The final countdown?

Ryu-chan has started to kick a lot more, it doesn't hurt yet, thankfully, but I definitely feel it and it feels decidedly odd. She was doing it quite hard yesterday morning and evening. Most of her movements today have been less active, but I would not be surprised if I feel more as the day progresses. She was actually moving enough that my husband could feel it when he touched my belly. It makes it really feel like there is a baby there.

I'm still thinking of names for her. At some point I might ask LJ at large what comes to mind when they associate with certain names.

I'm in week 23, the viability line and the start of month 6. The viability line is the end of week 23, where if your baby comes early they have a 50% survival rate. Every day after week 23 that rate goes up. I would prefer Ryu wait until October to make her appearance (and so far my cervix is closed according to the doctor) but it does make me feel less anxious to cross that line.

This week end is NY Dolpa, so I'm staying with my mom and dad. I'm a little worried about their lack of A/C >>;; Tuesday is Japan, and I have some of the trip together now: rental keitai, hotels for nearly all nights, my rail pass, airline tickets, but I do need to pack and call my credit card and print some things out.

I've found my pots and pans at long last which is incredibly happy.