It's a Boy!

Well it is but not if you know what I mean – no you’re still confused. Ok yes we are 99% sure it is a boy according to the last scan, he is just not born yet (not that he should be as he has got another 14 weeks to go yet). Still confused? You shouldn’t be but then again we computer geeks are not as articulate as you normal people.

Speaking of computer geeks I’ve added a new link to a great computer source on our Links page. It is a must for all you aspiring geeks and the author’s sense of humour appeals to me so quit hassling me.

Back to baby talk – yeah I know it is all we talk about but it’s either that or I let you in on Duncan’s and my email chats about power filters and converting FAT32 to NTFS, yeah I thought so. Anyway both Joss and our baby are doing fine, the latest scan showed all is going normally and surprise surprise the head is bigger than average. I say that must be all the extra brains it has inherited from me – just what Joss always wanted two geeks running a muck. Add the big head to potentially a larger than average baby and you can imagine Joss thinking Ouch! We have been adding a few more items to our baby stuff collection. We’d love to go over the top and redecorate the baby room but you can’t when your flatting. Now you know it is going to be a boy you can start your knitting and remember to make a large hole for the head. Both Grannies have been busy with the sewing. Actually for those of you who know our parents we are after suggestions on what they should be called. Joss’s Dad wants to be Pop or Poppa and her Mum is set on Grandma. My Mum is happy to be a Grandma or Nana. The big trick will be my Dad. All you who know him please send in some suggestions. We’ve had the odd mean suggestion from an aunty or two (much worse than Gramps).

We start antenatal classes in a few weeks so we can learn how to breathe properly – you know just encase we have forgotten in the last 25 years. No there is heaps more to it than the breathing techniques but that’s all you ever see on TV. Its funny they are willing to show blood and guts 24/7 but not a poor bloke changing a stinky nappy. Strangely enough it is not only me who is worried about coping after the birth. You’d think Joss could only be worrying about the birth but she ensures me it she is more worried about sticking the baby with a nappy pin and the best way to remove projectile vomit from your Sunday whites than the birth. Although the scanner persons (what ever they are called) comments of a 10 pounder did make her look a little pale.

Joss has been busy delivering Censes papers to some 270 dwellings. She has meet many strange people on her travels and is hoping to maintain her sanity during the collection phase. Naturally I do the over protective husband thing and follow her at night like some shifty weirdo. I’m surprised we’ve not had the cops cruise by to be honest. Luckily Joss has quite reasonable neighbourhood to do. Some of the other enumerators have has some rather nasty people and there has been a couple of dog bites. One lady went up this long drive out in the middle of nowhere and found a little shed all locked up tight. There was lights on but only plants inside – I wonder what they could be? Naturally she did not leave any indication of her visit nor will she return.

Well that’s about our news, unless you want me to tell you all about the new plants and stuff I’ve just got for the fish tank – I thought not. You don’t know what you’re missing it is all riveting stuff. Joss loves me talking about it, she says it helps her sleep – hey wait a minute! Oh I better mention that Duncan is back in Wellington (my brother for those who don’t know). He and Kylie spent a couple of weeks down in Invy after returning from London and are now back in Wellington. The tinny bugger not only found a great flat within a mater of days, he also go a job in 3 seconds flat. That’s the geek factor again. He is really the super computer geek of the family, got a degree and all to prove it. You should have seen the toys he brought back from London. Kylie has seen our baby books and was not totally put off the idea by the gory photos – I think we’ll have to wait and see on that one.

13. March 2001 »

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