Sorry Kye :-) I am not sure whether I can stop it.

Congratulations on finding out that it is a boy.

I think the biggest downside to boys is when changing diapers:

on the changing table absolutely must cover him immediately in such a way so
that the wall and furniture that is 3 feet away from him can be safe from
being completely soaked -- alternatively place any orchid that needs to be
watered that day within 3 feet of the changing table, and step far away
yourself. :-) Humor helps in such situations.

Joanna

"Kye" wrote in message
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Joanna,

Stop it.... you are making me soooooo very ckucky waiting on mine to be
born in June....

By the way we found out its a boy!!! Not the girl we were hoping for but
wheres the downside???

Kye.

"J Fortuna" wrote in message
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Orchids: feed weakly weekly -- do not overfeed; orchids do not complain
if you miss a feeding, and can do well with benign neglect as well.

Babies: feed at least 8 times a day in theory, but in practice it seems
like nearly constant feeding is required (I did not know before that
there is such a thing as 'cluster feeding' when a baby can for example
feed-cry-feed-cry-feed-(doze of during feeding but complain when the food
source tries to move away for even a moment), and this can go on from
10pm till 3am non-stop -- and that's considered 'normal' baby behavior
(by a healthy non-colicky baby).

And to think that some people think that orchids are demanding, and
difficult to grow. Posh!

On the other hand, here is a neat similarity for you:

Orchids will turn toward the lights, and so will babies. Robert has
discovered that lights are really fascinating. Yesterday he stared at the
kitchen ceiling light mesmerized and turned his head back in its
direction when turned away.

Oh the joy of exploring life!

Joanna