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Katie had another appointment with her obstetrician yesterday and the check-up went well. The doctor told Katie that the fetus was extremely active in the womb. Because the appointment was after lunch, and because the heat level of Katie’s lunch was “Thai spicy”, the baby Jones was probably dancing around in there to avoid all the capsaicin.
The baby’s heart rate was 153 bpm. The location of the womb is fairly high. Combine those two indicators with the dream I had last week and the dream Katie had last night, and all signs point to a little girl. We only have a couple more weeks of speculation though – after Katie begged and pleaded with the staff at REX Hospital, they agreed to do the ultrasound to reveal the baby’s sex during week 19 instead of the scheduled time during week 21.
Until now, I’ve always been reluctant to start my own blog. I never felt like the time and effort would produce anything newsworthy or interesting to anyone else. In fact, my initial reaction to blogs was similar to my first reaction to Twitter when I read about it early in 2007: my life is not quite fascinating enough on a daily basis to provide me with routine material to post.
I have friends who rave about Twitter, and I can truly see the appeal of checking in on the people closest to you. At the same time, I know that Twitter is not right for me. My social networking urges take a back seat to my personal privacy.
I like the idea of starting a new habit in conjunction with a life change. Katie and I are expecting a child in December. Since we have the life change all lined up for the end of the year, my new writing habit is maintaining this blog. The blog will have three purposes, which are priority-ranked in the following list:
- To communicate baby updates to our family and friends
- To document my family’s experiences for our posterity
- To share my personal thoughts on current events, music, technology, sports, books, and art
I think I spent the dog food money 