What Blobby and Camila have in common

Hiccups. Blobby seems to get a spell about twice a day for at least a few minutes at a time. Camila gets hers at least once a week. Her eyes turn all black, and she looks so confused and kittenish when she gets them.

General update on the weirdness of growing the alien...

Good news: Miss Blobs hasn't been kicking me as hard, and her best kicks are no longer aimed exclusively at my right lower ribs. She did give me a good jab or elbowing the other night and left the fist/joint fully extended for a few seconds. When I pressed on it, she retracted it immediately. Overall, she moves a lot, and that's supposed to be a good indication she's doing fine.

Neutral news: There are tons more strange and large-scale slidey and squirmy motions. Someone said to me that when she was pregnant, she thought she might be giving birth to an octopus. I can understand why. Also, I think the Blob-pod itself has become more teardrop-shaped instead of sticking-straight-out-hemispherical, so there's a lot more pressure on the lower abdomen, and the maternity support I tried using to offset that shift wasn't comfortable. Too lazy to try another right now.

Bad news: I occasionally feel jabs of pain when what I believe is Blobby's head jolts against my bladder. Also had one or two odd cramps (might these be the Braxton-Hicks ones?), and the belly-weight is making it uncomfortable to switch sides while lying down. Also, my feet seem to get swollen more easily.

Well, it's just about a month now, anyway!