From www.pregnancyguideonline.com (adapted for Baby M)
Baby M is growing and developing at an astonishing rate! Eyebrows and eyelashes are now present, and the hair on the head is growing. The eyelids open, and the eyes are completely formed. The body is getting plumper and rounder (weighs about 2 pounds) and is composed of around 2 to 3 percent body fat. Muscle tone is gradually improving. The lungs are capable of breathing air but if the baby is born now, it would struggle to properly breathe. Be sure to talk to your baby a lot because s/he can recognize your voice now.
Since we know that Baby M is listening to us, Patrick told the baby its first from-memory bedtime story yesterday. It went something like this...
Once upon a time, a little upstate New York hockey player named Philippe really wanted a Montreal Canadiens jersey that he once saw in the Eatons catalog. Poor little guy asked and asked and asked until his mom finally broke down and got him one for Christmas. He was so excited opening the box, only to find out that it was a lame-o Toronto Maple Leafs jersey.
Poor Philippe donned his jersey anyway and went out to skate with his buddies, knowing that they'd make awful fun of him. And of course, they did... that is, until Philippe started skating. His swooshes, slides and crisp turns on the ice were so incredible that all the little New Yorkers stopped to stare. After that day, no one made fun of Philippe and his Toronto Maple Leafs jersey ever again. In fact, everyone wanted a Maple Leafs jersey for their own closets.
The end.
Well, it went something like that and was pretty cute. Quite different from the stories I read to Baby M but pretty darn cute nonetheless.
:)
5 comments:
I really can't believe there's a baby in there, Jen! You were going on before about how big you've gotten, but come on - that's how *I* look after I eat at Chipotle.
Hey Kell,
This baby's only got about 12 weeks left in this cozy spot. The pounds will be a-comin' now!
:)
By far the best bedtime story I've ever heard. Well done, Pat!
That was a hella cute story. And you're going to have an adorable burrito!
I remember reading that story at a gift shop in Vancouver! Apparently it's a pretty famous tale in Canada - it's even made it onto the back of the Canadian $5 bill!
But I think I like the New York adaptation better - if I recall, the version set in Quebec didn't end so happily.
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