In response to a handful of e-mails, no Dr. O’C has not had the baby. It’s quiet here because I am under water at work – trying to learn calcium metabolism, nervous system physiology and ethical research practises so that I can turn around and teach them. When the baby is born, y’all will be the first to know. Well, not the first. Or the second. Or really in the first dozen or so. But you’ll be among the first hundred for sure.
Dr. O’C is ready. She’s done being pregnant. Done. So keep your fingers crossed that #2 makes an appearance before her head explodes.
I was a little bit concerned to receive the news yesterday that A Free Fetus is a giant. Dr. O’C seems strangely nonplussed. Resigned? But based on my admittedly rudimentary knowledge of physics, smaller would seem to be better when it comes to birthing babies.
Boy Z got sent home from day care today because he apparently has foot and mouth disease. As much as I miss Oxford, I guess it is a good thing we moved from the UK as I’m pretty sure if we were still there we would now have to cull Boy Z and burn his carcass.
Ah….I’m being told that it is actually hand, foot and mouth disease which is something else entirely and relatively minor. No culling required.
That’s good news.
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by Agnes
19 Aug 2009 at 21:34
Single figures on the widget I see. Not too long to go now!
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by Agnes
19 Aug 2009 at 21:35
Oh and look at that, Comment Luv is working for me today.
I’ll sleep so much better now.
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by Dr O'C
19 Aug 2009 at 22:09
It will be what it will be. It isn’t as though I can shrink the baby now and I am pretty sure starting a 60 a day habit wouldn’t help at this late stage either. Now had I started that back in february, maybe.
by Trish
19 Aug 2009 at 22:20
My second baby was bigger. I mean, they weighed her and measured her and told me she was bigger. But if you were to ask me at the time “does her head feel bigger than her sister’s head?” I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have been able to tell you, and I’m pretty sure I would have kicked you in the groin.
My point being – all babies feel gigantic when you’re giving birth. It’s just fortunate that we women are AWESOME.
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by Gwen
19 Aug 2009 at 22:37
My sympathies to Dr. O’C. The last days of pregnancy are so uncomfortable. My daughter was a big baby – just about 9 pounds. I was a bit scared to give birth to her, knowing she was big. I wound up having a C-section and I was actually relieved not to have to push her out. Yeah, I preferred to have major abdominal surgery than push her out. I’m such a wuss!
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by Technobabe
19 Aug 2009 at 23:03
Kids can catch the darndest things at day care huh.
Dr. O’C is almost there. My second one was almost ten pounds and he was the easiest delivery. Ya just never know.
Best wishes on the coming event and good health and much happiness!!
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by Cat
19 Aug 2009 at 23:42
If Dr. o’C would just work with me here, she’d be done as of midnight tonight since this is my day in the birthing pool.
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by Jan
19 Aug 2009 at 23:48
Dr. O’C – walk. A lot.
You never know – it’s been known to help.
I’m so glad you won’t have to cull Boy Z and burn his carcass.
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by Jacob
20 Aug 2009 at 01:02
Heh. You have to learn ethical research practices so you can teach them. Were you always non-ethical as a researcher or did you just forget because of some of the ways business was done at a certain previous employer?
Also, Boy Z should start a band with the other random kid and use that photo as their band publicity photo. They could call their first album “Boy Z and Pancho Sing the Blues.”
I’m also glad he doesn’t have the similarly named disease that eats holes in his brain.
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by Hezamarie
20 Aug 2009 at 01:06
Oh, that will be good to be finally rid of the creepy preggo widget. Hang in there Dr. O’C and gute Besserung Boy Z!
by ZenMom
20 Aug 2009 at 01:50
Hope these last few days are as comfortable as they can be for The Good Doctor! And for you and Boy Z, too.
Can’t wait to hear the good news!
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by Theresa B
20 Aug 2009 at 02:21
The whole pregnancy thing has always reminded me of the Aliens movies… Um, maybe don’t mention that to Dr. O’C…
To make up for that, here’s a true story about how calcium homeostasis affects everything: I once had a rabbit come in because her head kept twitching to the side. Her calcium was very low (which is quite unusual in rabbits). As I was sloooowly giving her IV calcium (because if you give it too fast, the heart will stop), she started birthing baby rabbits. See, calcium is quite important.
I’m also glad you don’t have to cull Boy Z and quarantine the country.
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by courtney
20 Aug 2009 at 02:33
Giant fetus! That’s even scarier than foot and mouth disease, but it sounds like Dr. O’C has a good attitude about it. I’m glad you don’t have to burn Boy Z’s carcass, though. That would have been unpleasant.
And don’t think I haven’t noticed your hideous new background. Hey, guess who’s ranked higher than U(sic)GA in the polls? Yup, you know who.
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by Ginny
20 Aug 2009 at 02:45
When my second one came out at 9 lbs 13 oz, I desperately wished I had listened to the warnings on cigarette packs, and smoked my brains out. Dr. O’C, I hope everyone is horribly mistaken, and this baby is phenomenally average.
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by April
20 Aug 2009 at 03:43
I hate those damn ultrasound techs who measure the baby’s size. About two weeks before my due date we also had a measurement taken which put our baby at the 88th percentile, though they said it could be off by as much as a pound, a freakin’ pound, in either direction and that we shouldn’t worry unless the baby was in the 90th percentile. I don’t think this tech could do math because she was so flippant about it and it seemed to me if the baby was the pound larger it could be that it would have been past the 90th percentile. Our OB/GYN reassured me though, and things went off well, my only issue with the big baby was back labor. I wasn’t going to do an epidural, but changed my mind with the shooting pains going down my legs and my back. Dr. O’C will do great, she’s wise not to be too worried about what is a very imprecise science.
