Unless she decides that blogs are bogus; that I CAN'T get behind.

First of all, mad props to Molly and her pinch-hitting for me yesterday when I was a mere fifty minutes away from blowing NaBloPoMo four days before crossing the finish line, thanks to a ill-timed power outage. I loved reading your guesses (though some more than others--I'm looking at those of you who chose dates AFTER December 10); keep them coming!

In the meantime, I'll keep the Q&A stuff coming with a goal of wrapping things up by Friday. Roxanne wonders:

What is one of your hopes/dreams for your new little one?

Oh, goodness, that's a biggie. There are so many things I'd love to see her do: find a passion. Excel in school. Treat her body with respect. Raise a family of her own. Give back in return for all that she's been given. Live a relatively debt-free life (though a few student loans and a reasonable mortgage won't kill her). Luke is hoping she'll attend Purdue and go on to become a marine biologist (hence the Sea Life bedding theme).

In the grand scheme of things, though, I just want her to be happy. I know she'll have hard times, I know she'll have to fall on her face every now and then, but as long as she's grateful for the path she's on, I'll do my best to be supportive and keep my mouth shut about her choices. 

What is one of your greatest fears for little Freka?

This may sound silly, and I'm sure I'll change my mind once she's here, but right now I don't have any fears. All I can think about are the various ways Luke and I hope to give her the best life possible, and how excited I am over imagining her experimenting with sports, reading her first Nancy Drew book, attending her first sleepover, and leaving out milk and cookies for Santa.

Katie asks:

If there was only one language that you could speak/write for the rest of your life, and English wasn't an option, which would you choose and why?

I took two years of Spanish in high school because everyone on my dad's side can speak Spanish and it's one of the most popular languages in the United States. However, my second choice would've been French, because how cool must it be to speak French? So yeah. French. 

What's your favorite cocktail?

I haven't indulged in alcohol since February, back when Luke and I knew we wanted to start trying for a baby, and I really haven't missed it, so my memories of drinking are distant. I do love a good amaretto stone sour, though, and red wine, mostly because it makes me feel grown up at parties.

Sorry for the brief answers, but it's hard to concentrate today, seeing as my doctor's appointment this morning revealed that I'm a centimeter and a half dilated and fifty percent effaced!

Hear that? My cervix is cooperating. Freka is showing (small) signs that she wants to ditch my uterus and meet her mom and dad. That's my girl!

Comments

[Roxanne]

Yippee! Let's have three cheers for effacement!!

Nice answers, by the way.

[eva]

Go Freka!

[auntie betty]

can i change my due date? damn cervix. that is great news .

[Liana]

Yay! I'm so glad she's on her way!

[Becca]

Go cervix go!

[Katie]

Yay, thanks for answering! What exactly is an ameretto stone sour? I love ameretto sours, but have never heard of it with the stone part. Also, yippee for dilation!!

[Christar]

Great answers! Those are fun!

My cousin was dialated to a 2 and 50% effaced about 5 days before she had her baby. Hopefully that means within a week Freka will be here! And hopefully I'll win with my estimated due date. :)

[Christina]

While its true the numbers dont add up to a whole lot let me just thow into the bag of tricks... at my 38 wk apt i was 70% and 1 cent. this was a Wednesday, I delivered Saturday morning. Hope shes early, its SUCH an awesome suprise.

[Marriage-101]

The "fears" Q&A had me wanting a baby by the time you ended it. Reading books! Cookies for Santa! *swoon*

[Fraulein N]

Yay, effaced! I don't even know what that means, but: fifty percent! That's good right so woo-hoo!