Stardate 101231.9

Last post of the year, I suppose. Very good year all around I would say. Austin is healthy and growing. I'm just two classes away from finishing my degree. Life is good.

UCF has been rocking it this week. Their basketball team is now 13-0 with two wins this week and they are ranked at #19! Their football team won the Liberty Bowl today against Georgia. That was a tough game.

I just finished my last book of the year. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson was excellent. I loved it. Unfortunately, the next book won't be out for another 2 years! :O

I started The Fort by Bernard Cornwell, but I am not into it yet. I'll give it some more time. And I will have some tomorrow since we are driving back to Florida from Tennessee. That will be a long day. :(

It has been fun visiting family and staying up here in a cabin. Loads of fun. It will be sad to see it end, but it will be nice to be home again.

I don't think I have much more to talk about this year; so, until next year...

Lorimer

- Posted from my iPhone

Location:Country Oaks Dr,Pigeon Forge,United States

Stardate 101227.3

Christmas was fun this year, as it always is. After the Christmas eve service at the church, we (Brittany, Austin, and I) went to my in-laws for their open-presents-the-day-before-Christmas tradition. Austin made out like a bandit this year. He cleaned up and now his room is full of toys.

After the gift exchange, we went downstairs and played video games and watched a movie (The Grinch) late into the night. Everyone but Bryce fell asleep during the movie...

My wife and I were able to sleep in Christmas morning, because Austin has no idea that the sooner he wakes up, the sooner he gets his presents. So we enjoyed some extra sleep.

Once Austin had pulled all the stuff out of his stocking and unwrapped his gifts, with help, Brittany and I exchanged stockings and opened our gifts from each other.

Another tradition we have now is going to my parents' in the morning and having a huge breakfast. It was awesome. Then we opened gifts there and Austin got all kinds of things there too. We received a baby gate, which has already been put to good use.

The rest of the day was just relaxing and eating. Great day. :)

Today, my whole family is driving to GA and TN for a vacation. We will be leaving in a couple hours. That should be fun.

It is really cold today...I can't wait until we get get to TN...

Until next time...

Lorimer


- Posted from my iPhone

Stardate 101219.7

The Manchester United game was postponed. So unfortunately we won't get to see them beat the chelsea losers today. They are doing quite well after a slow start to the season. The win over arsenal last week was a huge bonus.

I'm sitting in Sunday school right now, waiting for things to get started, so I will probably be pausing mid-post to pay attention.

I finished another John Grisham book yesterday. The only one of his I hadn't read yet. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer was pretty good and a very fast read. I'm now working on The Capitol Game by Brian Haig.

Ok, pause...
And...resume...

Well, a dreary day outside, but not a lot of rain. I don't know that I have much more to say. I do think it's abysmal that the broncos are doing so poorly this year. Absolutely awful. But that's American throwball, so it's far less important than the premier league.

Alright, I guess that's all for today. Later.

Lorimer


- Posted from my iPhone

Location:Melbourne,United States

Stardate 101218.0

Last night's party at Pastor's was great. There was an amazing amount of food and the bonfire was fun and relaxing. Thanks for the party, Pastor and Mrs. Rhodes.

Second post in two days...and both coming in the wee hours of the morning...this must be sleep-blogging; since I haven't posted in six months, my subconscious took over...no that's ridiculous.

So, I finished Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card today. Awesome book, and there are going to be more to follow in that series. I do wish he would come out with another Ender book though. Those are always excellent.

Since I last posted (aside from yesterday), I got FIFA 11. It is incredible. Quite an improvement over FIFA 10. Gameplay is more realistic, you can play as the goalkeeper now, and the layout for career mode is far superior to last year's game. All in all, great upgrade.

Luke just got home a few hours ago, so now he's here for a few weeks on holiday. This is good news.

Seth and Melodie are in Chicago for Matt's wedding. Congratulations Matt! They are freezing up there. Bummer for them. :(

Well, that might be all for now. Until next time...

Lorimer

- Posted from my iPhone

Stardate 101217.1

It has been a long time once again since I posted. Since the World Cup actually. Tragically, I never finished my posts on that tournament, but since the US lost the 2022 WC bid, I don't want to talk about it.

I found a new medium with which to post on my weblog, so maybe I will be posting more often. We'll see.

A lot has happened since I last post...naturally...

