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Babby is now about 11 inches, and nearly a pound! A couple weeks ago I thought that maybe I was feeling kicks, and a few days later the full-on-ninja-fest began. So YES! Those little gentle taps were baby kicks. Kicks can even be felt (and seen!) from the outside. Timmy was determined to feel one, so he rested his hand on my belly several times to no avail. Eventually the timing lined up and he loved it. I love it too, except the time baby started kicking downward on my bladder... That feels WEIRD and UGGY. Babby seems the most active in the morning when I first get up and as I'm settling in the evening. It makes me giggle to imagine it just flailing around in there for no good reason. "Baaaah! I'm a baby! Hi-YA! I have nothing to do! Take THAT!" The kicking makes it feel more real now, like baby and I are a little team. It makes me much more conscious that I am carrying Babby around and taking care of him/her.  Lucy the cat even felt a kick: she was resting her chi...

I thought that maybe I could use some of this fascinating baby experience to form pregnancy advice.  Nothing very out of the ordinary has happened so far (knock on wood), but I have had a lot of adventures in food as a pregnant lady, so here it is! My preggo food list! 1. Coconut Water In the worst stages of nausea, I would have died without coconut water. I am typically an AVID water drinker, but when you are extremely nauseated, water is the enemy (it tastes really gross). Coconut Water has hydrating effects, and tasted much more pleasant than water during that period.  It also has a crap load of potassium, which potentially alleviates restless legs (it def helped with mine). I would get up in the night with restless, achy legs and chug coconut water like it was crack. Potassium also regulates blood pressure which is important during pregnancy as well. My favorite brand is O.N.E. It may be a trendy health beverage, but it is GREAT for pregnancy. I rave about it ...

Well it happened. I turned 30. The celebration of delicious food continues as it did in Hawaii, I've had a meal date just about every night this week for my birthday, and cakes and treats have made several appearances. I really need to have some meals where I don't end up stuffed and THEN get a fancy dessert. It's a blessing that I am pregnant for all this so Babby can help me use up some calories. I caught a glance in the mirror as I was changing my bra yesterday. I don't even recognize my boobs these days. They are intimidating, aggressive even. Pregnancy makes them nips go through some changes I tell you what. Your nice peach colored silver dollars morph into prune colored pancakes. My belly button is also strange looking. It was compared to a teeny cinnamon bun resting on my torso, and one friend even cringed in fear when I revealed it. I thought I maybe felt some kicks the other day, but I'm not positive. Some women claim it feels like a flutter, some like ...

Weeks are flying by. I can't believe it but I am halfway through my pregnancy! That's insane. It's making me feel like I should be doing stuff (I probably should). Birthing classes or something? paperwork? I read a few books at the beginning, but they were mostly funny books about peeing yourself and such. Well the past few weeks have seen some belly growth for sure. A couple of those weeks were spent in Hawaii eating all sorts of delicious food, so some growth has been of the fat variety. Babby got his/her share of delicious treats... yes especially desserts. I am not typically a huge sweets person (salty in taste and disposition), but Hawaii had the BEST desserts. They're all coconut and tropical fruits and macadamia nuts. There is a local candy bar made in Maui called WowWee  which comes in the BEST flavors. The cuisine focuses highly on local fare, seafood and super foods, so unlike our usual trips to restaurants where our only vegetarian choices are carbs with da...