Wednesday, December 10, 2008

A guessing game, anyone?

ExpectNet is a fun little online tool where you can set up a baby-prediction guessing game.  Go here and enter "BabyCJ2" under Invited Guests (at the left) to post your guesses about the baby's date and time of arrival, sex, weight, and length. 

Some helpful hints:  Lea arrived 10 days past her due date at 12:37pm, with no indication of any progress until a check-up the day before, when I was slightly dilated.  (It's also possible-- but there's no way to know for sure-- that labor was encouraged by some acupuncture that day.  My gut tells me it helped get things started.)  She weighed 9lbs 7oz and was 21.5 inches long.

This time: I'm due 1/20/09.  I've gained about the same amount of weight as I had at this point in my first pregnancy.  We haven't and don't intend to find out the sex in advance.  Baby is definitely head down but still feels very high.  If you're into old wives' tales: baby's heartrate is typically in the mid-140's.  I feel like I'm carrying all out front and all belly.  I usually crave salty things.  (I mean, I love sweets too, but when I get a super-intense craving, it's usually for garlic bread or mozzarella sticks or, um, Buffalo Wing flavored Snyders' Pretzel Pieces.)

Sunday, December 7, 2008

This is what two years old looks like

Scene: the car, as we pull into our parking space at home

Lea: (begins singing, unprompted) Baa baa baa baa have you sheep?  Yes sir yes sir yes sir yeah.

(Car comes to a stop.)

Lea: (suddenly crying real tears) NO! I don't WANT to sing songs!!