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Happy Mother’s Day Everyone!  Today has added meaning in the Felix household with our baby (and MOM) on the way.  Time to share updates since our Week 21 post and highlight the motherly instincts of Kendall.

First, the big news since our last post-  Baby Felix is now kicking and we can feel it.  Finally, we have clear signs of his presence and activity.  Relying on the monthly ultrasounds and our failed stethoscope attempts were not cutting it for us.  Similar to finding out the gender, the regular kicking has stepped up our relationship with Baby Felix.  Kendall has already deduced his daily schedule and has regular conversations with him.  It is amazing to see how two people can communicate through chatting, rubbing and kicking.  The new pregnancy dynamic now has me on a kicking kick where I can’t get enough of the thrusts and jabs.  Kendall and I are looking forward to seeing the kicking evolve over time (you can visibly see the kicks and jabs at some point, correct?).  Our mandatory daily kick counts are only a month away.

Since our last post, Baby Felix has also seen Kendall support a wide array of dad’s hobbies.  Our little guy has participated in both a Tweetup at Bronto’s offices and a sprint triathlon in White Lake, NC.  The Tweetup was put on by Triangle Tweetup a local Twitter users group focused on pushing the boundaries of the Twitter social network.  Baby Felix and mom’s photo below was generated and tweeted using Bronto co-worker Adam Covati’s application – pici.me.

From online geek-athletes to triathletes, Baby Felix also was exposed to his first sprint triathlon held in White Lake, NC.  Dad along with some of our friends (Heather, Matt and Brad) participated in the event, while Momma Felix did an amazing job capturing the race on film and video.  Our little guy will see hear two more sprint tris before he arrives in late August.

More progress has been made on the nursery front.  We are now proud owners of a bassinet and bumbo both of which we picked up off Craig’s List.  I’m fired up to put the bumbo into action.  Additionally, Baby Felix will have his own armoire which will move out of our master bedroom when some new furniture from Furniture Land South arrives this summer.  There has been lots of action on the pregnancy front over the last couple of weeks.  Look for updates on doulas, pregnancy yoga among other topics in our upcoming posts.

A special shout out to Mom Felix and Mom Bambrough for their love and support over the years.

-Chaz