This One's Goin on the Fridge!

Not to give ebay free advertising or anything, but if you're missing 3rd grade...you don't have to any longer! I got this amazing award in the email today. The last time I got a yellow star award, I was 10 and had just finished the much anticipated sequel to my timeless adventure story, "The Adventures of Zoomaburbamixeliphus. A Story." (He went by Zoom for short). May I never go another 17 years without receiving a yellow star award.

Further Evidence Jaime has a Parasite

As mentioned, Wednesday we had our second ultrasound to confirm the baby is a girl, and here is the evidence. For this ultrasound we took a VHS tape along to record the whole thing. Then we converted that into a DVD. I would post parts of it, but I'm not computer savvy enough to know how to make web videos out of DVD files. I was able to capture a bunch of screen shots to post on here though. The key to seeing something in these pictures is to first tell yourself what you want to see in it (like a leg, kidney, a pair of small scissors, Rhode Island, your future, etc). The next step is to take about 6 steps away from your computer screen. And finally squint and hold your breath until you get dizzy. You'll see what you're looking for or what I tell you you should see! So, let me walk you through the ultrasound...

The first thing you'll see on your left is a leg. Technically babies have two of these, but we only examined one and assumed the other was similar. It's a rather boring picture, but if you click on the picture and enlarge it, you'll see the measurement, she has the legs of a baby a week older. On your right is a picture of the babies stomach. The doctor claims that little dark spot is the belly button. We don't believe him:


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Moving on, we examined the head size. If you enlarge the image on the left, you will see that, like the legs, the baby has a head the size of a baby a week older. Jaime wasn't excited to hear that, so the doctor remeasured and the image on the left shows the baby has a normal sized head. For Jaime's sake, we'll take the smaller head:


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That brings us to the face. Apparently there is a face in this picture. The doctor tried to point it out to us. I definitely see a face here, but it didn't seem to correspond with what the doctor was showing us. I see a face on the right and little hands on the left. Anyone else? Jaime and I think the hands look like she is praying (probably for different parents as Jaime put it). If you can see that, then you're just as crazy as us:



Finally, we know the baby has a spine. We've seen it. On the left is what looks to me to be the spine, neck and head. Although, I also see a sinister looking frog eating the bones of a fish. So, I'm gonna go ahead and say I'm wrong. On the right, however, is definitely the spine and probably ribs:


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And as you can see from these charts, the baby is growing just fine. That's basically what the doctor told us. He didn't really bother to explain them. I've examined these charts and parts of them still don't make sense to me. But we'll take his word for it:


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I guess none of this is evidence that she is a girl, but still, the doctor was certain this time!

100% Hamburger

We had our second ultrasound today and our little hermaphrodite is finally all girl! The doctor pointed out to us, "It's all hamburger...definitely no hot dog."

It's a big relief since we've been given a lot of girl stuff to dress her in!

Dinner at the Alleys

In case you missed out on our dinner tonight, here are some of the things that were heard at our table. Go ahead and try to guess who said what:

"I think in another life you were a black girl."

"That milk jug is very outspoken."

"Good. Then I could bite people in half with my jaws."

"I said my name is Tarqueesha. Somethin somethin somethin."

*BELCH*

There was also just a lot of silence as we inhaled our food. I love you Papa Murphy's! And it was a trick...Jaime said all these things. She so craaaazy.

Hear ye! Hear ye!

Jaime has decreed there will be no more running in her womb. You've all been informed.

Now that that is out of the way, here's a nice picture of Jaime for those of you who have asked to see what she looks like nowadays from the side.





Who do you think is farther along?

3 Posts in One Day!

Jaime and I just got back from Chipotle's. I think it's a good restaurant, although I don't think it really compares to my beloved Cafe Rio. And it's definitely not as good as Moe's. But it is 17 times better than dirty Bajio's. Anyway, the reason that I do think Chipotle's is amazing is this:



I put my burrito down to take a drink and it stayed standing all by itself! That's a sign of a quality burrito. I'm no expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure it takes humans well over 10 minutes of life to learn to stand on their own. This burrito did it in half that time. Amazing!

Three Years and Still as Poor as Ever

Jaime and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary this last week (on the 19th). Unfortunately our plans of being wealthy enough to retire after 3 years hasn't happened. Still, we didn't let that ruin our celebrations. So, the romantics that we are, we decided to hike back to Stuart Falls where I had carved "Will You Marry Me?" in a tree over 3 years ago (pictured above--a little hard to read these days, and from this angle looks more like "Will you mar me?"). Actually, I'd never been to Stuart Falls before or ever carved anything into any tree, but I really wanted to see this waterfall. That's why I forced a pregnant woman to walk 4 miles up and down a mountain with me. She sure is a great wife!

The signs say it is like a 2 mile hike to the cascades, and the hike wasn't difficult. I actually enjoyed hiking with a very pregnant woman because we got to take frequent stops, which I needed but wouldn't have taken otherwise.

It's a nice hike and has a lot of interesting plant life to look at.

Finally there! I climbed to the top of the bottom falls and tried to take a picture of the upper falls. The sun wasn't much help but made for an interesting effect.

After climbing so much, I needed to cool down. So, I decided to stand underneath the waterfall. It was a little more difficult than a daily shower. The mountain water was freezing and it felt like someone was smacking me on the head and back repeatedly.

Jaime also wanted to cool down with the water, but this is as close as she could get before the baby started screaming, "Don't you dare take another step towards that waterfall!!"




On the hike back, we walked past a bunch of bumble bees. They aren't the most photogenic creatures, they're too preoccupied to hold still long enough. Anyhow, after the hike, we went home, showered, and then went to eat at the Bombay House (where I actually did ask Jaime to marry me).