Gang Green Girl Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 At least this explains why Herm wasn't paying a damn bit of attention during the playoff game in Pittsburgh. He obviously had other things on his mind. SEASIDE, Calif., July 1 - He strides between verdant playing fields made slick by fog. Eight hundred youngsters are making pandemonium, friends and touchdowns on Wednesday, the third day of Herman Edwards's football camp at California State University, Monterey Bay. One week every year, Edwards, the fifth-year coach of the Jets, treats every camper like a member of his extended family. This free camp, now in its 10th year, evolved from Edwards's desire to give back to the community where he grew up. His eyes are on the kids, but his mind keeps drifting to the child who hasn't arrived. In between handshakes and hollers, Edwards scans the entrance to the fields, where at any moment he expects his wife, Lia, to materialize. Lia Edwards is seven months pregnant with their first child, the pregnancy complicated because she has Type 1 diabetes. The past 24 hours have brought fresh worries. Lia developed a nagging cough and congestion in her chest, leading to an unscheduled visit to the doctor. "She's going to be O.K.," Edwards says. He glances in the direction of the snack bar, where Lia's parents are seated. There is an empty folding chair where Lia usually sits. Edwards considers calling her, but he does not own a cellphone. Besides, she usually isn't far from his sight. When she finally walks into view, Edwards's face softens and he hustles to her side. She accepts a hug from him, then announces, "I have a bronchial infection." Before he can say anything, she adds: "The baby's great. That's the good news." The next day is the couple's fifth wedding anniversary. Lia is seated at a table in one of their favorite breakfast hangouts. She is tinkering with her insulin pump when Edwards scoots into the seat next to her. He orders orange juice and pancakes. Lia, choosing carefully, settles on fruit, cottage cheese and orange juice. Lia, who is 35, found she had diabetes in her late 20's. In those days she feared needles, so he coached her through her first insulin injection. This is Lia's third pregnancy. Two years ago, she bought Edwards a gift and made a grand production of delivering the news. Then she had miscarriage in the second month. The second time she also lost the baby in the first trimester. Herman thought maybe it was time to switch strategies and try to adopt. But Lia wanted to keep trying. "I had a lot of challenges," she says, patting her belly. "Sometimes you'd be like, 'It's not meant to be; it's not worth it.' " She says she would think of Edwards's 23-year-old son, Marcus, and tell herself: "No big deal. We have one son. I should be grateful." Lia found out she was pregnant last Dec. 20, the day after the Jets' 37-14 victory against the Seattle Seahawks. She broke the news to Edwards, then swore him to secrecy. No celebrating, she said, until we hear the baby's heartbeat. In early January, Lia felt nauseated while riding on a team bus to Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego for a game against the Chargers. "I have the flu real bad," she told the players. For weeks, that was her story and she stuck to it. On Feb. 14, Lia told Marcus, a senior receiver at San Diego State, that he was going to be a big brother. "I'm really excited," said Marcus, one of the camp instructors. He said he accompanied Lia to one of her doctor appointments and saw a sonogram. He keeps a copy of the image on his computer desk. Edwards says: "I've got one graduating and I've got another on the way. I always plan these things out good." Edwards, 51, missed Marcus's birth in 1981. He was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles and had a game against Dallas; he never thought to ask for time off. Now, if one of his players wishes to attend the birth of a child, Edwards will pat him on the back and say, "Do what you have to do." Marcus lived with his mother in Oakland, Calif. He didn't see much of his father during his playing career. Soon after Edwards retired in 1986, he accepted an assistant coaching job at San Jose State. Marcus became his shadow. "I was trying to catch up," Edwards says. "The time you have to spend with your kids, you don't get back. When they're young, that's when you have influence. So it's important that you're around." Edwards and his wife decided they didn't want to learn the sex of the baby. They haven't picked any names. The only thing that matters, Edwards says, is that the child is healthy. Lia expects to deliver the baby before the Aug. 27 due date, and she plans to be in Kansas City on Sept. 11 for the Jets' season opener against the Chiefs. Edwards and the Jets can use all the screaming support they can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Good to know that when his wife starts hitting the wall during the delivery room that Herm can fall back on some of his HC experience. Scence: Herm's wife fully dialated and wanting to give up on pushing. Herm: "You push to have the baby!!! Now push!!!!" Congrats and good luck Herm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Can't believe there are no..."I bet they screw up the time and she carries for 44 week jokes!". Good luck Herm. Good luck Lia. May god Bless this child! