Speed Bumps Come in All Shapes and Sizes

Many of you have been asking me to post pics of my baby-bump. I do have to say that I like my pictures more now that I'm looking back on a smaller me than I did at the time they were taken. One of my roommates from college inspired me to take care of this so here goes...
The first pic is from last week April 2010... start of month 7 {taking the pic in the mirror for my sister}
The second pic is from February 2010... end of month 5 {Dan took the pic with his phone}
The third pic is from January 2010 when I first started showing...start of month 4 {yes, that is Dan behind me taking the pic in the mirror}
Enjoy!

Speaking of Squashed... I Can't Fit As Much Food In My Stomach As I Used To

She is getting bigger and pushing my stomach smaller and smaller. Pregnancy doesn't always make sense= the bigger the baby grows, the more you feel like eating
{generally} and the less you can fit in your stomach!
Babygirl Lynch has been paddling all over with her hands and feet. I hope my daily swim is rubbing off on her {not that it has anything to do with her future love of swimming but I'd like to hope that it might}. When my mom was pregnant with me, she dreamed that when I was born I was a dolphin {and I loved the water and swimming from the start}.
In other news...
A QUICK WARNING ABOUT CHI FLAT IRONS!
Make sure when you purchase a Chi flat iron that it is NOT made in China. I purchased a Chi {yes, for a deal online} last August... it just fried a section of my hair yesterday when the ceramic panels came off! Without my knowledge, I ran it through a section of my hair that still feels fuzzy today. Dan did some investigative research online, that informs to not purchase any Chi that is made in China due to quality issues {the company has since moved their production elsewhere}.
Luckily I can send my Chi back to the company I purchased it from, along with $10 and get a replacement.

Playing "Ketchup" With Veggies That Aren't Tomatoes

So, I have been a bit lazy/busy/experiencing pregnancy brain-loss... whatever you want to call the reason I haven't been blogging regularly with my comparable object-to-baby pics. So, I'm catching-up by posting all of the pics that I should have posted all on this post.
As far as updates go...baby girl Lynch is moving and moving and moving. She seems to like tickling my ribs with her feet or hands... obviously not sure which appendages of choice she decides on.
I have been swimming laps every weekday for the past month and I feel wonderful. I am definitely one of those {possibly annoying to some} women who absolutely loves pregnancy {granted, the first trimester is out-of-site out-of-mind, which helps}. Dan received a promotion at work and now commutes down to San Jose and Carmel every day until we can find an apartment for me to manage {because I won't have my job anymore when we move}, that is in his new territory {he deserves an A+++}.
We are finally narrowing down some name ideas for the baby girl Lynch. I suppose it is fast approaching considering we have 10 wks left starting tomorrow {I'll be a full 29 wks}.
Now for the pics...