Comments on: 36 Weeks (or, what’s a crenshaw melon?)

By: Countdown to Eliza: 36 Weeks « Hope Road

Countdown to Eliza: 36 Weeks « Hope Road — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:47:37 +0000

[...] Size of baby: Gigantic. On average, 36-weekers are almost 6 pounds… the size of a crenshaw melon. Hmm, that comparison sounds familiar… [...]

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:55:59 +0000

I loved all of these comments! Thanks, everyone.

By: Sheri

Sheri — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:49:35 +0000

Anna, I just prayed for you, your husband, and your precious baby boy! May your labor and delivery go smoothly and be a precious time of trusting your Heavenly Father; drawing closer to Him and to your sweetheart as you watch God bring your son into the world. I can honestly say that with all three of our children, I look back with joy at the beautiful memory of my time in labor with them and then when they came into this world. Priceless miracles!!! Hugs to you dear mommy and I look forward to reading your news!
~ Sheri

By: Elizabeth Ellen Moore

Elizabeth Ellen Moore — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:42:18 +0000

That is funny about the Crenshaw Melon. Nope, never heard about it, although the picture is a little familiar — maybe. Anyway, enjoy this time!

By: Eva

Eva — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:09:50 +0000

I agree with your dad . (And, AJ may want to pack snacks, book, etc., for himself, too.)

By: Sara Nicole

Sara Nicole — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:31:36 +0000

So excited for you! What a wonderful time! May the Lord continue to give you peace and comfort in heart and body as you await the little one’s arrival!

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:00:07 +0000

Enjoy these remaining weeks, before the baby arrives. Not working outside the home will give you time to prepare things and rest before the big day. I had planned to do that with my first baby ( a daughter, now almost 20 years old!!) and I quit my job 4 weeks before her expected arrival. But she unexpectedly arrived 3 weeks early, and took us by surprise, and there was so much I hadn’t gotten done yet!! But everything worked out fine, despite her early arrival.
This will be such a wonderful (and exhausting!!) time for you and your husband when you bring your first child home. There is nothing else like it.

By: Dad

Dad — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:01:17 +0000

Take your husband along…

By: Callie

Callie — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:59:36 +0000

It’s getting so close! And I have no idea what a cranshaw melon is either . . . enjoy the quiet before the baby arrives! I bet it’s hard to be patient sometimes though!

By: Ashleigh (Heart and Home)

Ashleigh (Heart and Home) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:28:49 +0000

I’d ditto everything LeAnna said (that girl always knows what to say!).

With our first, we packed a full duffel bag, simply because all the books said to. We used… basically none of it. Of course we needed our camera, the toothbrushes, the “home from the hospital” outfit, onesies, but all the other things weren’t really necessary. The hospital provided the diapers, blankets, etc.

I don’t know how many family members and such you have nearby or how close you are to the hospital, but with us, any last minute things we realized we wanted (magazines, deodorant, granola bars), we just had someone grab from the house.