Baby Dos: Week 33

Size Comparison: Jarts/Lawn Darts

Man, this pregnancy thing...it's like there's no stopping it. We had another doctor appointment this week and everything is looking great. The baby's heartbeat is nice and strong and he/she is still situated head down. The baby's heartbeat is a little faster (around 150 beats/minute) than Jesse's ever was (usually 140 beats/minute), whatever that means. We have another appointment in about a week and a half. I'm guessing we'll be moving to weekly appointments after that.

The baby's room did get painted this past week though we have a little stenciling yet to do. I'll post some pictures when it's really, really done. We also worked on our list of baby names. We sliced and diced the girl's name list down to just two possibilities. The boy's name list is still around six or seven options but even that is a big drop from the twenty or so we originally had. The naming is a difficult thing with so many things to think about. Do the initials spell anything? If we pick another J-name, will indicate a planned trend? What sounds good if you yell "Jesse, [fill in blank], dinner's ready!"? And once you start reading name books, it gets even more interesting. Fortunately, it's actually a lot of fun. Some of the published subjective evaluations of names are especially entertaining. For instance, the book, The Baby Name Wizard, says the name "Jesse" is "Timelessly, Lawlessly Cool". I also enjoy the Baby Name Voyager. It's a good way to check name popularity over the years. It's especially useful when you're looking for something that's not overly popular.

So, jarts...were these things ever safe. I know my family had a set though I don't remember ever playing it regularly. I do remember tossing around the target rings but those were just hollow plastic and not heavy, pointed steel. I have a friend who said he and his brother would position themselves with one in the front yard and one in the back. They would then throw jarts over their house into the other's yard. Yikes.