Week 36: Fearless Forecast - Dec. 17, 2006

12-17-06
Week 36
Fearless Forecast

I guessed wrong. I had some hunch that my wife might deliver sometime last week, and so I built the pack ‘n play portable crib. My wife says the baby is still turning in her stomach, indicating that he still has room in the womb and thus more time to spend there. OK, so I was wrong. Better ready than surprised, just like the Wall Street investor mindset. Today, a registered nurse visited us to give us a seminar on breastfeeding and bathing. I nearly fell asleep during the nearly three-hour session, but it was extremely practical.

Christmas is around the corner, and yet, we haven’t even purchased holiday greetings cards yet. At this rate, I may as well wait for the baby to pop out, so I can snap a picture and make him the cover boy of a belated holiday greetings card.

As for my wife, she’s still craving burgers. We just had Big Macs today. I don’t think I’ve ever eaten as many hamburgers in the past few months as I have during her pregnancy. It was a tough week for my wife. She called in sick for the first time since her pregnancy began. She was also sluggish. This weekend, she never left the house.