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    9 days and counting Jessie

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    by jdclyde ·

    For those of us following the exploits of TR Member Jessie, it is now NINE days and counting till there is one more future geek walking the earth! What a cool thing!

    As when it is time, IT IS TIME, and you will not be up to posting her before heading in, your assignment is to post in here EVERYDAY until THAT day! The day you don’t post will let us know! Is that a plan or what? I also assume it won’t take your webmaster hubbie to add the latest edition to the “cutest kids” page????

    Best of luck!

    jd

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    • #3186568

      it’s a future

      by jaqui ·

      In reply to 9 days and counting Jessie

      geek / geekette right now, in nine days it will be a geek / geekette on the planet 😉

    • #3180160
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      How about this Jessie?

      by hal 9000 ·

      In reply to 9 days and counting Jessie

      Forget Gadgetgirls request to know after your home and part way recovered How about taking a LT & Web Cam and putting the birth live on the Internet for everyone at TR?

      At the very least after the delivery you can Peer Mail me from your bed with the outcome but get in before the drugs have worn off and while you still feel high as a kite after that time you’ll not have the time available to play on a computer so I want to know ASAP!

      Perhaps something like when our last was born will happen after the delivery the Midwife placed a set of locking forceps on the cord and then proceeded to pickup a pair of scissors to cut the cord and she got most adiment when I suggested that wasn’t such a good idea she got all uppity and insisted that she knew what she was doing and I didn’t have a clue so she cut the cord and ended up being covered in fetal blood. It was then that I told her that she needed a second pair of locking forceps on the cord and then cut between the forceps. 🙂

      But at least she cut the right side and only had the contents of the placenta cover her.

      Col

      • #3179962

        I am sure

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to How about this Jessie?

        it is MUCH easier to laugh at her NOW than when she first did it!

        Some people just forget the basics, and get indignant if a “novice” tries to tell them ANYTHING.

        Oh but the look on her face!

        • #3182932
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          Well actually

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to I am sure

          I was laughing at the time. 😀

          Col ]:)

    • #3182982

      STILL here…

      by jessie ·

      In reply to 9 days and counting Jessie

      I still say they’re much easier on the inside… but I’m ready to not waddle anymore. 😀

      • #3182930
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        I suppose that the

        by hal 9000 ·

        In reply to STILL here…

        Back pain and needing to go pee every 2 minutes doesn’t help either right?

        Col ]:)

        • #3182919

          Actually

          by jessie ·

          In reply to I suppose that the

          I’ve been seeing my chiropractor regularly so my back doesn’t hurt any more than usual, and she’s carrying pretty high so I don’t have to pee all that often. However, my pelvic ligaments are seperating and that makes sitting/standing/laying/rolling over in bed/getting up EXTREMELY painful.

        • #3182914

          Think you will make it to monday?

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Actually

          Have you typically been early, late, or right on time in the previous “sessions”?

          Just wondering if you will be smiling or waddling when I get back from my trip. 🙂

          Take it VERY easy until then! That is NOT a request!

        • #3183431

          Who knows… but I hope not!

          by jessie ·

          In reply to Think you will make it to monday?

          Went to the doc today and conservative BGE (Best Guess Estimate) is that she’s already over 9 lbs. If I make it to next Thursday, they’ll probably induce on Friday. Which means, this weekend is going to be busy finishing up a ton of sewing projects, because it’s the last “free” weekend I’m going to have.

        • #3183275
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          9 lbs!

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to Who knows… but I hope not!

          Jessie are you sure that it’s Human?

          At that weight it sounds more like a small elephant. God I feel sorry for you as that is going to hurt coming out.

          I hope you haven’t run into any Greenpeace activists they’ll probably try to roll you out to sea thinking you’re a beached whale. 😀

          Col ]:)

        • #3182577

          Thx so much Col

          by jessie ·

          In reply to 9 lbs!

          I feel better now. :p

          YES I’m sure it’s human! So was my LAST 9 pounder. I’m good at making big babies. They HAVE to be BIG so they can compete with their siblings for food and attention as soon as they come out!

        • #3182512
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          Well in that case Jessie

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to 9 lbs!

          I hope your eyes don’t smart too much when it is on the way out. :^O
          We’ve just had a study released here about the cost of having a child and they cost us a little over the 1 Million $ mark just to get them to the end of school and that doesn’t include Uni just High School. With 5 you must be making a lot of money or living below the poverty line. Hopefully it’s the former as the last time I was in the States the pay rates shocked me particularly in NY as I don’t see how most people could afford to live and just get to and from work. Some bright spark told me that they lived at work and where provided everything necessary and that was the reason for the low pay rates. It actually made sense too. The cost of things over there was terrible in comparison to the wages being paid.

          One guy came out and boasted about how much he was being paid per hour and my only comment was for that amount of money per hour I wouldn’t consider picking up a screwdriver and he was at the same level as me.

          Anyway remember the Notebook and Web Cam and lets know the URL that it will be broadcast to I’ll watch on just to see that you both get through the birth A OK. :p

          You can Peer Mail me with the URL so you don’t have to worry about some of the others getting the URL and seeing things that you don’t want them to see. 😀

          Col ]:)

        • #3183428

          I’ve been early, late AND on time…

          by jessie ·

          In reply to Think you will make it to monday?

          How’s that for an answer?

          My first was 2 weeks late, 2nd was 3 days past due, and 3rd was 6 days early. Any day now…

        • #3169545

          should be early!

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to I’ve been early, late AND on time…

          that is the trend your going, so why change now?

          The SAY that it is easier every time?

          Oh yeah, my boys weighted in at a whomping 3.5 and 3.2. So even added together they are just over half of your soon to be. What has hubby been feeding you? Miricle grow?

          Shouldn’t be long now! Wishing the best!

          (oh yeah, back in town! details in blog soon.)

    • #3182479

      hey jesse,

      by jaqui ·

      In reply to 9 days and counting Jessie

      a neighbor dropped a 8 lb 6 oz at 7:30 this am.
      ( 7:30 am pacific daylight time, friday july 8 2005 )
      an hour of labour.
      and able to walk home from hospital at 3:30 pm today. ( just to grab toothbrush )

      though a short block isn’t really a long walk is it? 😉

    • #3169540

      Personally, I think

      by neilb@uk ·

      In reply to 9 days and counting Jessie

      that Jessie is trying to produce the kiddie ready for kindergarten and cut out the diaper stage!

      😀

    • #3184944
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      Any one heard from Jessie?

      by hal 9000 ·

      In reply to 9 days and counting Jessie

      She’s not talking to me must be something that I said. 🙁

      Col ]:)

      • #3184934

        she

        by jaqui ·

        In reply to Any one heard from Jessie?

        spawned.
        not going to be around much for a bit.
        after all little bits like newborns do suck time from you like there isn’t enough hours in a day already.

      • #3184926

        There’s a thread

        by neilb@uk ·

        In reply to Any one heard from Jessie?

        With pictures.

        • #3184923

          Okay, I’ll ask….

          by gadgetgirl ·

          In reply to There’s a thread

          where?

          😀

          forget that, Neil, I found it….

          (sorry. heat. no liquid refreshment to clear befuddled overheated brain)

          :^O

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