emily: "i feel like a beached whale"
amy: "maybe someone will come along and push you back into the ocean"
emily: "jeff is throwing wet towels over me in the meantime"

emily is being induced today. and then they're going to do a c-section. dear god, the baby is 9.5 pounds with a variance of up to 18 oz either way. apparently it can dislocate the baby's shoulders to do normal birth with such a big baby, but it sucks for emily. she says she'll be glad to have the baby born and i can't blame her.
i've been really lax in my holiday baking, as i only have one type of cookie baked. shame. i keep forgetting that christmas is this weekend. i keep asking matt what his plans are for saturday and he's like, uhm christmas? oh yeah...
i called cingular yesterday to change my text messaging plan. the lady i spoke with was in arkansas and she was full of questions about maine. particularly the weather. i was talking to her at about 3 and the sun was just setting. i don't think she believed me. however the solstice is coming. thanks be to god the days will get longer again.