Sir Knight and his King prepare to head off to preschool:
Cael's class is going to visit the adjacent retirement community for some trick-or-treating. Ryan's hoping to sneak in. He's such a sucker for candy.
ETA: Ryan reports that he dropped Cael off to a classroom full of princesses. Sir Knight be pimpi...
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Sprout
Since we opt not to find out the gender of our babies before they're born, we have to come up with something to call them. Cael in utero was Bit, Finn was Nugget, and number three, as you can tell by the subject line, is Sprout.
Of course, this leads to us referring to a three day old baby as a ubiquitous cut of chicken, but it's probably better than spending nine months addressing "the fetus."
And yes, I know it would be...
Fetus as Produce
4 weeks - Poppyseed
7 weeks - Blueberry
9 weeks - Grape
12 weeks - Lime
14 weeks - Lemon
15 weeks - Apple
18 weeks - Bell pepper
Not an exhaustive collection, as it's harder to find a kumquat than you'd think - and I opted not to buy a turnip or a shrimp just for a photo shoot.
So really this should be titled: Fetus as Produce I Happened to Have in My Refrigerator on the Correct Date.
The best side effect...