My sister-in-law is currently expecting her second son, my seventh nephew, to be named "Shadow Boy."
Not true. Shadow Boy is just the only name that my brother and sister-in-law can agree on at this point. My sister-in-law has suggested several names she likes, such as Zachary. My brother suggested some other great names for the baby on Saturday, including Nathan-Detroit, Jack Daniels, and Beaver. My sister-in-law is a shoo-in for sainthood.
But back to today's topic. As I have with each of my nephews, I registered for a weekly email update as to the baby's development. There's a website that does it (probably several), and I just find it interesting. I like to know how big the baby is, what it's working on in that particular week (inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid this week, in case you're wondering).
My favorite part of the email is how big the baby is and his approximate weight. Each week, the email compares the size of the baby to a common object for visualization purposes. One week, he may be the size of a jumbo shrimp, another week, the size of a small lime, etc. This comparison helps me to understand the size of the baby easily.
This week, the email lists Shadow Boy as about the size of "an English hothouse cucumber."
Huh.
What on earth is an English hothouse cucumber? If it's about the size of a regular cucumber, why don't they just say that he's the size of a cucumber? If it's not about the size of a regular cucumber, why not pick something less obscure for this visualization part of the email?
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I have to admit that, in my nerdy-ness and my love for Thai food, I know very well what an English cucumber is; I just didn't know an English hothouse cucumber is the same thing. The things you can learn reading friends' blogs and then Googling said items . . . =)
No idea in the cuke department. We routinely buy a cucumber (one for each kid) but we don't eat them. Entertainment purposes only.
I like Zachary. Or Jack, if you drop the Daniels. Or Daniel, if you drop the Jack. Hey! Name this one Jack and the next one Daniels. Then every time you yell the kids' names out, you'll holler Jack Daniels. He will surely go for that, and then she can just have girls from now on and hose his plan.
Yeah, I googled it as well to find a picture. Just so much work though...I must not eat diverse enough food to know my types of cukes.
LL, do you purchase them for a Veggie Tales sort of entertainment? I remember Javi having a Bob and Larry a couple of summers ago when he was out visiting...
Yup. They always always always go pick out a cuke, and usually I make them put it back. But occasionally I waste $1 and they each get to pick one. They lovingly carry them through the store (by lovingly I mean throwing them, hitting each other with them, and Andres likes to get down on the floor so his Larry can hop along like Larry on the show). People see them and think it is so delightful and sweet, look how much those boys love cucumbers. I don't have the heart to admit we never eat them. We stick 'em in the fridge and when they're moldy I toss them in the trash. Go me!
I planted cukes this year, with no intention of eating them, just to entertain the kids. :-)
I must admit that I'm not sure I like the idea of my baby being compared to a cucumber. Couldn't they find something else, more appropriate, like a melon of comparable size.
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