Favorite Things To Date

By FAR my favorite thing is feeling Baby Bean bump and thump around right now :)  I feel him a bit in the morning and different moments throughout the day, but like clockwork, when I lie down to go to bed he starts his most active routine for about 10 minutes.  The other night I laid there feeling him and then he stopped.  I said something out loud to him and got a big old thud in response that made me laugh out loud!

Another favorite thing that I'm trying to enjoy every minute of is my belly bump.  I realize this is going to start to take on a life of it's own and I will not be so pleased.  For now it's quite enjoyable and after a lifetime of worrying about my muffin top, the only part of my body I've ever disliked, I finally get to have it all pooch out and for a beautiful purpose, ha!

I am so very happy to have been loaned the pregnancy wedge pillow from Amy Morgan.  I would have had no idea about this and it's wonderful.  Small and easy to shift around when you change positions as well as pack for traveling and so supportive and yet I don't even realize it's there.  Our cousin Abi is due 2 weeks later than me and I told her about it.  She just received it and right before a trip to San Diego.  I'm hoping she finds it as helpful as I do.  I also have the boppy pregnancy pillow which doesn't work for my belly yet, I think it will once I'm bigger.  For now it's great for between my knees and using behind my back for sitting up in bed to read.

Food:  I'm still not in the hungry hippo phase yet, but there are a few things I get in my head on that I feel I must have soon:  Decaf coffee, fresh croissants, Zacharey's Stuffed Pizza (spinach and mushroom with pepperoni on top), Chipotle's veggie bowl and little treats to satisfy my sugar craving here and there.  To be honest, I'm not sure this is a whole lot different than when I'm not pregnant, I just don't go actively pursuing them as I do now.

And Josh and I joke about having a girl and naming her Clementine because I eat them constantly!  There is always one or two rolling around my purse.

Two of my favorite books right now:

http://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Book-Baby-Child/dp/0982338317

http://www.amazon.com/Other-Baby-Book-Natural-Approach/dp/1475185421/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387053190&sr=1-1&keywords=the+other+baby+book