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Can't believe there are no..."I bet they screw up the time and she carries for 44 week jokes!". Good luck Herm. Good luck Lia. May god Bless this child! Thought about it, but that would be too easy. Was also going to put in surprised he got her pregnant due to the conservative play calling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Can't believe there are no..."I bet they screw up the time and she carries for 44 week jokes!". Good luck Herm. Good luck Lia. May god Bless this child! I was going to but you blew it!!! Given the danger Herms wife seems to have a high risk pregnancy I think he deserves a pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Good for Herm, congrats to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Can't believe there are no..."I bet they screw up the time and she carries for 44 week jokes!". Very classy. I can't believe you can joke about a personal situation like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djaparz Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 I was going to but you blew it!!! Given the danger Herms wife seems to have a high risk pregnancy I think he deserves a pass. i agree diabetes is no joke!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 I sure hope that CBS gives out good post-natal care benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Very classy. I can't believe you can joke about a personal situation like this. Tx: You are taking what I said out of context. I asked that GOD BLESS THEIR CHILD. I know all about High Risk pregnancies. I know all about Neo-Natal intensive care. I would wish that on NOBODY. Taking something out of context is nothing new for you though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Wow - Relax, Max - it's not like Tex called you C-runt, or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Oh great, now we have to bear witness to yet another Herm Edwards press conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Jetsfan80: The next words that you type which I interpret as being racist\offensive in any way will be the last words you type here. You know the rules man. Yet you continually push the issue. This is the last time I will review this with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 congrats to herm & wife. is dick curl still assisting with lamas classes? curious, why did 80 get a verbal spanking? not from the press conference comment was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 congrats to herm & wife. is d!ck curl still assisting with lamas classes? curious, why did 80 get a verbal spanking? not from the press conference comment was it? The offensive comment was deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 thanks,& I shoulda figured it out I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 So, is Ty Law going to be the godfather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetman_67 Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 At least this explains why Herm wasn't paying a damn bit of attention during the playoff game in Pittsburgh. He obviously had other things on his mind. SEASIDE, Calif., July 1 - He strides between verdant playing fields made slick by fog. Eight hundred youngsters are making pandemonium, friends and touchdowns on Wednesday, the third day of Herman Edwards's football camp at California State University, Monterey Bay. One week every year, Edwards, the fifth-year coach of the Jets, treats every camper like a member of his extended family. This free camp, now in its 10th year, evolved from Edwards's desire to give back to the community where he grew up. His eyes are on the kids, but his mind keeps drifting to the child who hasn't arrived. In between handshakes and hollers, Edwards scans the entrance to the fields, where at any moment he expects his wife, Lia, to materialize. Lia Edwards is seven months pregnant with their first child, the pregnancy complicated because she has Type 1 diabetes. The past 24 hours have brought fresh worries. Lia developed a nagging cough and congestion in her chest, leading to an unscheduled visit to the doctor. "She's going to be O.K.," Edwards says. He glances in the direction of the snack bar, where Lia's parents are seated. There is an empty folding chair where Lia usually sits. Edwards considers calling her, but he does not own a cellphone. Besides, she usually isn't far from his sight. When she finally walks into view, Edwards's face softens and he hustles to her side. She accepts a hug from him, then announces, "I have a bronchial infection." Before he can say anything, she adds: "The baby's great. That's the good news." The next day is the couple's fifth wedding anniversary. Lia is seated at a table in one of their favorite breakfast hangouts. She is tinkering with her insulin pump when Edwards scoots into the seat next to her. He orders orange juice and pancakes. Lia, choosing carefully, settles on fruit, cottage cheese and orange juice. Lia, who is 35, found she had diabetes in her late 20's. In those days she feared needles, so he coached her through her first insulin injection. This is Lia's third pregnancy. Two years ago, she bought Edwards a gift and made a grand