Before Irene was born, we called her Bota. Alex came up with that name for her, and we went along with it.

To the right, you can see Bota's head and torso from the side.

Next to these stories and pictures, you can also find the results of our Bota Guessing Game. We had asked our friends and family to guess what the birthday, weight and length of Grippy would be after he was born. We awarded the winner with a box of delicious Belgian chocolates.

Any time now...Jan 22, 2005 (visits: 751)
Cindy has now reached the 37 week mark in the pregnancy, and she feels the baby may be born any day now. It is therefore (just in) time to start the Bota Guessing Game: email us when you think the baby will be born, and what her weight and length will be!  More>

Sonograms at 17 weeksJan 22, 2005 (visits: 993)
On March 11 a second set of sonograms was taken of Bota, and Cindy had an amniocentesis. Fortunately, the results from the amnio were good, and we found out from both the sonograms and the amnio that we are having a ....  More>

Alex will get a sibling!Jan 22, 2005 (visits: 394)
We have exciting news! In a little over 7 months Alex will get a brother or sister! We are very excited about this, and we are also working to get Alex excited. He knows about the baby in Cindy's belly, and in fact has announced he has a green one in his belly!  More>




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Irene in utero, a.k.a. Bota