How about those Sox?

No sign of the little one yet, but how about those Red Sox? My friend Pete had suggested that we name the kid after this year's Series MVP. That would have been awesome if a guy like Manny or Coco had prevailed, but Michael Knight just isn't going to work. 'Hey Michael, where's the talking car?' 'Hey Hasselhoff, great video on You-Tube.'

Pi R-cubed

This was an exciting week for me as I passed a major pregnancy milestone. My maternity clothes are now too tight. I admit that I have not been diligent about diet and exercise in the last, uh, 20 months, but I bought these clothes at least a size too big. Rather than buying new clothes, I've taken to wearing some of Spencer's clothes. Spencer is hoping the baby arrives soon, as he fears that I will stretch his clothes.

'Do you have the baby room ready?'

One of the questions people ask when you are a week away from your due date is, 'Do you have the baby room ready?'

I'm pleased to report that we have made some progress on the baby room. Unfortunately, the nursery currently looks more like the picture below than the picture above.

Coping with Labor Pain

Tonight, Spencer and I attended a class called 'Coping with Labor Pain.' Spencer thought the class would provide him with tips on how to cope with my nagging about everything we have to do before the baby arrives, but it turned out to be a class about how to cope with the pain that occur in a woman's body during childbirth and delivery.

The first thing we noticed was the ethnic composition of the students. Caucasian people were definitely the minority. Which led Spencer and I to wonder whether Caucasian people are having kids. Or perhaps the Caucasians are the only ones willing to shell out the $150 for the full length class?

The class began with a short film on the delivery process. This film required a certain suspension of disbelief, as the couple managed to get through labor without any of the cursing that is certain to accompany our delivery.

We were also entertained by the 'Birth Companion' pamphlet which was distributed during the class. Did these people agree to be in this pamphlet? And did they know that the pamphlet would continue to be distributed long after female mullets and overalls went out of style?