Kicking and Screaming

My best friend is pregnant. For a girl who has tried to be the antithesis of a girl for most of her life, she is now committing the girliest act known to man (any species really). It's been an interesting experience to watch, but mainly because of how calm and cool she has been throughout the process. She's traversed the morning sickness phase and picked up a whole host of maladies along with a growing belly. Right about now the baby is starting to kick and its time to start picking out baby stuff. The name has already been decided and we cannot wait to welcome Jordyn Diane Hall. But in the meantime, we're having a few misadventures of our own.

Have you ever been to Babies'R'Us? Its a lot like Toys'R'Us meets Best Buy meets Wal-Mart. The layout is all Best Buy, there's plenty of toys (and of course the name) like Toys'R'Us, and like Wal-Mart, it has just about everything you would ever need! I've never been in one, never had the need! Its a little overwhelming! Pregnant women every where, plenty of screaming kids, men who like they would do anything to run screaming from the building, and customer service reps drowning in sweetness. I don't know whether it would be effective birth control, as everything you look at in the store screams "I love babies," but it definitely makes you wonder, how much is this kid gonna cost me?!? Quiet an experience, I'm kind of scared to go back....

I've never felt a baby kick before, just never been in the right place at the right time I guess. I missed out on another friend's pregnancy and haven't been around enough other pregnant women to get the experience. So with Baby Momma in town and little Jordyn figuring out some new moves, I knew I might have a chance to see the kickin'. After two days of hanging out with my hand on my friend's belly, I did feel a little movement! Too cool! Based on standard data for a fetus of that age, she should be about 10 inches and a little over 1 pound. She's a strong one pounder, that's for sure! A few seconds after my first kicking experience, she kicked so hard I thought something was coming out and Baby Momma nearly fell of the couch! Okay Jordyn, I know you're in there! See you soon!