Kicking

I'll admit I'm incredibly relieved every time I feel Smidgen move. Not in a "oh this is amazing, I am communing with my little angel" sense so much as in a "oh thank God, kiddo, you're still alive in there". I wish my belly had a window or something so I could check on him. If I were an OB, I suspect I'd be strapping on a fetal heart monitor three times a day.

Yes, I am an anxious person by nature, why do you ask?

2012 Book Review #81: Engraved on the Eye

Title: Engraved on the Eye
Author: Saladin Ahmed
Genre: Speculative fiction short story anthology
Thingummies: 4.5

Synopsis: A collection of short stories, both science fiction and fantasy, many with an Islamic and/or Arabic flavor.

Thingummies: ( So, what did you think? )

2012 Book Review #82: The Happiest Baby on the Block

Title: The Happiest Baby on the Block
Author: Harvey Karp
Genre: Parenting guide
Thingummies: 4?

Synopsis: With the thesis that colic is essentially a result of humans being born too early (so our heads can get out without killing our mothers), Karp has what he considers a fool-proof method of recreating the comfort of the womb and calming even the fussiest of babies.

Thoughts:( So, what did you think? )

2012 Book Review #83: Nell Gwyn

Title: Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King
Author: Charles Beauclerk
Genre: Biography (Restoration England)
Thingummies: 2.5

Synopsis: Actress Nell Gwyn managed to rise from the gutter by captivating Charles II for decades.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )

In other news

My belly button is flattening out. It's signficantly shallower than it used to be.

This is weird.

Ok, and now we're done with sharing time for the moment.