AUTHOR: Marty, a.k.a. canape TITLE: Turkish predictions DATE: 8/07/2007 01:52:00 PM ----- BODY:
I'm back from another OB visit. I finally gained some weight. Three pounds.

Nurse Whisper took me back today. I'm sure she's a very sweet lady, but I just can't like her very much because of my initial introduction to her.

Today, Little Bird played a mean trick on her. She was using the doppler to find Bird's heartbeat. I have to admit, my own doppler sounds a million times better than theirs and seems to be easier to use.

Nurse Whisper couldn't find the heartbeat.

Of course, she was looking way too high. I know where Bird likes to hang out, and it is down low, just off center from my belly button. Nurse Whisper was looking way too high.

I just lay there quietly and let her search for about 3 minutes. When I could tell she was getting frustrated, I gently said, "You might want to look lower. That's where I usually find it."

Another five minutes goes by, and nothing. She keeps wiping her brow and trying not to glance at me. I'm just laying back grinning. Because she is moving the thing so quickly, she has missed the heartbeat about 3 times at this point. I could hear it, just one blip of it, and I knew what it was even as she was flying past it.

I started to tell her where it was again, but decided to just be still and quiet. Let Little Bird have her fun.

She finally found it, and the exhale she let out could have taken care of a 90 year old's birthday candles. She said, "I was scared I wasn't going to find it."

I said, "I knew it was there."

About halfway through her counting, Bird moved. I thought Nurse Whisper was going to chuck the doppler across the room. She turned to me and told me not to move. I couldn't help but laugh. I apologized and lay still, even though it wasn't me moving in the first place, and she finally got the heart rate.

152. And she said it sounded "just perfect."

Several years ago, a Turkish friend of mine used my wedding ring to predict how many children I would have and what their genders would be.

As the ring swung over my palm in a circle that got bigger and bigger and bigger, she clicked her tongue and said, "Oh dear."

What, 'oh dear?' What do you mean?

She said, "My angel. You will have a girl. A very very naughty girl."

We'll see if she's right about the girl on September 5. We already know about the naughty part.

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----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Heather, Queen of Shake Shake DATE:Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 2:59:00 PM EDT When I was pregnant with Parker, he kicked the doppler when she found his heart beat. Or punched it. Probably was his hands now that I think about it. They told me both of the boys were girls according to the heart rate. That's obviously a reliable way to tell, don't you think? har har. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Mamma DATE:Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 3:49:00 PM EDT I LOVE that she's already a trouble-maker!! My kind a girl (or boy)!

And for the love of all things fattening, STEP AWAY FROM THE DOPPLER!!

:) ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Liz DATE:Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 3:54:00 PM EDT I love your Little Bird.

When I was just 5 months pregnant with Henry we were rear-ended by a drunk cabbie. I refused medical treatment but then completely flipped out and we went to the L & D department of the local hospital. I'm telling you, those were the longest 5 minutes of my life...looking for that heartbeat.

But YAY for you and double YAY for your doppler. See, you already have one part of motherhood mastered: you know where your child is at all times. WOOT. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous gail DATE:Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 4:16:00 PM EDT Sweet little Bird, I hope you are naughty because that my friend, is the spice of life.

Sept 5, how exciting! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Andria DATE:Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 4:47:00 PM EDT less than a month! how exciting!!! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Candygirlflies DATE:Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 5:01:00 PM EDT Very, very naughty little girls are just the sweetest, dearest things EVER. Trust me on this one-- I've got three of them.

Congratulations and love xox ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous slouchy DATE:Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 5:13:00 PM EDT A naughty girl. I love it!

And I love that you remained so calm, that you knew perfectly well that Little Bird was fine. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous AcadeMama DATE:Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 5:31:00 PM EDT I can't wait for Sept 5th! Isn't it fantastic to already be the person who knows your baby the best...and I always thought it was cool that Baby E seemed to have her own little spot where she liked to hang out at first :) ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Tiffany DATE:Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 5:46:00 PM EDT Go little bird! It's okay to play tricks on the mean nurse :) ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Whymommy DATE:Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 7:44:00 PM EDT "I knew it was there."

Atta girl!

Hooray for Little Bird! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Bubblewench DATE:Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 6:47:00 AM EDT Oh one day closer to Little Bird pictures from the OUTSIDE! I hope she's naughty, that just means she takes after mama and papa. Not such a bad thing.

ps. Yes please email me link to that elvis thing you mentioned on my site bubblewench at yahoo dot com. I like to piss my pants. Makes for more interesting laundry day. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Amy DATE:Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 10:28:00 AM EDT I just love when they misbehave before they're even born. :-)

And I love even more that you were able to remain calm and know that your little dude or dudette was perfectly fine in there. Home dopplers are a wonderful thing, aren't they??!! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Anonymous Slackermommy DATE:Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 11:35:00 PM EDT Awww, that does give me warm fuzzies. After misbehaving with you at BlogHer I must say that I agree she will be very naughty. ----- --------