Austin is 10 and a half months old now. So much has happened and he is doing so much more. He can pull himself up on things, he has started imitating everything we do, and he is quite funny. He is over 30 inches tall now, so he's growing like a weed, to borrow the colloquialism.

There's no reason to go into all the books I have read since I last posted. Maybe I'll devote an entire post to that soon, so that those who don't care can just skip that post and save their time.

I did just finish my penultimate semester at UCF. Two more classes finished and only two more to go. Those don't start until the new year though, so I have some time off.

If I think of more I'll post it later, but it's late and I'm tired. Bed time.

For more frequent and (sometimes) funny updates, check out my twitter @LorimerWynten

Thanks for reading and have a good night.

Lorimer

Location:Live Oak Ln,Melbourne,United States

Stardate 100702.4

Captain's Log,

Quarter finals start today. Unfortunately, the USA will not be facing Uruguay this afternoon, since they couldn't beat Ghana, but this morning's game will be a good one.

July 2

Brazil will win the first game
Ghana will win the second game

Lorimer

Stardate 100629.3

Captain's Log,

Last set of games for the round of 16!

June 29

Paraguay will win the first game
Spain will win the second game

Alright, now after today, we are down to 8 teams!

Lorimer

Stardate 100628.3

Captain's Log,

Easy picks today...

June 28

Netherlands will win the first game
Brazil will win the second game

When these two play each other...that will be a good game.

Lorimer

Stardate 100627.4

Captain's Log,

Two of my teams got pitted against each other...which team do I cheer for? I think I will have to pull for Germany. They have been more impressive in this tournament and they have potential to go further.

June 27

Germany will win the first game
Argentina will win the second game

Later,

Lorimer

Stardate 100626.3

Captain's Log,

Round of 16 action! Go USA!!

Uruguay will win the first game
USA will win the second game

We need this win to revenge the loss from four years ago...don't let us down, US!

Lorimer

Stardate 100625.3

Captain's Log,

Netherlands, of course, will advance first out of their group!

June 25

Ivory Coast will win the first game
Brazil will win the second game
Spain will win the third game
Switzerland will win the fourth game

Also, today is my dad's birthday. Happy Birthday, dad!

Lorimer

Stardate 100624.3

Captain's Log,

Awesome day yesterday!!! All three of my teams won, and the USA won group C!

Good games today as well.

June 24

Paraguay will win the first game
Italy will win the second game
Netherlands will win the third game
Japan will win the fourth game

Until tomorrow,

Lorimer

Stardate 100623.4

Captain's Log,

More World Cup action today...another potentially awesome day...let's hope my teams don't let me down like they did last Friday.

June 23

England will win the first game
USA will win the second game
Germany will win the third game
Australia will win the fourth game

Later,

Lorimer

Stardate 100622.3

Captain's Log,

For the rest of the group stage it will be two games at a time and four games a day. It's too bad that USA and England will be playing at the same time. :(

Predictions for today:

June 22

South Africa will win their game
Uruguay will win their game
South Korea will win their game
Argentina will win their game

Tomorrow I will try to remember to post my record so far.

Lorimer

Stardate 100621.3

Captain Log,

Predictions for today:

June 21

Portugal will win the first game
Switzerland will win the second game
Spain will win the final game

Until tomorrow,

Lorimer

Stardate 100620.3

Captain's Log:

Alright, today's picks...

June 20

Paraguay will win the first game
Italy will win the second game
Brazil will win the final game

These games are too early...

Lorimer

Stardate 100619.7

Captain's Log,

Well, I did better today at least. The Netherlands all but guarantying themselves a spot in the second round with a 1-0 win over Japan. I missed the call for the second game, because Ghana just couldn't find a winner. Australia played much better in this second game after their dismal performance against Germany. And finally, in the game that just ended, Denmark held on and now we are down to 31 teams in the World Cup. Today we witnessed the first elimination of the tournament. Cameroon no longer has a chance of moving on to the round of 16.

I'll be back in the morning.

Lorimer

Stardate 100619.2

Captain's Log,

Yesterday didn't turn out at all like I was expecting. I was deeply disappointed. I had been look forward to that day above every other day in the group stage, because Germany, USA, and England were all playing on the same day.

Then what happens?

Germany gets sidled with a ref who doesn't know the difference between a foul and a yellow card offense. Klose is sent of before 40 minutes are up, and Germany, playing with 10 men, concede a goal and can't pull back into the game.

