Friday the 13th, Part XII: Spawn of Jason

We made another trip to the doctor yesterday and found out some interesting news about my arrival. The doctor says that, because of Mommy's gestational diabetes, they won't let me go past my due date so I don't get too big. Since my due date is on a Saturday, they'll probably induce sometime that week before. That makes the odds a bit slimmer for those of you who voted for June 14 or later! We have an ultrasound scheduled already for June 10, so Mommy, in her non-expert medical opinion, thinks they'll probably wait until after that to make a decision about when I'll be coming.

Mommy hopes they'll induce on the 11th - any later than that might mean that I'll be coming on Friday the 13th!! Then again, Nana always reminds Mommy that she was in labor with her for two days, so a 6/11 induction might take until the 13th until I'm born! I guess Daddy's name is Jason, so maybe it makes sense for me to come on Friday the 13th. Wonder if that'll make me love horror movies when I grow up? If so, I'll have to watch them on my own, since Mom and Dad and too big of wusses to watch them.

The rest of the appointment went fine. My heart rate was 132 - slightly slower than it has been, but I've been running out of room to jump around as much. That doesn't stop me from elbowing and squirming all the time though! For the first time, I did measure slightly larger. Mommy was at 32 weeks and 3 days, but I was measuring at 33 weeks. The doc said I'm still head-down, and she noticed that I like to hang out on the right side of Mommy's belly. Barack and Hillary are coming to Indiana a lot these days, so maybe I'll start moving more towards the "left" now. :-)

Mom didn't gain any weight from her last appointment to this one - she thought that was good, considering she's on the higher end of the normal weight gain range. However, the doctor told her that she should be gaining a little weight from one week to the next. I bet that's the first time a doctor has told Mommy she needs to gain more weight! Uh-oh...did I just call my mama fat? Guess she'll need to teach me a few things about manners once I get out!

Oh, and one more thing. Mom and Dad finish their last childbirth class tomorrow - I'm sure they'll be experts after that. Last week, they got to take a tour of the maternity ward. Check out these swanky digs - you can see a video by clicking on the picture.