Pokeeno

Ali's been feeling a bit under the weather for the past several days, with varying degrees of queasiness. Well, I could tell she was stressed out about something and she finally said maybe we should pick up a pregnancy test. Even though I was 95 percent sure what the results would be, I knew I had to go pick up the test if either of us were going to get any sleep last night. In the meantime, I caught Ali asking Jake if he wanted another baby sister or brother. He said "ok" and Ali asked him what we should name the new addition to the family. I figured he'd say Pokeeno Baby, since Pokeeno is the pre-fix he assigns anytime we ask him what something's name is. "Pokeeno Tiger" or "Pokeeno Kitty" or "Pokeeno Taxi". But that's not what he said this time. He simply replied, "Baby Jesus".

Oh, the test results were negative, by the way.

Here she comes!

Ali had a checkup today and everything looks great and we're going in tomorrow morning at 7am for an induction! Well, Ali's getting inducted. But not like a Hall of Famer. I should say induced. Don't worry, this does not invalidate all the March 16th guesses. We didn't decide until a few hours ago, so it's still a surprise to you, our loyal readers.

My mental state is:

20% tired from Ali's tossing and turning

60% excited
5% nervous
15% curious about Jake's reaction

Ali's mental state is:
80% tired of being pregnant
90% excited
40% nervous
75% curious about Jake's reaction

I know Ali's numbers don't add up to 100% but I didn't want to be the one to tell her.

Thanks for everyone's well wishes. Keep your fingers crossed for us tomorrow over your coffee and donuts. But, be careful not to spill your coffee with those crossed fingers. Youch!

Baby Sister knows how to build anticipation

Well, the due date came and went yesterday, but not without some excitement. Steady contractions in the late afternoon got me out of work early. On the upside, I got out of work early. On the downside, the Current Baby Count is still stuck at 001. The contractions lasted well over an hour, and we were just about to get in the car when they started to subside.

Aunt Kate arrived last night from China to relieve Cousin Kaitlin who heads back to the Garden State today. Kate said she read a study in JAMA that showed pedicures could successfully start labor in pregnant women so I think they'll be busy working on that project today. Maybe Kate will be able to try out some of her Chinese at the nail place. "NEE HOW! WE WOULD RIKE TOENAIL PAINT PREASE!"