The toughest result to take was the United States game. They actually won their game, but due to some very ridiculous and poor refereeing, the last goal was disallowed. The last time I saw refereeing that came close to being that dastardly was when France qualified for the World Cup on Henry's hand-ball. What a heart-breaking result for the United States who staged an epic comeback in the second half, only to be thwarted by the most absurd of calls. Shocking.

And finally, England. This was the worst played game of the day. England didn't look ready to play at all. They looked tired and lackluster the whole time. Wayne Rooney, who spent the whole 90 minutes on the pitch, looked like he didn't care if he got the ball half the time. There was very little movement up front, and aside from a couple scant chances, England came nowhere near scoring.

It was just a horrible day all the way around. Not at all what I was expecting. Germany defeated by Serbia due to an unnecessary send off in the early stages of the game, United States robbed of a well-earned victory, and England playing disjointedly and poorly. All three of these teams play on the same day again--next Wednesday--and hopefully, the world won't be stunned again by some of the heavy favorites crashing out of the Cup.

Well, that aside, there are three more games today.

The Netherlands are first, and they are a fun side to watch. Very fast and very talented. It will be interesting to see how they do against Japan; a team who is not ranked very high where FIFA is concerned, but who put up quite a fight in their first game of the tournament. Though, beating Cameroon is one thing, and beating the Netherlands is quite another.

Ghana will face an Australian side who got shown the door in the first game by a German side who looked like they could win it all. Ghana won their first game and expect to win this one as well.

The final game of the day is Cameroon against Denmark, and the Danes might be worrisome for the Cameroonians. Denmark did well against the Netherlands for a while and looked as if they may have scored a couple of times. Should be an exciting game. Of course, the three games yesterday should have been an exciting game, and only one of them turned out to be worth watching.

So for the picks today

June 19

Netherlands will win the first game
Ghana will win the second game
Denmark will win the final game

I must say, I am doing horribly on my record for predictions this time around. So many upsets and disappointments. Oh well, that's the way it works, and to some degree, that's what makes the World Cup so exciting.

Until next time,

Lorimer

Stardate 100618.3

Captain's Log,

It should be quite clear who I am pulling for today in all three games.

June 18

Germany will win the first game
USA will win the second game
England will win the third game

What a great day of football!

Lorimer

Stardate 100617.2

Captain's Log,

Well, I am not doing as well as I did four years ago. A big shocker yesterday. Spain couldn't pull out a win over the Swiss and I picked the hosts against Uruguay against my better judgment. Oh well. On to today.

I was doing quite well at this time last world cup, but there were far fewer draws, so that is hurting my record right now. I am currently at 7-4-6...terrible. Maybe I can start turning that around today.

June 17

Argentina will win the first game
Nigeria will win the second game
France will win the last game

Let's hope those picks are better than yesterday's...

Alright, time to go to work.

Later,

Lorimer

Stardate 100616.3

Captain's Log,

Day 6: Spain plays today. The second set of games in the group stage start. It's going to be good.

June 16

Chile will win the first game
Spain will win the second game
South Africa will win the last game

Later,

Lorimer

Stardate 100615.3

Captain's Log,

Fifth day of the World Cup and the upsets have begun. Japan took a surprising 1-0 lead over Cameroon and held on to that lead for the win. Italy was almost defeated by Paraguay, but managed to pull a point back to tie the game.

Today, three more games. Here are my picks:

June 15

Slovakia will win the first game
Portugal will barely win the second game
Brazil will surely win the final game

Alright, I actually have to go to work today, so I will be signing off now.

Later,

Lorimer

Stardate 100614.3

Captain's Log,

The first game is on! The Netherlands are a flashy team and qualified quickly for this World Cup. Let's hope they can carry that goal scoring over onto the big stage.

The second game is Japan v Cameroon. Tough call. Cameroon can surprise.

The last game of the day will be the current World Cup champions, Italy, v Paraguay. Italy has some age on them, since the team is almost exactly the same as the one that played in Germany (2006). We will see if the experience can help them through these early games.

June 14

Netherlands will win the first game
Cameroon will win the second game
Italy will win the last game

Alright, I'm watching the game now.

Lorimer

Stardate 100614.0

Captain's Log,

It is very early in the morning...too early to still be awake. Tomorrow, well today, three more games. I will post when I wake up, but in case I don't make it for the kickoff, I am going with the Netherlands for the first game.

