Story of the day ...

I wore my backpack as Rob and I walked into Stanford today. Noting how nice it was to be hands-free, without a purse, I said to Rob ...

"I think I might want to get a second diaper bag that is in back-pack form. On days when I don't want to haul around the stroller, I can strap on the back pack and not have to worry about carrying or pushing anything."

Feeling quite proud of my ingenuity, I look over to Rob only to have him say with a smirk

"so if you don't wanna carry anything ... how is the baby gonna get around?"

yeah ... that's sooooo not my problem ...

Cletus has hit his 6 month milestone

Cletus ... aka Baby Boy Smith weighs in at 1 pound, 12 ounces and is approximately 13.5 inches long. Cletus is presently in the 62% percentile for his height/weight class which is good, as Mommy has diabetes and the doctors really don't want him to get too big before his big day arrives.

The baby's 6 month ultrasound pictures are a little grainy however, the ultrasound tech and Dr. Clawson were pleased with his growth progress and what they saw during the ultrasound session. Mommy Smong has been advised that she carries very low and that Cletus is already positioned head down. At this stage, Cletus still has a fond attachment for Mommy's bladder and likes to sit right on top of it at all times.

As the ultrasound tech was viewing Cleet in Mommy's belly, we got to see him climb the walls of Mommy's uterus, using only his feet. Mommy and Aunty Diane's sides of the family all have super human strength in their toes. I wonder if this means that Cletus will fall in our footsteps? Only time will tell ... 3 more months to go !!!!

Why I love my husband ...

Rob is a loyal fan ... tried and true.

Around 3:30am I got up to make our unborn baby-boy Cletus a midnight snack ... my belly was growling and somehow I sensed that my glucose levels were low. Suffice it to say the house was pretty cold (Californians don't turn their heaters on in the middle of May) so my footsies got super cold as I tooled around the kitchen making my snack. When I finally got back to bed my feet felt like ice and I had no choice but to use Rob's body warmth as my toe-jam heater. Knowing that Rob has a "thing" about feet ... I decided to own up to my sneak attack when he awoke this morning. Our conversation when something like this:

Chrissi (in a cheerful tone): "Oh hey honey, when you take a shower ... you might want to scrub your left leg a litttttle extra good this morning ... giggling under her breath"

Rob (questioning my logic): "Whyyyyy do I have to scrub extra hard this morning??"

Chrissi (still cheerful): "Ohhh well ... do you happen to remember me getting up to have a snack last night? Well ... it took a while for me to make the snack and my feet got super cold from the kitchen linoleum and when I got back to bed ... welllllll I kinda had to use your leg as a space heater to warm up my feet. Thanks for the help !!!!"

Rob (still groggy, some what pissy): "So you made me your ton-ton"

Chrissi: "ton-ton?? what's a ton-ton?"

Rob: "a ton-ton ... you know from the Empire Strikes Back ... its the wooly thing that Han Solo and Luke used to keep Luke warm when they got caught out in the snow drift"

Chrissi: "Ohh ok ... so a ton-ton is that big woolly mammoth-elephant like thing"

Rob: "Nooooo. A ton-ton is a cross between a camel and kangaroo. Han cut it open and shoved Luke inside to keep him warm."

Chrissi (slightly grossed out): "So they killed the ton-ton????? So Luke came out of the ton-ton all bloody???? He got shoved INSIDE to get warm (and bloody) ... while Han stayed OUTSIDE and got all cold?????"

Rob (huffy and letting out a BIG ole sigh): "Noooooo ... ghod !!! They don't show him coming out all bloody. The ton-ton was already dead. Han-Solo HAD to cut open the ton-ton open and shove Luke inside to keep him warm. He had just got done meeting the ice monster!!!

Yeah ... it was at this point, when Rob was looking at me all accusatory and carrying a tone of "god woman don't you know anything about ton-tons?" that I bust out laughing and totally lost it. Welcome to my world. (And to think ... most of you out there are of the opinion that it's Rob that has to put up with soooo much in this relationship ...)

Update from Cletus the Fetus - Week 24

BabyCenter is Mommy's favorite baby information website. The baby books that everyone recommends are helpful but Mommy likes to use this site to explain all of the crazy changes that are happening to me and her body. She has got the dark line on her belly ... her fingernails are growing crazy fast and crazy long ... her feet have started to swell ... etc. etc.

Long story short the BabyCenter site is good because it gives a weekly pictorial view of what my body size is like. When I started out I was the size of black-eyed-pea. At week 12, I was the size of a lime. At week 16, I was the size of an avocado. And now, at week 24 ... I am the size of Mommy's favorite food !!! Apparently they sell this Halloween costume at K-Marts in the midwest. Mommy tried to buy it for me online but she couldn't find it ... bummer !!!!!

I wonder if one of my wonderful grandmas will make it for me. (Looks kinda complicated but I know the both of my grams have sewing talents !!!) Maybe Aunty Carolyn will knit one for me and one for Matteo. Ohhh that would be so awesome !!

Daddy and his son ...

As Daddy Smong was talking to the baby (aka "my belly") last night, he proceeded to rattle off a few father and son activities that he would like to do with Cletus. The baby was quite active (he's awake at night and sleeps during the day -- gag) ... so Rob asked him what sports he would like to play first.

Do you want to play soccer Cletus?? -- no response from baby
What about hockey?? -- again no response
Basketball?? Baseball?? Football?? Bowling?? Cricket?? -- silence, complete lack of movement

Well. what about Darts?? -- kick thump kick !!! Instant movement as soon as the word "darts" was said.

Sigh ... something tells me this is not going to be an easy ride ...