Well, here we are…the final week of pregnancy…
In order to save you from asking…I thought I’d post the answers to the questions that I am asked daily regarding our newest mangobaby. (Think of it this way…I see about thirty patients each day, so multiply these questions by 30 and you’ll see why it becomes blogworthy for theMT).
And i’m not trying to be sarcastic…just wanted to put these questions to rest…
So in no particular order, here are the answers to the questions I am asked constantly regarding my soon to be laboring wife…(I’m sure you can figure out the questions).
Answer #1: We are having a boy. Wes, this does makes seven. Right, we have three boys, three girls, and now another boy…and, no we are not trying to repeat a pattern, keep a pattern, play tic tac baby or do anything other than be faithful to what the Lord continues to provide.
Answer #2: March 6th, according to the sonographer, but march 8th according to her hormonal calendar calculations. I know that’s too much information, but most people aren’t happy when I say around the end of February or beginning of March…so there you have it.
Answer #3: She normally goes early. Everyone of them came early. The latest was born ON his due date. It was the third boy, so there is no rhyme or reason to it…and I don’t need a theory on why this one will or will not be born on, before, or after his due date…remember…I’m a Calvinist…he’ll get here when he gets here.
Answer #4: His name is Christian Andrew. Uh huh, we realize his name will be the opposite of Fletcher Christian, who mutinied on the Bounty. We are not big “mutiny” fans, so we didn’t pick his name up there… and, no also to the question about Pilgrim’s Progress, sure it was a classic book, but I’m not using allegory in the naming of my kids. For that matter, no we did not name him after Caroline’s husband either. We just liked the idea of the name Christian and his middle name also happens to be my name and I happen to be named after my maternal grandfather.
Answer #5 : She will have the baby when it’s time to have the baby.
Answer #6 : She feels fine. She is peeing every 10 minutes, eating tums like they are snack chips and is getting more and more sarcastic every time someone says, “Hey when you gonna have that thing?” (see #5 above).
Answer #7 : Right now? She is at 3 cm and 70% effaced. His head is low and in position for delivery. So, yup…she’s ready…
Then my favorites…because this is where the answers get really fun…
Answer #8 : Yup, we know how it happens and I could go into real explicit detail to prove to you that I know how it happens…but to keep it fun, realize that this is the reason we keep having them…wink wink…nudge nudge
Answer #9 : We’ll have as many as the Lord provides. So far he’s given us seven. At our ages, we fully expect a realistic number to be about ten…but we are open to as many as He is willing to give us.
Answer #10: There are five players on a basketball team, nine on a baseball team, eleven on a football team…no we are not “fielding” a team of any sorts…
I realize that most people do care…so don’t get all fussy about this list…I don’t need a bunch of comments saying that I’m way too critical. I didn’t write this for my friends and patients that are honestly wanting an update…it’s for the same person that thinks they are being hysterically funny when they make a crack about a dentist having to take a class to understand people who talk when you have your hands in their mouth…it’s just not that funny…although I will still giggle and act like it’s the first time i’ve ever heard the joke…
Quietly making noise,
Fletch
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Fletch
Filed under: Being Dad, Fletch
what? like it would be bad to be named after my husband!
okay…you caught me…that was the intent…christian and caroline…next kid will be named gillian emma
fletch
You know, you forgot to mention that these questions are also probably posed by the same people who ask, “What about socialization”, to which the (sarcastic, of course) reply might be, “Well, gee. We’ve been homeschooling for ten year and no one’s EVER asked us that before…”
love your sense of humor!! some people just don’t get the baby thing, do they??! glad that God has given you seven so far, and that you’re following where He leads. some people just don’t get that, either….
Hey! I’m thinking I may put something like this as an outgoing answering machine message in a few months! It’d save a lot of time! LOL
Hey- just thought of something. Neither of us is an athlete, but I do have my BA in Music. So how come nobody ever asks if we’re “going for” a chamber orchestra? Or a symphony???
Fletch, my wife Valerie grew up in Hanover, NH and there was a nice Italian Catholic family that had 12 or 13 kids. Of course as if having that many kids wasn’t enough, it’s where all the other kids would hang out too. The dad was an orthodontist and they owned a Ben & Jerry’s franchise. At one point they had to petition the county for a zoning permit to build their own gymnasium at their house. They had their own school bus stop and for that matter, they also drove a big bus to haul the family around. I recently met the mom of all those kids. She must be in her early 50’s and she’s smokin’ hot…go figure they kept having more! So why am I telling you all of this? Who knows, it’s just came to mind when I saw that you figure that you might net out at around 10 kids! You go Grandbro! Give my best to Kendra and we look forward to hearing about the healthy arrival of Christian Andrew Fletcher.
Hello,
I read your wifes blog, almost daily, and am always so blessed by her! When I saw that you had written a list of answers to the ever-popular questions posed to those so close to delivery, I just had to check it out… I was laughing so hard as I read your list!! Thank you for sharing!
I actually wrote a similar entry, documenting my answers to the most popular questions asked when people find out that I am expecting, AGAIN… #6 is on the way for us – We just may “end up” with ten, too!
Anywho, blessings to you and Kendra!
Christine (aka YoungMommy)
We also have seven and I went late with almost all of them. I loved your list! My favorite question was always “So, have you had that baby yet?” Well, yes actually. I just like walking around with a melon in my shirt.
I also, like the in-between babies questions.
“So, are you pregnant again?”
Answer # 1 Nope. Wanna see the proof?
Answer # 2 Well, it’s possible. Wink, wink. I’ll let you know in a few days. Answer # 3 Yes, actually. I was planning to surprise my husband with the news when he got home tonight. But it’s much more special telling you first.
“It’s about time for another one isn’t it?”
Well, you know, you only have two. I guess I should be asking you the same question. Haven’t you figured out what causes that yet?
Oops! That’s a little sarcastic, isn’t it? ;o)
Thanks for the laugh, Melissa Telling
I “love” the animal references too. Like being called a herd or having a litter of kids. I guess that most of these comments do come from people who believe that we are closely related to the monkey species.