A Farewell to the 2nd Trimester

Here we are, 29 weeks along! Woo Hoo! What an excellent 7 + months this has been! The 2nd trimester was fun and interesting in its own way for us. If you've been keeping up with our posts, then you probably already read about the woeful month of June we experienced due to a nasty bout of Salmonella and then the resulting rectal abscess requiring surgery. I guess you could say that we were given opportunity to rehearse for labor/delivery.

Our pregnancy has been spectacular. No problems, no complaints... all joy and fun. In fact Marina and I have enjoyed the pregnancy experience so much, that I'm pretty sure my rectum was getting jealous of all the attention the bump in my belly was getting, and decided to make a bump of its own (my lovely abscess) to spite us.

Our little growing baby has been really active and pretty predictable. We can always count on him to give some active kicking/movement about 30 minutes after I eat, as well as consistently every night from about 10:30pm to midnight. This is when we notice him most. He does gymnastics in his little cozy and dark womb. I think he thinks nobody is looking, so he can practice his jitterbug without criticism.

Our little fetus also reacts to music played/sung to him. He seems to really like the heavy base sounds, or very percussive songs. Some of his favorites include Marina's rendition of "Little Bunny Foo Foo", Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" (very percussive), Cole Porter songs preferably sung by Cesare Siepe, and his most favorite of all recordings so far is the rich deep sounds of his grandpa Novoa singing opera.


My favorites for the second Trimester:
fresh sliced tomatoes
ice chips
red meat
fountain soda, with ice chips
slushes, frozen beverages
baby bump defining maternity clothes
baby bump defining dances
"The Girlfriend" body pillow
fetal hiccups
Tums (peppermint)
Marina's singing to the bump
4D ultrasound video
The Salfity's


Items I am happy to leave behind in the second Trimester:
glucose tests
tomatoes
leg cramps
pulled stomach muscle
salmonella
bleeding/sensitive gums
my well-traveled hospital issued ass pillow
extra holes in the ass
drainage bags
rectal exams
standing on the sidelines in the rain during our softball season