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by Here In Franklin
20 Aug 2009 at 04:47
Didn’t even read the post…can’t get past the background. I’ll be back later…
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by Noble Savage
20 Aug 2009 at 06:04
April is right, guessing weight by ultrasound is a very imprecise ’science’ so I wouldn’t worry about it. I’ve known so many women who were told they were having HUGE! GIGANTIC! ENORMOUS! babies only to deliver a 7 lb. 7 oz. little bundle of average-weight perfection. Besides, a head is a head is a head. Doesn’t matter that much how big the rest of the baby is, or how chubby. The heads are all about the same size within a couple of centimetres and that’s what counts when push comes to shove. Pardon the pun!
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by Coal Miner's Granddaughter
20 Aug 2009 at 10:26
Dude! Does that mean you get one of those cool sticky mats just outside your front door?!? That would be… interesting.
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by muskrat
20 Aug 2009 at 13:17
Does he have to get, like, 100 shots in the stomach and a stern talking to about playing with ‘possums? Wait. I might be confused.
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by Rassles
20 Aug 2009 at 13:21
I just really want to know what you’re going to Internet Name the damn thing.
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by heather
20 Aug 2009 at 14:34
Culling children is frowned upon in general. I know that “let’s just get this baby out.” I thin it’s natures way of facing birth: you have to what? Yeah, sure, just get it out!
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by admin
20 Aug 2009 at 16:33
Agnes – I’ll have to break comment love for you again.
Dr. O’C – Better you than me, I guess. I’d be asking for the knife right about now.
Trish – Well said.
Gwen – I would do the same thing. But then, I am a wuss.
Technobabe – Thanks for that. Hopefully she’s reading the comments!
Cat – Yeah, that didn’t happen.
Jan – That worked last time. We’re going for a spicy curry on the weekend.
Jacob – Ethics is hard for me…
Heza – agreed.
by Jamie
20 Aug 2009 at 17:23
Oh sweet Jesus, I just saw the Georgia wallpaper. You do realize your team is going to suck the sweat of a dead donkey’s balls this year, right?
by jams O'Donnell
20 Aug 2009 at 18:21
Off on my hols AFM, When I’m back I look forward to reading the good news pf a new arrival
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by Xbox4NappyRash
20 Aug 2009 at 19:18
It’s got to hold out for a while for me to win the pool though…
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by The Unbearable Baishment
20 Aug 2009 at 21:43
I’m still hoping for the big prize. And a safe delivery of the maximus child, of course, but the prize nonetheless.
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by Jacob
21 Aug 2009 at 00:28
Courtney, you know I’m on your side in the college football in Georgia debate, but what polls or teams are you talking about? UGA is ranked above Georgia Tech in both of the polls I’ve seen (ESPN and USA Today). Of course even most of the UGA fans I know admit it’s totally bogus considering the fact that UGA lost its most productive offensive players and had a horrible defense last year, while Tech’s offense should be better this year and the defense is the only question mark.
Maybe you meant Florida. Florida, Alabama, LSU, and Ole Miss are ranked higher than UGA. I’m sure that may rub Georgia fans a little, I guess.
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by courtney
21 Aug 2009 at 07:52
Sports Illustrated has Tech 12th and Georgia 15th.
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by admin
21 Aug 2009 at 08:41
Zen Mom – Me either. Can’t wait to meet my giant son or daughter.
Theresa – I think I’ll use your story in my lecture!
Courtney – Well, about 12 other teams. But polls don’t mean shit. I believe Georgia was preseason #1 last year and we saw how that turned out. There is only one team I need them to beat this year. Well, two, but a win in Jax is about as likely as me waking up on the moon tomorrow morning. So one. Go Dawgs!
Ginny – I told her the same thing.
April – She’ll definitely have an epidural!
HIF – Are you going to look for a big orange T background?
NS – I like the pun!
by admin
21 Aug 2009 at 10:58
CMGD – Apparently not, but Boy Z doesn’t get to go back to day care for a while. No rest for his heavily pregnant Mum.
Muskrat – Fortunately, we don’t have to worry about rabies down here. Swine Flu, Emu hepatitis, Koala herpes. But no rabies.
Rassles – I’ve been thinking about that. Depends on sex. Tough one though, tough one.
Heather – That’s why evolution no longer really applies to the human race, we don’t select against the weak.
Jamie – Speaking of selecting against the weak….
Yes, I know the Dawgs are likely to be down this year. But if I were a Gator fan I’d be more than a little concerned about the universal pre-season #1 ranking. Can you say ‘ripe for a fall’?
Jams – How long are your hols. Because we may still be in the same spot.
Xbox – What’s your date? I’m predicting next Tuesday because that would be the worst day for me.
TUB – Good luck.
Jacob – Unfortunately, I think Courtney is right about Tech. It does sting a little bit that the Rebels are ranked higher, but I think they’re more than a little overrated.
by Joe
21 Aug 2009 at 20:53
Tyler was over ten pounds. Sarah (wife) has an interesting C-section scar because you can see where the doctor made the SECOND cut to make the opening bigger so they could get him out of there.
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by SciFi Dad
22 Aug 2009 at 04:17
Having been present during the latter stages of growth and at the delivery of two large babies (my daughter was 9lbs, 6oz and my son was 9lbs, 8oz) I can say with some certainty that it ain’t easy on the mother. Your wife has my sympathies.
Hopefully she’ll have the giant fetus soon. Good luck.
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by blues
04 Sep 2009 at 06:17
I LOVE that picture.
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