Two things

1. Jen's baby is here! Way to go little baby, picking the hottest day EVER in Seattle to be born. Thank heavens for the genius who brought us air-conditioning.

2. Captain Caillou enjoyed the sun today. But not for too long, it was hot out there!

Travelling Duck #16

Among the groups on Ravelry, there is a fantastic little corner set up for Odd Duck Swaps, swap that don't really fit in any one category. Well, except the super unusual and terribly creative one.

To add another facet to the swap is the travelling duck. The Duck Fairy happened to have sent me #16.

The following is the (somewhat) exact transcript of the opening ceremony:

Me: I wonder what it is, the envelope says its from the Duck Fairy?

T, 3yo: Its a duck, its a duck… rips open package

T: …it is a duck, its a pirate! Look at his pirate hat. See? See? Its a pirate hat.

Me: Wow, is it Captain Jack?

T: No. Its Captain Caillou! I wanna take a pitcher…

And there you have it, the brief, but true story of how Captain Caillou came to be. Welcome to Seattle.

Meditation for Jen

You will have this baby soon enough. At the prospect of being overdue with Ryan, my memory file somehow pulled out the book "Not Without My Daughter". She delivered naturally at something (crazy) near 45 weeks. And she was in the desert.

The link below (audio file, perfect for the iPod) is for you my dear, from the moderator of our second go-round at Big Belly. For all its hippie-touchy-feely-ish, just go with it. Be there. Be in labor and send deliver-me-soon thoughts to that sweet little water baby. He knows he's running out of room but its so cozy and warm in there (if only he knew the weather we were having).

Labor Meditation

I adore you Jen. Go Team Labor! And if its a little girl in there, I'm very sorry about all the boy pronouns!