A little R & R

Today Bob and I needed a little R & R. We met up with some of the girls from my German orientation class in Lörrach. It was a nice getaway and good to see my friends again. It was warm and sunny and just being out in the fresh air was, well, refreshing. The little guy in the picture is the Flat Stanley I mentioned a few days ago in a post. :)

By now my belly is getting rather large. The baby book says that the baby's environment is becoming more and more crowded as he/she grows and fills up the space inside the uterus. Considering that Bob is a little over half of his full length already, I sure believe it. I'm just wondering where the other almost half of Bob is going to go. My belly is already really taught and I can hardly believe it is going to be able to stretch itself out even farther. Peaking ahead a few days the baby book goes on to say: As the baby grows so do you. On average you should expect to gain about one pound per week during this month... OMG that's another 4 pounds or almost 2 kilos. Yikes...

Fun Trivia: Historically, salt and sweet things were forbidden to the Jivaro women of Equador when pregnant, in the belief that this deprivation would prevent the fetus from becoming too big.

Whether true or not, I'm certainly glad to not count myself amongst the Jivaro clan. There are already enough forbidden things in pregnancy to cut out salt and sugar both...

Lastly, Andy and I have finalized our name choices today. We are; however, not sharing them until much closer to the time of the birth. We still don't even know if we're having a boy or a girl yet so we think we'll just wait and let the whole thing be a surprise. Until then baby Bob will stay baby Bob. :)

All our very best,
Mommy & Bob