Interaction!

Well, this morning we had another new and exciting milestone...little boy interacting with us!  He was really active this morning, so I told Joe to go ahead and try to get some gymnastics time.  Joe put his hand on my stomach and as usual, little boy quieted down.  So Joe started to lightly rub the belly and don't you know that as soon as he stopped, little boy started kicking the same place!  We did this a few times, sometimes Joe would lightly tap his fingers, stop and then little boy would kick where the tapping had been.  It was amazing and I know what you're thinking...this baby is a genius!

Now that I realize how much little boy is maturing and his curiosity is growing, we'll be trying all kinds of new interactions.  I've already been teaching him all about tone deafness by singing along to songs on the radio.  And he loves a good bass beat, kicking like crazy when I turn up the volume.  When Joe and I went to see the Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil show 2 weeks ago, this baby was dancing like a madman.  At first I was worried he was afraid because the music was loud, but I've really pumped up the bass on my car stereo since then and he seems to really like it.  It's hard to believe that someone so little can already be enjoying music and belly rubs, but he sure seems to be!

He also got to try Indian food last night.  We stopped at a new Indian restaurant and it was the best most authentic Indian cuisine we've had in a really long time.  It was a wee bit spicy too, and little boy started dancing and kicking so I know he was definitely getting to taste it.   I'm amazed every day by the new things he's experiencing...I can't wait until he's on the outside and we can really show him the world!

To cap off our evening, we went into several baby stores to look at clothes last night.  It was so fun to watch Joe pick out outfits he wants for him, he's already decided what style's he'll like.  I know everyone must think this, but I love my husband even more when I see him holding outfits for our son and talking about the things we'll do for him.  And it makes it hard to wait for the day when I'll get to see him holding this long awaited baby.  I feel like I'm dreaming and if I am, I don't want to wake up!