June 14

Netherlands will win the first game.

Good night everyone.

Lorimer

Stardate 100613.3

Captain's Log,

Day 3: the second half of Group C, both games from Group D, should be exciting.

The United States put up a good game yesterday. With a little bit of luck, they drew with England and split the points in the first game of the group stage. Overall though, great result for the United States against a strong side. It will benefit both teams to have only a tie out of that game and not a loss. The other two teams in the group are much weaker, so England and the US shouldn't have a problem for the rest of the group stage.

For today, it is a tough call for the first two games. The teams are pretty evenly matched.

June 13

Slovenia will win the first game
Serbia will win the second game
Germany will win the final game

Now for the first game!

Lorimer

Stardate 100612.6

Captain's Log,

Greece went down hard in that first game when South Korea came out shooting. South Korea scored early in both halves and put the game out of reach with their aggressive offense.

Argentina blew Nigeria away from the first with their quick attacks. An early goal just helped up their momentum and kept them moving through the game. Play slowed down slightly near the end and Nigeria just couldn't find an opening in the Argentine defense.

Next game: USA v England

Just 2.5 hours away now. :)

Lorimer

Stardate 100612.3

Captain's Log,

Day 2 is upon us. Greece is just about the play South Korea. I think, even though Greece has a fairly recent major trophy under their belts, that South Korea will come out very strongly this game and dominate early.

The second game should be all Argentina. Nigeria is a good team in Africa, but with Argentina's fire-power and speed, I don't see them loosing today.

And the match we've all been waiting for. England v USA. I don't know who to call for this game. I would love to see USA do well and win this game, but England is a strong side.

Here are my calls for the day,

June 12

South Korea will win the first game
Argentina will win the second game
England will win the final game, though I would like to see an upset there. :)

Later,

Lorimer

Stardate 100611.8

Captain's Log,

Well, the first day of the 2010 World Cup has come to a close, and it has ended with Group A all tied at 1 point. I was wrong on both of my predictions today...bummer.

Tomorrow, we will see Greece play S Korea at 0730 EST and then Argentina v Nigeria. Both should be good.

The big game tomorrow is England v USA. This is probably one of the most awaited match ups of the entire tournament. Don't miss it.

Here are my guesses for the first two games, in case I don't get up in time to post...

June 12

S Korea will win the first game
Argentina will win the second game

Until tomorrow,

Lorimer

Stardate 100611.6

Captain's Log,

Good first game! I was a little disappointed with the result, but South Africa put up a good fight and almost had the win. Mexico did get cheated out of a goal in the first half, so I guess it was only fair that they didn't lose 1-0. Oh well, on to the next match; France vs. Uruguay. 1430 EST.

Lorimer

Stardate 100611.5

Captain's Log,

It's time for the World Cup once again! All the excitement that has been building over the past four years will culminate in less than an hour. Just as I did four years ago, I am going to make predictions for the games as we go through the tournament and see how well I can predict the results. Feel free to comment with your own predictions. :)

The first game of the tournament will see the hosts, South Africa, pitted against Mexico. Never before has the host nation lost the opening game or failed to reach the second round. This might be the toughest test of that record, since South Africa is considered to be the weakest teams to have ever hosted the tournament. I would love to see the host nation win, because it means so much to the people of that country, but it will be a tough test. I am going to go with the hosts on this one in the belief that they will rise to the occasion when they take the field to the rousing cries and cheers of their nation's devoted fans. Go South Africa!

In the second game, France will play Uruguay. This will be a tough test for the once-powerhouse team France. Their star, Henry, will most likely be on reserve for the first game, and without him they have trouble scoring goals. Uruguay may surprise some today. In addition to injuries, France did not have the easiest time qualifying and their recent friendlies have been a little shaky.

June 11

South Africa is going to win the first game
Uruguay is going to win the second game

All right, that is all for now. I am now going to focus on the game...

Lorimer

Stardate 100211.7

Day nine in the life of Austin Werner, and he had quite an adventure this morning. His mother was changing his diaper, and of course, while the diaper was off, he seized the opportunity to wreak havoc. He waited until the diaper was removed...and then peed...a lot. All over my seat on the couch, as a matter of fact. I've heard this can happen, but I have never witnessed it. Fortunately, I was not occupying my seat on the couch at the time of the alleviation. Needless to say, Brittany was shocked.

