Rory Update #6

Are we getting enough sleep?
On Monday, while I was boiling water for coffee, I put the coffee grounds in the french press. I took the milk out of the fridge. Grabbed a mug to pour the milk into, and then proceeded to pour the milk directly onto the coffee grounds instead.

Rory was being a frantic demon, so I took her out for a soothing walk up busy Commercial Drive. Only when I approached home did I realize that my pant leg was tucked into my sock.

This is me...and I get way more sleep than Colleen. I think I will have to hide the car keys from her. And make sure she only uses plastic utensils.

Rory-noticings.
She is now a portly 8 lbs. Actually she wieghed in 7 lbs, 15 ozs and the doctor said she'll be 8 lbs after dinner. Looks like most of the weight has gone straight to her face. Double-chin-arama!

We also learned that Rory sucks. Alot. For hours and hours. Some of the moms and nurses at the weekly drop-in have come up with some tips -- and now she will chow down on dad's finger. We have tried a pacifier, but she spits it out, and we are glad for that (in an asthetics way).

Oh, and people are impressed that she is so alert, and can hold her head up so well. An over-achiever. Maybe she will be ready for the 2010 Olympics. We have to start narrowing down which sporting event though. Her legs are too unstable to try ice-skating. Maybe the luge. She can lie down flat quite well.

Rory has finally tabulated the results, and the guess of 20th Sept at 9am is the closest guess as to when she was born.

David Shields, currently residing in Indonesia was within 8 hours 59 minutes of being exactly right.

The runners up were:
Lin Padgham, off by 11 1/2 hours
Rob Thompson, off by 16 hours
Jeff Minuk, off by 21 hours.

A special prize goes to Winnie for coming so close in guessing her birth weight (6 lbs, 7 oz, with Winnie guessing 6 lbs, 3 oz)

So, DAVID your prize package includes:
1) A jar of homemade spicy plum jam, taken from fruit that falls in our yard from our neighbor's tree.
2) A photograph of Rory. You can choose either a family shot (with mom and dad), a cute single shot, or a shot where she has spit-up.
3) One of the remaining two puzzles* that Colleen completed during the pregnancy. You can view the puzzles here:
http://www.positivepeace.org/blog/2004/09/tyke-update-14-see-puzzles-join-us-at.htm
We will either ship the puzzle to you disassembled *or* send it to you shellacked and ready to hang.

*The panda is going to hang in the nursery.

LIN, your prize, for being so close...
You can get the other puzzle that David does not choose, and a photo, as per #2

ROB, your prize, for being third....
You can get a photo as per #2

JEFF, your prize, for being 4th, and living in Vancouver....
you get to change her pants!

WINNIE, your special prize is a photo, too, as per #2