Do you ever forget how old you are? I do. I know, it’s silly. But sometimes I can’t remember. Am I 31 or 32? I just don’t have enough math skills to subtract 1977 from 2008 quickly.
My brother is the lucky one. He was born in 1980. So, basically in this decade my brother only has to take out the two zeros in the middle of the year and that’s how old he is. (2008= 28 years old.) I’m actually jealous of this.
I say all that rambliness to say, it’s my brother‘s birthday! He’s 28 today. And we were he was hoping my little pirate would be born today so they could have almost the same birthday…09/16/80 and 09/16/08. That would be kinda cool, huh?
I don’t know if I’m up for labor and delivery today…I’ve been hoping for any day with an 8 or 9 in it. If he can’t get a zero at the end, he could at least have a few double numbers (ie. 09/29/08 or 09/18/08). And Leigh just let me know that the 19th is in fact, National Talk Like A Pirate Day. So, how cool would that be? Not as cool as bee‘s 8/8/8 or 6/6/6 but still…
(Do I think about these things too much?)
Oh, and one more random thing about the pirate’s big day…I went to the doctor yesterday and he said my cervix is effaced enough (about 80%) that I could go at anytime. As in I COULD HAVE THE PIRATE AT ANYTIME. That makes me a little nervous (although, I did get the dishes done today…) because my dad is going to JAMAICA for SIX days this week. If his first grandson is born while he’s gone, he will be devastated.
So, as much as I love my brother, and matching birthday numbers, pray my little pirate comes on his due date!
(oh and back to the real point of this post…yes, there is one…)
Happy Birthday, Jason. I love you more than you know. (And obviously more than this totally random post portrays). I’m hoping we can take another picture like this together today…
me and my brother. 1996-ish. lover-ly.
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Great picture!
Happy Birthday, Jason! now I’m going to freak out about what Amanda said….
ANY TIME NOW? Holy mackeral!!!!
cute photo…
well, you have got to be the first person in all of my 32 years of living, whom I’ve EVER heard pray their baby stays put until the due date.
I hope the pirate stays in for you (now those are words I never thought I’d type) but you never know.
With my first son, I went to the doctor on 4/13 and I was 100% effaced and 1cm. He said it would be a long while (I was at 37 weeks, 3 days). Fifteen hours later (4/14), I had a baby. Ironically, that same doctor was on call that night – boy, was he surprised!
Happy Birthday, Jason! I, too, was born in a year ending in a zero (alas, I am 10 years older). It does make it easier to remember your age, as long as you can remember whether or not you’ve had your birthday that year!
Before I was due I tried out birthday days. I wanted 8/8/08, that didn’t happen, but 08/18/08 which was pretty cool which is Lily’s birthday, though later I realized that if she was born on 8/21/08 we would have shared the same birthday, been born in the same hospital and maybe had the same doctor deliver (actually the son of the doc who delivered me would have delivered her).
I love being born in 1980! After 2010, we’re going to have to add the 1st and the 3rd number- cause we’ll be 30!
Sept 19 is my half birthday- that would be a cool birthday as far as the Pirate talking thing too! That’s still not that far away! Can’t wait to hear he’s arrived!
Twitter: staci
September 16, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Funny pic!!
I like my birthday being 10/20..that’s kinda fun
But little Asa just CANNOT come on Nat’l Talk Like a Pirate day…otherwise known as Puppet Festival!!!!
Twitter: notdiyheather
September 16, 2008 at 5:15 pm
At church staff meeting on Monday, the announcement about Talk like a Pirate Day was made – we participate every year!
Can’t wait to for the Pirate to make his appearance!
Twitter: jubes
September 16, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Your pic looks like the pics that The Calm One and I take of ourselves every so often. They are so much fun. We take lots of pics of the kids, but we rarely appear in any of them, so this is how we compensate.
Anyway . . .
Twitter: DiaperDiaries
September 17, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Oooh baby comin’!!! Waiting for the news. Will you be Twittering your birth?
Twitter: brandiofbham
September 20, 2008 at 11:25 am
Oh wow! It’s going to be soon. And, no, you do not think about this too much–it’s a day you (and Asa)will have to remember for the rest of your lives! It’s kind of an important day!
Twitter: thriftymommy
September 21, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Funny. I had a birthday last week and I had to think about how old I was. I guess after 30, it just isn’t all that important anymore.
I’m a little late commenting on this one but YES I forget all the time how old I am. It’s like in my mind I’m still 30. Im stuck at 30. Not so much…….