production of delivering the news. Then she had miscarriage in the second month. The second time she also lost the baby in the first trimester. Herman thought maybe it was time to switch strategies and try to adopt. But Lia wanted to keep trying. "I had a lot of challenges," she says, patting her belly. "Sometimes you'd be like, 'It's not meant to be; it's not worth it.' " She says she would think of Edwards's 23-year-old son, Marcus, and tell herself: "No big deal. We have one son. I should be grateful." Lia found out she was pregnant last Dec. 20, the day after the Jets' 37-14 victory against the Seattle Seahawks. She broke the news to Edwards, then swore him to secrecy. No celebrating, she said, until we hear the baby's heartbeat. In early January, Lia felt nauseated while riding on a team bus to Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego for a game against the Chargers. "I have the flu real bad," she told the players. For weeks, that was her story and she stuck to it. On Feb. 14, Lia told Marcus, a senior receiver at San Diego State, that he was going to be a big brother. "I'm really excited," said Marcus, one of the camp instructors. He said he accompanied Lia to one of her doctor appointments and saw a sonogram. He keeps a copy of the image on his computer desk. Edwards says: "I've got one graduating and I've got another on the way. I always plan these things out good." Edwards, 51, missed Marcus's birth in 1981. He was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles and had a game against Dallas; he never thought to ask for time off. Now, if one of his players wishes to attend the birth of a child, Edwards will pat him on the back and say, "Do what you have to do." Marcus lived with his mother in Oakland, Calif. He didn't see much of his father during his playing career. Soon after Edwards retired in 1986, he accepted an assistant coaching job at San Jose State. Marcus became his shadow. "I was trying to catch up," Edwards says. "The time you have to spend with your kids, you don't get back. When they're young, that's when you have influence. So it's important that you're around." Edwards and his wife decided they didn't want to learn the sex of the baby. They haven't picked any names. The only thing that matters, Edwards says, is that the child is healthy. Lia expects to deliver the baby before the Aug. 27 due date, and she plans to be in Kansas City on Sept. 11 for the Jets' season opener against the Chiefs. Edwards and the Jets can use all the screaming support they can get. How did that Happen??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 How did that Happen??? When a man loves a woman, sometimes they show their love for each other in certain ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlancemehlot Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 When a man loves a woman, sometimes they show their love for each other in certain ways. Seriously, it's hard to picture Herm in love-making mode! I've tried and it takes hours to get a good visual sometimes. Hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets28 Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Good luck to Herm and Lia!! May God Bless and keep them all healthy and safe. Diabetes is no joke and especially to a pregnancy. Sugar levels come into play big time during that time. Blessings to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonraider Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 congarts herm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetdawg Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 hey now! congratulations goes out to our HC>>>>>>>>>>>way to go man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetdawg Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 hey now! congratulations goes out to our HC>>>>>>>>>>>way to go man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 How did that Happen??? you know how it goes catain foreplay.... first herm nibbles on lias sexy cheek, next thing you know lia is performing cunnilingus on hermy and BOOm a baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 How did that Happen??? you know how it goes catain foreplay.... first herm nibbles on lias sexy cheek, next thing you know lia is performing cunnilingus on hermy and BOOm a baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtahGangsta Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Damn She said she was on the pill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtahGangsta Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Damn She said she was on the pill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetfan13 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 How did that Happen??? you know how it goes catain foreplay.... first herm nibbles on lias sexy cheek, next thing you know lia is performing cunnilingus on hermy and BOOm a baby you are such an ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetfan13 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 How did that Happen??? you know how it goes catain foreplay.... first herm nibbles on lias sexy cheek, next thing you know lia is performing cunnilingus on hermy and BOOm a baby you are such an ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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