Baby Chronicles: Hamster Balling

Jacey has become a very busy boy lately. I think he has finally gotten big enough that I can feel most of his movements. Yesterday, I pretty much felt him moving around all day. Of course, when I eat, his movement is far more pronounced, and even more so if I've eaten something sweet. It feels to me like I have a big Hamster ball in my belly and an even bigger hamster running around in circles in there. Russ and I call it Hamster Balling when Jacey does this.

I've determined that I really need to make a concentrated effort not to have sweets though because, even though it's funny to see the baby so active, it's sort of scary to have him going nuts like that. Luckily, all the sweet stuff sorta makes me nauseous. The downside is that I have to really plan ahead to have snacks that are not sugary.

Another result of the baby getting bigger is not being able to breathe. My belly has gotten big enough that it's pressing into my stomach. So, when I eat and my stomach gets full, it then presses into my lungs. I'm finding times during the day when any activity at all makes me pant. Will the fun never end? ;-p