My baby is due any minute now!

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 3:50 pm

Haha! Fooled you!

I'm not talking about an actual baby, but my first hit, of course.

I've been a member for almost exactly 9 months now, so he/she/it should arrive any minute.

nodisch18 · Post by **nodisch18** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 4:08 pm

I hope it will come to you very soon!

Maybe you want a baby from me...?

avij · Post by **avij** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 4:29 pm

Inquiring minds want to know, who's the father? And when you finally deliver your first, you should tell us which sex it is (female = even last number, male = odd last number). Have you been to ultrasound, er, ultraviolet light tests yet? Is there training for expecting EBTers? Did you experience any strange habits during this period, such as strong desire to eat a particular brand of strawberry ice cream?

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 6:04 pm

avij wrote:Inquiring minds want to know, who's the father? And when you finally deliver your first, you should tell us which sex it is (female = even last number, male = odd last number). Have you been to ultrasound, er, ultraviolet light tests yet? Is there training for expecting EBTers? Did you experience any strange habits during this period, such as strong desire to eat a particular brand of strawberry ice cream?

Well, we all want to know about the father, including me. Can't be Luke, because he isn't a tracker. It's even possible that the baby will have two mothers. I'm just as perplexed as you all are. I'd even like to know the colour of the baby … you know, grey if it's a stunded 5-euro-note or purple for a healthy 500 € baby…ooops.. note I mean.

Unfortunately there isn't any special training for this purpose, so I just have to concentrate on breathing normally until the delivery. Moderate exercise (read: shopping + spending) is recommended. And about my cravings: yes, I've felt a strange desire to handle cash. Normally I'd use a credit card, but nowadays I don't hesitate to splurge cash.

My only comfort is that the delivery will certainly be painless!

bhoeyb · Post by **bhoeyb** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 6:38 pm

Probably, it's a baby from me

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nodisch18 wrote:I hope it will come to you very soon!

Maybe you want a baby from me...?

I want a baby from you too

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avij · Post by **avij** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 7:11 pm

Annie_in_exile wrote:And about my cravings: yes, I've felt a strange desire to handle cash. Normally I'd use a credit card, but nowadays I don't hesitate to splurge cash.

So I'm a sista
Buy things with cash
That really doesn't mean that all my credit's bad
-- En Vogue, Free Your Mind

Yes, using a healthy amount of cash is a good sign. We'll be waiting eagerly to see your first born in EBT records

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 8:59 am

Easy, boys!

Bhoeyb, if it happens to be you, I just wish that the baby doesn't inherit your whiskers. Especially if it's a girl...

(talking about the avatar, of course).

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 5:52 pm

For how long are elephants pregnant?

Elmo · Post by **Elmo** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 7:50 pm

Annie_in_exile wrote:For how long are elephants pregnant?

About 800 days or so.

emmem · Post by **emmem** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 9:42 pm

Annie_in_exile wrote:For how long are elephants pregnant?

Why elephants?

Ganymede · Post by **Ganymede** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:29 pm

Unless of course you know an animal with a longer pregnancy...

In which case, don't tell annie, it'll only make her more upset.

!Pretfles! · Post by **!Pretfles!** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:44 pm

Does the pregancy of a rhinoceros take longer than an elephant?I'm not sure, but it's possible.

emmem · Post by **emmem** » Sat Nov 15, 2003 6:16 pm

!Pretfles! wrote:Does the pregancy of a rhinoceros take longer than an elephant?I'm not sure, but it's possible.

I don't think so. According to this it's

Elephant: 660 days
White Rhinoceros: 480 days
Black Rhinoceros: 450 days

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 10:12 am

That's reassuring.

I'm past 320 days and this tummy is becoming a real burden.

avij · Post by **avij** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 5:54 pm

If you're wondering what's the longest gestation period for mammals, Guinness World Records tells us this: "The Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) has an average gestation period of 650 days (more than 21 months), and can be pregnant for up to 760 days - more than two and a half times as long as humans."

So there. We'll be waiting eagerly to see if you're indeed a horse (330 days), a buffalo (346), a zebra (375), a giraffe (450), a rhinoceros (450-480) or an elephant.