I saw the midwife yesterday. She gave me what I found disappointing news. Since I don’t have a track record of early births, I can expect to still be pregnant in March. You see, I had my heart set on a leap year baby.

There are so many other things to be concerned about, I know. But I’m tired of being pregnant. And Xay is none too thrilled to share his birth month (and possibly birthday!) with a little sister.

But I decided to look on the bright side. To wit, a checklist of what to expect with each full or post term birth, based on my history.

Baby #1: due: 14th; born: 17th
long hair: check
long fingernails: check
eyebrows: none
eyelashes: none
fingers: 10
toes: 10
muscles: well-formed

Baby #2: due: 20th; born 21st (early)
long hair: check, though not as long as baby #1
long fingernails: check
eyebrows: faint
eyelashes: none
fingers: 10
toes: 10
muscles: buff

Baby #3: due: the 8th; born the 4th
long hair: not so much, and it was thin
long fingernails: check
eyebrows: thick
eyelashes: beautiful
fingers: 10
toes: 10
muscles: well formed

Baby #4: due: the 12th; born: the 21st
long hair: definitely, and very thick, and all over the place
long fingernails: needed a clipping at birth
eyebrows: check
eyelashes: check
fingers: 10
toes: 10
muscles: long and thin and well formed in the thigh

Baby #5: due: the 31st; born: the 3rd (of the next month)
long hair: nothing like #4, but thick and beautiful nonetheless
long fingernails: check
eyebrows: check
eyelashes: beautiful
fingers: 10
toes: 10
muscles: huge–my biggest baby

Baby #6: due: the 6th; born: the 15th
long hair: even longer than #4
long fingernails: where’s my nail clipper, I wondered?
eyebrows: check
eyelashes: check
fingers: 10
toes: 10
muscles: well formed

So, I can expect a muscular, long-haired, long fingernailed full term baby girl in mid-March. I guess she’s worth the wait.