Also earlier today, I took a look at Austin's skull, which was slightly elongated from birth. When he was born, his skull resembled the crystal skulls from the newest Indiana Jones movie; however, now, it has gone almost all of the way down and it looks quite normal.

Big news: I changed a diaper for the first time yesterday. I was not planning on changing a diaper yesterday, but my wife extorted my love of sweet orange rolls. It actually was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I hazmat-suited up and changed the diaper without incident. The orange rolls were worth it.

Once again, more adventures to follow,

Lance W

Stardate 100208.5

First Appointments, Hiccups, and Sleep Deprivation

Today, Austin turned six days old, and it was time for his preliminary checkup. His doctor said that everything looks good so far. He is almost back to his birth weight and all his vitals look and sound good. She wants to have one more ultrasound on his kidneys, but everything should be fine.

Since the day we brought him home, my son has been getting the hiccups two or three times a day. I don't know if that's normal in newborns, since this is my first, but I feel sorry for the little guy. I know how annoying incessant hiccups are, and he has them a lot. I posted a video of him with the hiccups, but it's such a routine thing now, I could catch him at it anytime. Hopefully he will grow out of this...I wouldn't want him to end up hiccuping for life...

Austin is now sleeping three and half to four hours at a time, so while my wife is not completely rested in the morning, at least she is not suffering extreme sleep deprivation. I myself am feeling no ill effects whatsoever. I have the distinct ability to sleep through the worst of the crying, and because I have a wonderful wife, she dutifully gets up and takes care of the child. I do stay up late for the midnight feeding to help where I can, but overall, she is the tough one who takes care of Austin through the night.

I'm sure there will be more stories and more to report once Austin starts doing more than sleeping, eating, and pooing...

Until then,

Lance W

Stardate 100204.4

We are still in the hospital, though they are telling us that this is our last day. Austin is doing really well, and Brittany is recovering slowly but surely. Last night was a pretty peaceful night...at least for me. I feel kind of bad, because I slept through the whole night and didn't wake up at all during the commotion going on in the room.

Yesterday afternoon, the doctor recommended that Austin be put on a Bili blanket and under a Bili Light to correct his slight case of jaundice. The Bili blanket glowed a mysterious green, like it was infused with Kryptonite...which is why my child could not escape the Bili Light. Needless to say, he did not enjoy being under that light, and as parents we didn't like the fact that the machine was torturing our child, but we knew it was for the best and it would fix the issue at hand. He has pretty good motor control already. About 10 minutes into his imprisonment, he had figured out how to grip the top rim of his blindfold and pull it down off of his eyes...which, or course, is not a good thing. So, one of us had to stand or lie nearby and hold that hand to prevent him from blinding himself.

At 0100 this morning, they took him off the machine (I was asleep at this time) and he ate and went back to sleep. I slept from midnight to almost six in the morning, so I was asleep for all of the action, but apparently, after he was taken off of the machine, he slept for a long time without waking up and crying for food. Brittany was able to get some good rest last night.

I didn't stay awake very long. I slept for another two hours before the nurse came in to take Austin away for circumcision. Unlike in Biblical times, the child does not have to wait until its eighth day of life before being circumcised. There is a reason God's instructions were so specific. On the eighth day, the body contains enough vitamin K to assist the blood in clotting. However, now that doctor's know this, they simply give the baby a shot of vitamin K12 and perform the operation, and the baby's blood clots just fine.

Now we are simply waiting to see what's next on the list of things to do before we are released. Mommy and baby are sleeping comfortably after breakfast while dad types away in the corner of the room.

Until next time,

Lance W

Stardate 100203.5

Austin Lance Werner was born yesterday, Feb 2, 2010 (Groundhog Day), at 1303 ET. He weighed 7 lbs and 10 oz at birth and measured 20.5 in. Everything went very smoothly. The mother and the baby have recovered remarkably well since birth and are both resting at the moment. Austin has been eating very regularly and has been crying only minimally.

That is just the result. Here is a recounting of the events that led up to Austin's birth...

Brittany and I fell asleep on the night of Feb 1st around 1100. I was shaken awake shortly thereafter by my concerned wife. With no warning whatsoever, the light came on and nearly blinded me. Then she informs me that her water had broken. Now, I have heard multiple recountings from other fathers who say that they were panicking and scrambling around in a frenzy. Fortunately, I did not experience that. We had a bag pre-packed for just such an occasion, so it was just a matter of getting dressed, grabbing the bag, and heading out the door.

