Good thing I don't believe in this stuff

[kate_nepveu]

Tonight we had Chinese food for dinner (more because we misremembered the leftover situation, Chad likes it, and I wasn't that hungry, than because we wanted to test an urban legend). Just as we were ready to take Emmy on her post-dinner walk, Chad reminded me that we hadn't eaten the fortune cookies.

The delivery place had sent three cookies, so I said, "Oh, the third can be for FutureBaby." (Emmy: "Hey! What about me?")

Mine: "Depend on your feet, you can climb the highest mountain."

Chad's: "A very attractive person has a message for you."

The third: "Time is not measured by a watch but by moments."

We looked at this in silence for a moment, and then Chad said, "We are so screwed."

"No, no," I said, "this was really for Emmy! After all, she's never looked at a watch in her life."

Emmy just wanted to know if this meant that she got to eat the cookie. (Alas, no.)

Comments

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'd actually consider that a pretty good description of how time passes with a newborn....

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Every pregnancy takes nine months, except for the last few weeks, which are nine additional months long.

[larabeaton.livejournal.com]

There are natural ways to help induce labor. (http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Natural_Ways_to_Induce_Labor) Sex is apparently the best-known way of naturally inducing.

[peacockharpy.livejournal.com]

(I usually lurk at "Outside of a Dog" but I saw the FutureBaby mention. Congratulations!)

My son waited until nearly the last minute to arrive (induction scheduled for 1/8, he arrived 1/6), and I can't think of anything particular we did to encourage him to finally make an entrance -- but whatever it was, I was very relieved. Come on, FutureBaby, give your parents a break!

[missysedai.livejournal.com]

I hear through the LJ that you're off to the hospital!

Best wishes for a quick and easy labor! Congratulations, and welcome to the roller coaster. It's a wild ride, but you'll be good at it.

[kate_nepveu]

I hear through the LJ that you're off to the hospital!

Seriously? Where? I'd meant to post when we left but we ended up going straight there from the doctor's.

[missysedai.livejournal.com]

Bowden's blog? Chad changed his Facebook status to "off to the hospital", and of course it spread over here! We've all been kind of waiting, you know. ;)

I'm glad you're home and doing well. Can't wait til SteelyKid and Emmy the Physics Dog pics start creeping across your pages.

[kate_nepveu]

Ah, Facebook, I forgot about that; and now I remember that he mentioned it in a blog post too.

Okay, just wondering.