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Sunday, February 19, 2006 Pretty Much the Coolest Thing Ever So last night, after the baby shower and a cigarette (with Jonathan, not Sarah of course), I was invited downstairs for a Belly Touching. It's not unlike, say, a wine tasting, except there is neither wine, nor tasting. Sarah has previously spoken of her lack of sleep. This is not helped by the fact that as soon as she lays down Baby Girl Hays starts playing Dance Dance Revolution in that lil' place of hers. Since a couple of attempts had proved fruitless in my trying to get Baby to move around so I could feel her (despite Jonathan's continual poking and prodding at Sarah's stomach), I get a promise that this time, I'll be able to feel the baby jump around. (Cue: House of Pain.) Sure enough, Sarah lays down and the moment she does, baby goes crazy. It was the first time that I can remember being able to feel a baby in the womb. (I remember it happening when my mother was pregnant with my brother, but I don't remember actually feeling him move around at all.) And it's even cooler than you think it is. I'm sure it's several steps down from actually carrying a baby inside, but I'm happy to share in Sarah's baby for the time being. Did I mention it was amazing? Because it was. All of us here are getting pretty ready to actually MEET this little girl. I think it also has something to do with the fact that S & J won't tell us her name til she's actually born. Popular choices among our friends seem to be "Consuela Maria" and "Geneva Calvina Sola Gratia", but we're pretty sure they're gonna go with "Viper Quimby". In any case, we're ready to find out that stinkin name, after months of guessing. In other - related - news.... No matter what Peter might tell you, I'm pretty sure the real reason we broke up was my crochet habit. It may have also been exasperated by the Sudoku, but I blame crochet. So of course, in pure rebellion, I've decided to take up knitting. It's like being a smoker, and unable to quit, so you just go straight for the hard drugs. I've even been told that there's a City Knitting group that meets at City Cafe (a bar) in the evenings. So you take knitting, and add alcohol and cigarettes....well now that just sounds like a marvelous time. Sarah re-taught me (I had sorta learned before) today, while me, her and Jonathan watched Cannibal: The Musical, and Rushmore, both of which are excellent. I hightly recommend belly touching, knitting, Rushmore, and having friends like Sarah and Jonathan. -Mic- |
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