Bump Report, Vol. 2

Jocelyn continues to physically announce her presence, as these pics will attest. It's pretty wild to watch Julie's belly as Jocelyn moves around - these little protrusions, little knees and elbows, shifting about. We'll have to see if we can catch that on video sometime soon.

Jocelyn seems most active when there is ambient noise in the room - like when we are watching TV or out having a meal (she seems especially drawn to telecasts of the Sox and Pats). I think she is going to be drawn to action, and not a very sedentary baby. Hopefully she will like her rest too. :)

We took a baby CPR class yesterday with our parents. It was very informative and more fun than I expected - we really can't say enough about our experience thus far with Mass General. We learned not only about techniques for resuscitation and what to do if the child is choking, but also how to baby-proof the house and what types of things we should and shouldn't have in the nursery. And we found out that the instructor's in-laws live about 3 doors down from the new house in Wellesley, and that she lives just a couple of streets over. Small world. She had a lot of great things to say about the neighborhood, and affirmed what we had heard about it being "The Diaper Belt" (apparently there are quite a few young families within a few block radius). We are very excited to get settled in there.

Julie tells me that the pain she had started to feel from the skin stretching around her belly has pretty much subsided. She feels great and continues to look wonderful. We feel very lucky.

If any of you out there have requests for specific information on Julie or the baby, let us know and we'll d our best to post on it!