This week I’m at eleven and three quarters (by my count; 11 and 5/6 by others’ more generous reckoning). The doc is still pleased with my weight gain and the baby’s size gain, so all’s good. And nothing that flops around as much as this critter is flopping can really be stressed.
Since my previous thigh experiment didn’t really work, I’m going back to trying to influence just my belly. My belly button is stretching pretty thin, but is still decidedly an innie. Some people have called me crazy (to my face!) for being excited about the pop-out moment. But really, how many times in one’s life does one get the opportunity to see the bottom of one’s belly button? Meghan downstairs said hers didn’t go until week 38, so I may have to be patient yet. But surely we’ll soon get to meet.
I’m off now to meet Bill in the city. It’s the first time we’ll go to the hospital where I’ll deliver (all my doctor’s appointments happen at MIT). We get to go meet all the doctors who might be on call when I go into labor, thus we get to meet whoever it is who will be delivering the baby. Maybe they pass out their schedules so if I don’t like one of them I can hold it in until they’re off duty?
Magrilless 
Well, Gretch, good luck both with getting to hold that little person beyond the time it is scheduled to come ! and good luck with the belly button. As a child , I always had an outtie and I always thought it looked just like our doorbell! love to all three of you Herm and Moonbeam
Hey Gretchen & Bill!
When I had Eric we were living in
Bryan/College Station while Steve was in grad school. I went to a practice with two doctors – one was very CUTE (Dr. Raspberry), the other seemed VERY OLD (Dr.Roman)! Being in my 20's and obviously sensible, I tried to schedule all of my appointments with the CUTE one. But, since I would be delivered by whoever was on call whenever Eric decided to come, I didn't know who would show up at the hospital. The closer I got to delivery, the better the old guy looked since he was obviously the one with the experience. As it turned out, Eric was delivered by Dr. Roman – and I was very glad!
Love to you both (I think it's really all three by now!) Aunt Charlotte
clearly you have not been listening to my advise about the value of Milkshake Tuesday – to my way of think, don't listen to the doctors. you look way too small…think milkshakes……