PREGNANT IN HEELS
My coworkers (90% men) have been really great I must admit. Luckily I work with really sweet guys, but now it is like have 5 or 6 big brothers on some days. I think they are taking bets on just how long I will last in my 3 in. heels...let me tell you it will be awhile. I love my shoes!
One more week before the big ultrasound and we cant wait! For some reason finding out the gender of the baby has become a really big deal. We have names picked out either way, and I am soooo ready to stop saying "the baby". I am starting to FEEL pregnant for sure. I can tell when I have been on my feet too long, and I started feeling the baby move around earlier this week. Today we had another doctor's appointment, and the heartbeat was so strong we could hear it before the doppler device was fully on my tummy! That sound was music to my ears, as I still get worried like any other mom-to-be.
The sun is finally out in Oakland, and we have been taking advantage -walks by the lake and playing on the swings! Here are my other two kids:
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| Momoe was carefree on the swings! |
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| Tor was scared to go to high...go figure |
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| Lake Chabot last Saturday afternoon |
So Tor has decided to take EARLY action in getting the baby prepared for his post-graduate degree through auditory exercises. Not only will the baby apparently play professional basketball, he will also be a rocket scientist in his/her spare time. I/We are using this contraption called BabyPlus, like Baby Einstein but while still in the womb. From the website:
The BabyPlus curriculum is a series of 16 naturally derived sounds that resemble a mother's heartbeat. The rhythm of the sounds increases incrementally as the pregnancy progresses. The BabyPlus sonic pattern introduces your child to a sequential learning process, built upon the natural rhythms of their own environment.
This "auditory exercise" strengthens learning ability during the developmental period when the advantages will be most significant and enduring for a child. BabyPlus is the first educational tool designed for prenatal use that has been proven effective. BabyPlus children have an intellectual, developmental, creative, and emotional advantage from the time they are born.
So now, I sit with a drumming fanny pack on my belly twice a day while the baby "learns stuff". Next week the baby will be learning French and Spanish while working on their thesis.
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| BabyPlus 'learning tool' on mama's belly |
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