Nonstress test, still overdue

Today was the first of the late-ass fetal monitoring appointments, the “nonstress test.” It was pretty painless, though minorly boring; the heart rate monitor and contraction sensor were strapped to me by a bit of a sleepy-looking tech or nurse or someone, and then I was reclined in a homestyle reclining chair and handed a button to track noticeable movement. Of course, the kid decided not to perform.. he only kicked about five times throughout the 40 or so minutes we were in there. Unfortunately, needing to pay attention to said movement negates the ability to do fun things like play with my Nintendo DS (which, since I’m old, I still call a “Gameboy”). Anyway, it’s a noninvasive monitoring procedure that told me a) the kid’s heartbeat is fairly normal, but it didn’t spike like they were looking for, and b) I am still not having major contractions, unless one counts attempting to pass gas as a contraction (for the record, that’s how it’s recorded on the printout – yay?).

The ultrasound of baby-swimming goodness is scheduled for Friday (at one week of overdueness), assuming he doesn’t decide to fly out before then. I can’t help but hope that if he stays in for this week that he stays in for one more week, giving him Virgoan status… of course, assuming that he’s doing all right and can handle that sort of thing. I have heard a lot of stories lately of kids arriving a couple of weeks late and being perfectly fine.

I’m just really hoping he doesn’t need to be cut out of me – no desire for surgery, thanks. I’m not too gung-ho about natural processes (I plan to have pain medication if I am in nasty pain, or, like, at all) but I’m also not thrilled about surgery.. and by not thrilled, I mean that it scares the shit out of me and also grosses me out. I suggest that the c-section video not be shown to anyone, or at least anyone who may need one.

So, that’s where we are!

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