Week 17

Here we are at Week 17: Satvinder likes to talk to the baby, with her face smushed against my belly, much like she is doing in this picture. She is already telling "secret" things that are only for the baby's ears...for example, she likes to tell on her parents, when she thinks we are being unfair. She's already setting up the sibling alliance.

Feeling kicks is super fun - soft, sweeping moves that make me smile.

And one day this week I felt GOOD. I woke up with energy and didn't feel nauseated much. It only lasted the morning but it was REALLY awesome. I'd forgotten what that was like and it was a wonderful treat.

This weekend, we will go to Flagstaff (cooling off - YES!) and there will be a party for celebrating our 120 days of pregnancy. In yogic philosophy it is considered to the be time when the child's soul enters its body in the womb. It is a time to honor the mother and the family for receiving and carrying the soul, and for welcoming the soul.

This will be our Flagstaff celebration and then there will be another in Phoenix in July. This baby is and will be WELL celebrated and I love that. That's another thing that makes me smile.