Breakdancing Pregnant Ladies

These pregnant ladies can move! Okay, the breakdancers aren't pregnant. This was a staged event to raise consciousness about health care for women in developing countries. Everyday 1400 women die in pregnancy and childbirth around the world due to lack of health care. Found this gem at Mothering Magazine.

Florida

For my 30th Birthday and our "Babymoon", we went to Florida for 5 days. It's was warm and amazing which is just what we needed. Just feeling the soft sun on my skin was reason enough to go.

The Everglades.

Audubon House in Key West.

Real Astronaut John Fabian at NASA. He gave a talk and spoke about his experience in Space and our fragile planet.

Baby Harpo and I board a rocket into space at the Kennedy Space Center.

Growing Belly

Here's my belly at around 27 weeks. Looks like I'm growing everywhere. :) My baby Harpo is moving more and more everyday. He's kind of a feisty fellow. We play a game where I gently tap my belly and he kicks back.

We went to see Cheryl Gates the midwife and everything is progressing perfectly. My body naturally knows what to do just like the sky knows how to make rain and yellow forsythia flowers know how to trumpet spring. We will now see Cheryl every two weeks to check our progress.

I saw Hypnotherapist Dr. Plumb today to help me trust my body in birth. He has been very helpful in guiding me to relax and allow my body do what it was made to do.

Belly Picture Week 24 and Exciting News

Here are two pictures from week 24; my dog Blondie cannot believe the size of my belly. I finally look pregnant to strangers which is a powerful tool. People are naturally protective and loving to pregnant people.

Good news is that my little son Harpo is getting a cousin--my sister and her husband are expecting and are on week 13--already 2nd Trimester. What a gift to my son to have a cousin his same age. It makes my pregnancy even more enjoyable to share with her. I wish their little family good blessings and health--I can't wait to see Sissy's little baby bump start to show.

New Camera, New Belly shots

Here's baby at Week 21...

My protector...

New slippers, wish I could see them...

It's our 5th Courthouse-Wedding Anniversary.

It's our 5th Courthouse-Wedding Anniversary. We were first married in a courthouse in Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (seriously) on December 15th, 2003. After Judge Richard Stone scheduled court dates for the cell phone robber and the pick-pocket, he took us into his office and married us. It was very unplanned (we were actually there to pick up our marriage licence). Afterwards we took our photo with Santa and saw Lord of the Rings at midnight. We had the real wedding on August 7th, 2004 with family and friends at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur (heaven), but this date will always be special to just us.

For Courthouse-Wedding Anniversary Dinner:
Chinese Spareribs for Jon (they marinate overnight and he loves them)
Brown Rice
Miso Soup (see recipe below), which is so filling and wholesome
"Blistered" Green Beans with Gimmie Lean (I can't get my wok hot enough to truly blister the beans but the flavors our good.)

Here's to you Jon, I married my best friend and partner and I love you more everyday.

First Trimester pictures

Bloated 1st Trimester:

Getting Bigger (more bloat? or is that really baby?)