First ultrasound

Hi all. This is the beginning of a blog for the beginning of a new human. We are calling her 'Oona Plum'. The name Oona has a couple important references. For me it is the name of Oona O'Neill, Eugene O'Neill's daughter and Charlie Chaplin's love who renounced her American citizenship to be with Chaplin when he was kicked out of the U.S. during the red scare. For Keely, Oona is the name of the daughter of one of our favorite all time artists, Jonas Mekas. His art is truly some of the greatest film of all time.

Our little Oona is due somewhere around Feb. 1, 2008. At the 13 week ultrasound she had all the right parts: five fingers and toes on each, no extras, no less. I was worried for awhile that she'd have six fingers, which is common in Keely's family. And she thought the inbred side came from Indiana! Ha! Well, actually it does. Keely's mother's family are Hoosiers just like mine. We'll be teaching Oona her roots.