Rock A Bye, Keifer

Every night, when CJ tucks me in *yes, he tucks me in every night*, we hold this stuffed blue dog (that was a sweet gift from my pal, Veebs), on my belly and let it play its tune. It plays "Rock A Bye Baby", and every night, we let it play until it stops, and then we both say goodnight to Keifer. CJ kisses the belly and talks to Keifer, too, to make sure that s/he will know daddie's voice, too. Pretty soon, Keifer should be able to hear our voices. Have you ever THOUGHT about the lyrics to "Rock A Bye Baby"? "In the tree top, when the wind blows, the cradle will rock, when the bough breaks, the cradle will FALL............." How traumatic for a baby to FALL out of a tree. LOL. I hope that doesn't ever come true. Apparently Mooshie/Michele (my egg donor) has a similar type toy, a pink stuffed rabbit, that also plays music. She used to hold it on HER belly every night for her Maddie to hear in utero. That's where I got the idea to play everynight for Keifer. Maddie LOVES her stuffed bunny and its one of her favorite bedtime friends. I'm hoping Keifer loves the stuffed doggie. I wonder what Keifer will name the puppy?

And just because, here is a fully clothed shot of my belly, at 11 1/2 weeks. This was before work this week, and I'm wearing a maternity sweater -- because trying to find shirts to wear to cover the bulge that isn't quite baby yet, but isn't flat, either, has been difficult. Usually in the AMs, I'm not showing very much, but for some reason, this sweater made me look more PG.

Last night, after we got home from the long day of watching Mason and CJ playing ball, I noticed CJ kept staring at my belly *aka "the look"*. I asked him why, and he told me I really LOOKED PG last night. Then, as I was getting in the shower, he happened to walk by, and caught a glimpse of me. "Honey!" he exclaimed. "Look at your boobies! WOW". I laughed, but when he told me he wanted to take a picture, that's where I drew the line. *giggle* I told him to wait until I'm more in the 20+ weeks, then I'll pull a Britney for him. Hee hee.
(what I also noticed, was the thing about your veins popping out really is true. I noticed especially on my left side, my blue veins were very prominent, and made their way towards my uterus, towards Keifer, who is starting to share his/her mommie's blood!)