What it is

Above is what I imagine Molly’s reaction to the whole happening of Patrick Farley’s Dicebox Aside, “Don’t Look Back,” which is now up to page 4. (permalink)

Imagine her consternation when she realizes that this wacky adventure will be going on for 3 to 4 times longer than originally predicted. (Me, I’m delighted and curious where Patrick is taking all this.)

Heck, Taran might arrive before this story ends, and whichever is the latest page at that point will definitely go into Baby’s Scrapbook.

At about 7:30 this morning…

So Kip and I were getting ready for work, giddy from lack of sleep when we had the following exchange:

Jenn: It’s really weird, my belly button hurts this morning… oh right, we have childbirth class tonight, don’t we?

Kip: Yup, from 7 to 9.

Jenn: Two hours? Why so long? Do we really need to do this? I mean it’s gonna happen anyway– and there’ll be doctors and stuff.

Kip: This way we’ll know everything that will happen…

Jenn: Well, maybe I don’t wanna know before hand!

Kip: NO SPOILERZ!!

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is one of the many reasons I’m carrying this man’s child.

Five weeks growth

Of my belly and therefore my impending daughter.

As I know the sight of pregnant ladies freak some folks out, I have put the photo comparison of me at 26 weeks to 31 weeks beneath a cut.

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She’s made of cheese!

Kip makes a pouty face every time I say that our daughter is made of cheese. Maybe it’s because he doesn’t believe in yellow cheese.

The image above is a 3D ultrasound rendering of Taran Jack, taken from a video session we had this past weekend. Yes, thanks to modern technology, boutique clinics and generous grandmothers-to-be, we can get a jump start in making embarrassing videos of our daughter. And you can find my edited down version of the experience right here on YouTube.

I was able to bring about six folks to the recording–I spent about half my time observing their reactions as seeing my daughter live in the womb. Dylan was (and is still) delighted when the tech demonstrated that Taran was still a girl by pointing out her “princess parts.” Patrick seemed a little startled by the way my belly moved in response to Taran’s activity as seen on screen. I couldn’t figure out if Erika was fascinated or horrified, and Barry seemed to find it a satisfactory documentary, if a tad unrealistic. And Kip always gives great reaction–he’s still blown away the yawn that begins the video I linked to above.

Oh, and I should mention Patrick’s Dicebox fill-in won’t actually begin until next week. So it goes.

So close

Alright, so, just one page of Dicebox this week as opposed to the two I was hoping to do in order to compensate for last week. And honestly, I’m glad of even that one, all things considered.(permalink)

As you’ve probably noticed, I don’t tend to post in this journal when I fail to make an update– I figure everyone has enough Internet noise as it is. Though I am willing to do so if folks find it helpful or even courteous.

At the risk of jinxing myself, next week should see the end of Part 8: Birds of a Feather, which has gone on about two months longer than intended, thanks to a certain fetus.