jicama be kidding me

We're in Week 32 and Professor Goldblatt's arrival is growing closer and closer.

As of now, the good Prof. is roughly 3.75 pounds and around 16.7 inches long, which means things are starting to get cramped in there - like living in a Manhattan studio apartment, but without having to pay exorbitant rent. In produce terms, Goldblatt weighs about the same as a large jicama. "What the %$#@ is a large jicama," you ask? No? Was that just me? I suppose I should really do more grocery shopping. Anyhoo.

Apparently, Goldblatt will gain anywhere from a third to a half of her birth weight in the next seven weeks. It's like crash dieting in reverse. Nifty.

In Overboard news, she's doing well, but waddling a touch more these days because of the large, growing jicama in her belly. Also, Goldblatt is doing some sort of ongoing synchronized swimming routine in there, as she's in constant motion and we get to see those little ripples of elbows, knees and feet across Overboard's tummy. Kind of cool, but no fun when Overboard is trying to sleep.