Things are a bit off at the Heerssen household lately. Joshua has been gone a lot, first with chaperoning kids for a week at a theatre convention out of state, and now he's started grad school and stays with our very good friend David downtown 3 nights a week. He's at school 12 hours a day, 4 days a week and it just makes sense so he doesn't have to drive so far every day. I am so proud of him and happy for him that he loves what he does so much... but at the same time I miss him badly.
It's kind of hard on me because there are things that I can't do around the house that NEED to be done... cleaning, yard work... but because I'm pregnant, I simply can't. I've tried and I just get too out of sorts too quick, dizzy, crampy... all those things you're not supposed to be feeling. I don't feel safe, but I feel like a huge slacker because I'm not doing these things. We're having our annual July 4th party this Saturday and I feel anxious just thinking about it because there is so much to do, most of it I'll be doing without help.
Anyway, that kind of explains the lack of updating and belly pics and all that. I wish I were better at taking pictures of myself so I could continue to document my growing belly like I have been. I've missed 2 weeks now and that's kind of depressing.
Outside of the real world and in womb land, Baby Girl is doing great. She's flipping around and bopping me all the time. I don't really feel her from the outside yet... I touch my belly and she knows it and stops grooving. When she's really active at work and it's distracting me I'll rub my stomach and she's quiet for several minutes... then she'll start up again. I've started talking to her, asking her what's up and why she's moving so much. My coworkers are used to it.
I've also started singing to her when we're alone, just singing whatever is on the radio or on my iPhone. She can hear my voice now, which is cool. I'll put my phone on my lap sometimes while I'm driving or on my belly when I'm laying down and turn on Explosions in the Sky, an instrumental rock band that I love. Mozart it isn't... but I'm not a Mozart person. I downloaded a bunch of string quartet covers of classic and modern rock songs to play too. Happy medium I think. I don't put much stock in the whole "play music to your baby in the womb" thing really... but it makes her wiggle, so I like to do it.
Her Nonni, my mom, has started calling her "Whooz-it" seeing as no one will know her name until she's born. We may or may not already have it picked out. We'll never tell!!
Other news, I've started to knit. I have one practice headband 95% done... surprisingly easier than I expected. I'm looking forward to cranking out more and putting them on her little head.
She'll be here before I know it...
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