22 days later

Not much new here, but I thought I should put something up as it's been a couple weeks. Baby still does the baby things - eat, sleep, and poop. Allyson would tell you she does too much of the first, not enough of the second, and just enough of the third (that's probably because I change most of the diapers). They say babies go through a growth spurt at 3 weeks and we think that's the case as she's wanting to eat a lot more than usual. Unfortunately for us, it doesn't always stay down...

9 Days Later

We had our wellness checkup today, and all is well. Evangeline had gained back her birthweight, a few days ahead of schedule (Don't tell her, though. She's a little self-conscious about her weight...).

I've added a few more pictures to the album, but since the post below (with the link to the pictures) will eventually move off the main page, I've added a link to the photo album on the right. I also added a slideshow of the photos on the left. I aim to confuse.

Evangeline Joan DeKoekkoek

7lb 15 oz, 19 in, doing great!
Born 5-5-08 at 7:17pm (7/17 is our anniversary, too!)

PICTURES!!! (click on the picture to see more)

Evangeline Joan DeKoekkoek

Test Run

Well, we had our test run to the hospital tonight - 25 minutes. We had our OB appointment (41 weeks today!) earlier and they wanted us to get an ultrasound to make sure there's enough amniotic fluid. So, we went to the hospital and everything checks out okay. We have another appointment on Monday, and we're on the hospital induction schedule for Tuesday. That means if we don't have the baby naturally before then, we'll most likely go to the hospital Tuesday evening. That's all for now...

She may be a May Baby

   Okay, "may" probably isn't the right word, but the title sounds much more clever this way. We're still waiting for baby to come. I accidentally let the countdown run past zero, and was pleasently surprised that there was no magnetic surge pulling aircraft down out of the sky (if you don't understand, you really should be watching 'Lost'). Now it should display about how late we are.
   Back to May Babies, I did a google search for "May Baby" and the 3rd result listed was from the Eclectic Medical Journal. It looked interesting, so I read on and found this little gem. I wonder if babies really understand more than they let on...

An Infantile Conversation
   When the May baby and the June baby had got well acquainted they exchanged confidences. "My milk comes from a certified cow," said the May baby.
   "So does mine," said the June baby.
   "It is milked by a man in a white suit, with sterilized hands, through absorbent cotton, and kept at a temperature of 45°."
   "So is mine."
   "It is brought to me in a prophylactic wagon drawn by modified horses."
   "So is mine."
   "Then how in thunder do you manage to be so fat and well?"
   The June baby winked slyly. "I chew old paper and the corners of the rugs, anything I can find that is dirty, and in that way I manage to maintain the bacterial balance that is essential to health," he said, chuckling.
   The May baby laughed long and loud. "So do I," said he.
   The mammas heard the goo gooing, but they assigned to it only the usual fantastic significance. It was just as well.