Shortly after I woke up I found that I had been alseep for barely an hour before her water broke. We left the house around 1230 and made it to the hospital fairly quickly since the roads were clear. We were settled into a room at just before 1 am and then we waited.

When we arrived, Brittany was only 2 cm dialated, so it was going to be a little while. By 0500 hr, she was 3 cm and the contractions had started. 0800 rolled around and she was still 3 cm, but the contractions were getting bad, so she had the epideral administered. By the time that was done, we found out she had gone from 3 cm to 8 in just 30 minutes! I called my mother to let her know and she exclaimed, "Oh,my!" and ran out the door in order to rush to the hospital. Another hour passed, and she was at 9 cm. Then, at 10 she made it to 10 cm and the real work began.

In an effort to stay civil, I will gloss over all of the hard work Brittany went through over the next three hours. She worked extrememly hard and I am very proud of her. She endured the pain and at 1303, Austin Werner was born.

Right after the baby arrived, everyone in the room went crazy moving from the mother to the baby and back again. I was allowed to cut the umbilical cord. :) After the baby was clean and Brittany had been rearranged comfortably, we got to hold our baby for the first time.

In my experience, it is a rather strange feeling to hold your child for the first time. In a previous post, I mentioned that Brittany had a far greater emotional attatchment to the child than I did, because he was inside of her and therefore the connection was much more intimate. But holding Austin for the first time, I found it rather amazing that I was holding a child that belonged to me; a child I had a part in making; and a child that I would have as a son forever. It is hard to explain adaquetly, but as I said before, it was an amazing feeling.

We are still in the hospital, and shall be for another day. They told us this morning that we should be released some time tomorrow afternoon. Now we have to adjust our home life to accomidate this new addition. Austin's room is ready for him. The crib and changing table are ready to go, and his clothes and toys are all organized. It will still be an adjustment with the lack of sleep and such, but something we are more than willing to weather for our son.

Until next time,

Lorimer

Stardate 100117.6

Captain's Log:

Just a regular post this time. School has restarted and I am enrolled in three classes. As of right now, including these three classes, I have only five classes left to take to graduate. Right now I am enrolled in LAN Technology, Applied Systems, and Applied Database II. Should be an ok semester, but I am ready to be done.

I haven't finished any books recently. I am reading How Few Remain, which is an excellent book. It is the first in a series of 11, so I have quite a few books to keep me busy for a while.

The Olympics are coming up soon! First major sporting event of two that I am looking forward to this year. NBC does a good job of covering the Olympics, even if they do a horrible job at managing their late night shows. They are making a terrible decision keeping Jay Leno and removing Conan from their line-up. Stupid, really.

Brittany is ready to have the child, and with the way the child is growing, it might not be too much longer. I will be sure to keep everyone posted.

That's about all for today. I will be back sometime. For now, I am going to eat lunch.

Later,

Lorimer

Stardate 100105.5

With a little over a month to go until the due date, the pace of things is going to pick up drastically. Doctor’s appointments are going to be coming sooner and sooner; probably until it feels like we live at a doctor’s office. Well, hopefully not that much. Preparations around the house are speeding up, and the necessary items for the child are stacking up in the child’s bedroom. Just recently we received a few items from a friend of mine to add to our collection. Brittany’s baby shower is still coming up, so I’m sure we will have a few more things to store before all is said and done, but rest assured, things are progressing nicely.

I know Brittany is ready to have this baby now. She is tired of the pain and aches. Just the other night I asked her how she was feeling.

Her response was, “Ok, unfortunately.”

So I had to ask, “Why is that unfortunate?”

To which she replied, “Because I don’t want to feel ok. I want to be having contractions.”

I laughed out loud and told her, “I bet you won’t be wishing that when you are actually having the contractions”

All that to emphasize the point that she wants to have the baby soon. I’m all for having the baby sooner than the due date, but this is probably too soon. We are still six weeks from the due date, and it may be good to give the child another couple of week’s development before it is introduced to the world.

We have a week off before our next doctor’s appointment. I don’t know what that appointment is for, so I guess I will have to wait and find out.

Until next time,

Lorimer