I was born on October 6th…
Dad says at 11:23 PM, Mum says: 11:31 PM but on the video just after I came out, the clock on the wall says 11:33 PM so I’m sticking with mum on this one… she should know.
I weighed in at 3.56 kilos or 7.84845653 pounds… let’s call that 7.8 pounds.
I was 52 cm (or twenty and a half inches) long which, in my opinion, is pretty long or tall.
11:31 PM means you can say I’m either an eleventh hour baby, a brinkswoman, last minute stuff or fashionably late.
Mum and Dad are more inclined to think unfashionably late because they had actually been expecting me before September 29th… sorry folks, I had some tidying up to do before I was ready to come out.
October 6th means I’m a Libra.
According to what my dad has read, Libra is connected with the Greek Goddess of Justice, Themis.
Dad says that Libra is also associated with the Greco-Roman goddess Aphrodite or Venus.
In the horoscope, the symbol for Libra is the scales. Wikipedia says that many modern astrologers regard Libra as the most desirable of zodiacal types because it represents the highest point (that’s what zenith means) of the year, the high point of the seasons, when the harvest of all the hard work of the spring is reaped.
Libras are like this:
Diplomatic and compromising but can be manipulative (like, I’m 8 days old and Dad’s already wrapped around my finger), cooperative, fair, balanced, impartial & idealistic (in relationships). We’re also supposed to be charming (I think so), easy going, indecisive, peace loving (can’t we all just get along?), gullible, elegant, graceful, refined, artistic, pleasure oriented, gentle, sensitive, kind, cheerful, romantic, self-indulgent & flirty (but loyal in marriage). So far, I’ve only managed to be charming, elegant and peace loving but I’m only 8 days old.
Very important: People born under the sign of Libra supposedly tend to have a graceful figure, a charming appearance, refined features, a high forehead, and a ‘trademark’ dimple. They are often very good looking individuals and use their good looks well. I don’t have a dimple yet but everything else looks spot on.
2008 makes me a rat in the Chinese Horoscope. Some people don’t like rats but in China, people think the rat is cool because of its quick thinking and ability to get and hold onto valuable stuff. Rats are thought to be very lucky in China and Japan. The Rat character is smart, charming, funny, stylish and cool.
The rat is the first of the 12 Chinese astrology animals.
This is because once upon a time (in China), the God of Heaven wanted to choose 12 animal names as the sequence of the calendar.
He announced a big race between all the animals to see what order they would be in.
Before the race, the cat had forgotten the schedule and asked the rat for help but the rat gave the cat the wrong time on purpose. Cats have been angry at rats ever since — that’s why they’re always chasing us.
When all the racers came to a big river, the rat jumped onto the horn of the ox and stayed there until the other side and then raced ahead to win.
That’s why rats are number one.
Today, I am 8 days old and 3.7 kilos. Only 51 weeks left until my birthday.
The last bit of my umbilical chord came off today.
And I got vaccinated for Hepatitis B… it really hurt. Mean, old doctor.
