Yesterday we visited Dr. Fan and it sounds like everything is good. The baby has moved in the head-down position and is ready for D-day. The heart beat was very fast - 168 bmp - but that was because the baby was in the mood to dance at that moment. The doctor kept moving the heart monitor all around my belly trying to keep up with the baby!. “The baby is very active, and this is a good sign” – he said. The doctor checked the cervix and it is still closed. He predicted that the baby would wait to make his big entrance until his due date!
Noli’s prediction is February 13th. This came about in a funny/crazy way…
One night, while fixing dinner, we heard the song “Leila” by Clapton, playing on the radio. Over dinner, Noli mentioned that the song reminded him of his maternal grandmother because one of her many nicknames is “Lela”. I argued that “Leila” and “Lela” were not the same. Noli convinced me that it was close enough. Later that evening we were watching the TV show “Deal or no Deal” – with host Howie Mandel (who happens to be bald like Noli). The contestant that evening started the show by choosing case # 5 (Noli’s favorite number) as his lucky case. During the middle of the show, the contestant shaved his goatee for bonus money (I want Noli to shave his goatee). We later learned that the contestant is from Hawaii (Carlos and Richie had just returned from Hawaii). When this contestant got around to opening case #13 (the day Noli was born in October), Howie asked “Lucky Leila” to open her case. Noli thinks that the entire evening was a sign that the baby will be born on the 13th – HAHAHA!!!
My prediction??? How about any time AFTER my mom gets here!!!
I lost 1lb since my last appointment, which was 2 weeks ago… cutting down on sweets did the trick! Here are more pictures of me and the gigantic belly (good thing the belly button hasn’t popped out, or else I would be sleeping in the guest room) Noli freaks out just thinking about a popped belly button!!!
2 comments:
Jackie,
My fiancee is also a patient of Dr. Hamersley's and we just had our beautiful daughter last Wednesday (two days after Dr. Hamersley said she'd deliver by the end of the week). We found your blog when we google'd "Dr. Hamersley" a few months back.
Thanks for posting your experience with your pregnancy. It really helped my fiancee and I when we would read your updates. She made me put together the bassinet we bought after reading your post and seeing the picture that your husband put together - thanks...LOL.
Good luck with your delivery. We wish you, your newborn child, and your family all the best. You'll never get tired of staring at your baby.
Jackie and Noli,
Enjoy reading your pregnancy blog. Congratulations!!! Dont know how 36 weeks feel like (i never gotten past 35 week with neither of my boys), but the most important thing is that the
baby is completely developed now and just sitting there smiling & putting on some weight :-)
Good luck with the delivery and keep us posted,
- Irena & family
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