31 weeks, Spring and you just around the corner

You are now 31 weeks old and your mama looks as pregnant as can be. She is finding it hard to believe that there are still 2 months to go! Starting at 30 weeks your mellow status, as perceived by your mom, has changed to one wiggly guy. Before this point I really had to concentrate to feel your movements. Now it feels as though the minute you are awake I can tell. You and my stomach move from side to side. The other night everytime I poked one side of my stomach you kicked back. There is often a kind of rolling sensation that comes with your movement (I believe because you have less room). The movement is less an isolated ping of a kick and more a rumbling all over movement kind of a feeling. I think you are not so much bumping into me now with your acrobatics as you are moving constantly against the walls of my uterus. You are most active in the mornings, and evenings (starting around 7:00pm) and continuing throughout the night.

This week I walked to work every day - and three of those days I walked home too. This has really helped your mama to feel more energetic. She is noticing so many beautiful things to look at on the way to work. Cherry blossoms, a huge platform hanging from an apartment ceiling with a large parrot perched in the center, a corner coffee store with $2.50 pints every night for happy hour - once you are born I plan to partake!, bright purple flowers, a park restoration project and the list goes on and on... I can't tell you how much this beats the bus with its faint smell of alcohol, urine, and cigarette smoke - people glumly bumping along from stop to stop.

There are signs of Spring on the way - our two bird friends outside our window are busy preparing their nest. I think they have made more headway than we have on your nursery. Although Spring is on its way, rain is still around. It should rain today. Your father and I are planning to go to the bookstore so your father can look at design books to help him prepare for a possible test with Apple. The sense of new beginnings is pretty strong around these parts. Your mama needs to start imagining her new beginnings too. As a mama for one, but also as she begins her process to seek out more fulfilling work. Who knows what she will be doing by the time you are old enough to understand what your parents do for a living...
We have been reading new stories to you at night - a Winnie the Pooh counting book, a Sandra Boynik (sp?) book, and have been playing new music for you. Your mama downloaded lots of children's songs for you from Apple Itunes - lullabies, silly songs, and more classical. Last night you kicked along to "Baby Belua." Well little guy, continue to grow, kick, stretch, and wiggle around! We can't wait for the day when you arrive into our world!
Love,
Mama