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02/07/2005
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Charlie reaches his due date today.
When he was still in the hospital, I used that fact to protest every inequity, no matter how picayune. My indignation knew no bounds. "What do they mean, no turn on red?" I'd exclaim, shaking my fist righteously at a road sign. "Don't they know my kid's in the hospital?!"
Since then, I've cut him all kinds of slack — after all, he was still technically early, even though we'd have had him at 36 weeks if everything had gone according to plan. "Well, of course he doesn't like being bathed!" I'd croon, getting all up in his face, scaring the tiny bejesus out of him. "He isn't even born yet!"
Now there are no more excuses. 40 weeks gestation today.
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Happy Birthdayish Charlie. Big Smooch.
Charlie can start doing the chores, getting the laundry and cooking done tomorrow.
Give him a break today, Julie. It's his bday.
Happy natal day, Charlie!
Yeah, cut the kid some slack, it's his Birthday. Today he should party like it's his birthday, and maybe mom should drink bacardi like it's his birthday!
I'm very happy for all of you. Please send more pictures of the handsome Prince, we'd all like to see what we worked so hard for (you know, in our prayers) :)
Happy birthday, Charlie!
Happy Due Date Charlie!
My little girl (finally) arrived a week before her due date (bday on 1/30, due on 2/5), so I didn't have as long to use the excuses. Hmmm. Do you think engorgement would be an adequate one? How long can I milk that one? (oooo bad pun, sorry)
:-)
Wow -- wonderful news and many congratulations!
"He isn't even born yet!"
That cracked me up. Happy....um....Gestation? to you and Charlie.
God bless,
LadyBug
wow, i didn't even think of using those excuses in our narrow little two-week window between 38 and 40. dammit!
anyway, happy due day, charlie!
What a milestone. Congratulations, Charlie, and even bigger congratulations to Julie and Paul. Brownies and vodka for everyone! (Or maybe just brownies. Paul will hs-¤to drink Charlie's share of the vodka.)
Mine was 8 weeks early. She hit her due date on the 25th of January. The excuses have not ended. "Well, she's not doing that yet because she's only really supposed to be one week old." "Of course she's still doing that! She's only supposed to be about two weeks old!" I fear excuses for your children NEVER end, they just get more creative.
On the other hand, you can say something like this: "My child is so brilliant. She is doing and she's not even supposed to be born yet!" Isn't it nice it works both ways?
Gawd...how embarrassing is it to screw up your first comment in someone's journal? That was supposed to say: "She is doing (insert developmental milestone here) and she's not even supposed to be born yet!"
There. All better now. I promise to try to not look quite so stupid in the future.
Happy birthday Charlie.
Hey, great! Now only 12 weeks to go until he stops crying and everything gets easier...
Happy un-Birthday Charlie!
"Of course he's compulsively masturbating at preschool. He got a 10-week head start!"
Happy ActualHatch day, Ceebie.
Despite an early removal from the oven, Charlie is baked to golden-brown, crispy perfection. 3000 or so miles away, on the opposite coast, the lovely aroma can be smelled. What a treat.
Congratulations, Charlie!
Yeah, I did the same thing with my son, too. It's actually kind of nice since it gives you a reason to relax a bit on the expectations.
Happy Birthday, Charlie!
LOL!!! Happy Due Date Charlie!!!
Charlie, in future, insist that your parents have parties for you on both your birthdays. Double de cupcakes, double the Kool-aid, double the sugar rush.
I am giving mine until the end of Feb. From then its smacks and time out.
Tertia, you are tough but fair.
...maybe give them until June to find a job?
Happy Birthday Charlie!
Happy due date day Charlie!
Happy, um, gestation day?
He's Baked! Congratulations :)
Happy due date to both our little boys! I should be just about ready to take my maternity leave now, and - crap. I have to go back to work in a month!
Well, at least we didn't have to experience that whole third trimester. People tell me it's uncomfortable. And how nice of our boys to give us a tax deduction this year.
Long-time lurker, but I just had to say happy birthday to Charlie!