, for a profile in January, she hid in a big green parka. At work, she wore long, loose blazers and artfully draped accessories. “All of a sudden she had this penchant for really beautiful scarves,” recalled Angelina Burney, who works across the hallway from the governor in Anchorage.””
In regards to her water breaking in Texas…
A woman with symptoms like Ms. Palin’s should be examined to determine her condition, said Dr. Laura Riley of Massachusetts General Hospital. The long trip home could have posed a risk, “but the odds were still in her favor that everything would be O.K.," said Dr. Susan E. Gerber of Northwestern University.
To read the whole thing, check it out here. And sorry kids, this won’t be the last of it. The National Enquirer among other “news” agencies are all doing their private vetting process for us VP voyeurs.
