After dinner, we played the traditional Chinese Moon Festival game of Taboo. Bill, Olivia and I got trounced by Molly, Sylvia and SAM something like 53 - 26. I need to take the bulk of the responsibility as I had the the bulk of the point deductions on our side. But it was still a great time.
Anyways, we're into week 35 of our pregnancy and, really, the baby could come pretty much at any time. Think that Brad, Sylvia and I were all born by this point. Of course, Sylvia and I were 3rd and 4th children respectively and Brad was one of a twin, but still, we're getting prepared.
The baby HAS changed in the past couple of days, though. In our recent visit to the midwife on Monday, she said that the baby is starting to engage (about a -3). We don't know if this has anything to do with things, but Sarah thinks that the baby is much harder and feels bigger now than it did even a few days ago. I for one, am starting to be able to feel parts and sticky-out bits of the baby more than ever before. Sometimes, sticking out of interesting places! For instance, the night before last, Petunia was sticking a fist or a foot practically out Sarah's back! Amazing.
The rest of the midwife's exam was fairly normal. She said that the baby had a healthy heart rate of about 140 bpm which is fairly consistent with what we've seen.
Birth preparations continue as we practice with our Hypnobirthing relaxation tapes and begin preparing our Birth Plan. Eddie, the marketing exec in our class suggests we use the softer language of "Birth Wish List" in order to have a better chance of getting what we want. We all agree heartily. Anyone from the Hypnobirthing Institute listening?
3 comments:
Sarah looks so big! Wow. I love these weekly blogs, as it makes me feel like I'm there with you guys, seeing the baby growing inside her.
It was Brad, John and Roz who were all born by now. I was born two weeks late, as I was so cozy in there I didn't want to come out. I planned my entrance perfectly so that it coincided with the moving truck coming to move us to Maine!
I guess it was the excitement over the apartment that made me miss this posting entirely. What a treat to find it (after being told it was there of course) today, and see how that belly is growing! Imagine how squished it feels for Petunia. "Let me stretch!" "When can I get out of here?"
The party sounds like fun! Do both of these TC women teach at CIS? How else would they have had the energy to go out on a school night unless they'd had the day off that day? You really have built a community of friends in HK, and it didn't take long!
Please keep us "posted" on the aparrtment!
XXOO
John, you took off the previous pictures of the once-potential apartment, but didn't add anything new! Pictures of Petunia coming soon? Can't wait! Love you!
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