Monday, April 18, 2011

Counting Down - Less than 72 hours to departure

The countdown to departure (ours for India) and arrival (the baby's into the world) has begun.  We leave San Francisco this Thursday morning (4/21) at 9:00 a.m.  Ken thought we arrived in India on Thursday evening local time, so SCI planned to induce labor on Friday, (4/22).  However, when Mike checked our itinerary we realized we arrive on Friday evening, not Thursday.  We're hoping the birth can be delayed until Saturday and are waiting to hear from SCI about rescheduling. 

SCI reports that all is well with the baby.  At this point the baby will be considered full term, although it's likely to be a bit on the small side.  The birth will likely be cesarean since the latest ultra sound revealed a "single nuchal loop."  That means the umbilical cord is wrapped around the baby's neck.  It's not a big problem, but usually leads to a cesarean birth. 

Of course we still don't know if the baby will be a boy or a girl -- and the suspense is killing us.  But maybe not as much as the suspense about the names we've chosen is killing some of our family members.  Mike's mom and her sisters are anxiously awaiting the birth of the child and the news of the name -- and not necessarily in that order. 

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