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Alison Checks In: No Baby Yet

Kid has a baseball team already, thanks to Bill Wolff's co-workers.

What happens when a woman who has been cranking for a year on the BPP takes off for maternity leave?

Well . . .

Day 1: April 21
Woke up at 3:30 am. 3:30 AM!! I pitch some ideas to the BPP, to which Pashman responds, "Aren't you supposed to be asleep?" Yup. Instead, I decide to organize and clean every closet. And in an effort to get to my mecca, the Container store, I almost broke a personal rule...and left the house in sweat pants!! I'd made a pact with myself that no matter how tired/wide/harassed, I would get dressed every day.

Day 2: April 22
Made a bold decision to attend a "salon-like" soiree on the Upper East Side -- complete with a guy who restores castles in Scotland, a yoga instructor and travel writer. I had to figure out the how to spend the least amount of time in the subway in case I went into labor. Figured 2/3 train to 72nd and then bus across only meant 20 minutes underground. All went well, except NO ONE gave up his/her seat to a nine-months-pregnant lady. Gotta love NY!

Day 3: April 23
Big doctor's appointment -- will I be spirited off to the hospital? Nope. No big news. Rats. I keep seeing ads for Tina Fey's Baby Mama -- can't decide if it will make me laugh or cry to see it at this point.

Day 4: April 24
My due date. Come and gone. At least I accomplished something today and finished Lush Life from Richard Price. So great -- I hope y'all check out our interview with him again.

Day 5: April 25
I keep seeing reports saying a mother's breakfast might affect the gender of a child. I ate the same thing every day for almost nine months. So what does a whole-grain English muffin with omega-3 peanut butter mean?

Alison Stewart

3:09 PM ET | 04-25-2008 | permalink

Comments (Send a comment)

"So what does a whole-grain English muffin with omega-3 peanut butter mean? "

A kid who's going to be a REALLY picky eater?

Sent by Naomi | 3:46 PM ET | 04-25-2008

I am happy to see that the kid will have a proper baseball education. Hope he/she shows up soon!

Sent by kevsmirk | 3:50 PM ET | 04-25-2008

Well, Alison you have help to create a show where we (I) feel like a friend and I am happy to hear how you are doing. I wish you all the best in what is to come. Parenting is one the best struggles life has to offer.

Sent by robin | 5:40 PM ET | 04-25-2008

"So what does a whole-grain English muffin with omega-3 peanut butter mean?"

That his/her mother lives in Manhattan? That he/she won't be allergic to peanuts (the only child of his/her generation to avoid this affliction)? That his/her mother was able to avoid the Pashman temptation?

Baby will in any case be born this weekend, depriving us of instant information on the blessed event.

I had a dream about BPP the night before last. Bill was grumpy, Alison was a joy, Rachel was very gracious. Not sure what it meant, but it was interesting. There was an airship docking outside the window of BPP world HQ at Bryant Park (in my dream, your building was much taller than it probably is in real life). There was a cake and my mobile phone was humungous huge but the screen was cracked. I'm embarrassed now but had to get this off my chest.

Sent by Marc Naimark | 5:50 PM ET | 04-25-2008

What's up with not giving a seat to a pregnant lady? I didn't think NY was that bad?!!??

Sent by Jim Trenton | 6:10 PM ET | 04-25-2008

Seriously, not giving up a seat is just plain inconsiderate. I told my husband and he said "effin' New Yorkers." I think NY needs a Japanese style elderly brigade to make people give up seats for the elderly and pregnant.

There's a very funny Korean movie called My Sassy Girl that has a scene about giving up a train seat for an elderly man. Rediculously funny.

Sent by Sarah Lee | 9:37 PM ET | 04-25-2008

My wife and I tried everything short of eggplant to get our son to be born. We were going to go for that eggplant until my wife's water broke, but still no labor. Then came induced labor, epiderol, and 30 hours later, C-section, but, after seeing our son, we were happy to see our son's pretty face, 8 Oct 2007 2030; 8 lbs, 4 oz., 20". I think he just was having such a good time, he didn't want to leave.

Unfortunately, not giving your seat to a very pregnant sounds JUST like NY. Both in San Diego and Chicago, people gave my wife their seats, even on the crowded bus to Wrigley Field.

Sent by Matthew Scallon | 5:32 PM ET | 04-26-2008

I can't believe no one gave up a seat for you! grrr...

Sent by Charlie | 6:50 PM ET | 04-26-2008

NYC Karmic balance occurred! The pizza guy on my corner gave me a free slice of mushroom pizza to say congrats.

Sent by Alison Stewart-NPR | 12:40 PM ET | 04-27-2008

Congrats? I can't imagine the Alikid is there yet... Would even Alison Stewart be eating pizza the day she gave birth? Naaa...
My suggestion for name if Alikid is an Alison: William Cullen.

Sent by Marc Naimark | 3:15 PM ET | 04-27-2008

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