With a swift kick to the hand...

Tyler here;

Life is moving quick and we are going to be in London in no time which is exciting but we are not short on excitement out on the west coast either. We were just laying in bed before going to sleep and chatting while I had my hand on Lyndze's belly and I felt a little tiny "thump thump thump" against my hand.  It was the first time I felt the baby move and since then I have felt it once more but it is really really cool even though it is a pretty soft kick. I am excited for this to start happening more regularly.  

Also Chick is apparently now fully capable of hearing us speak.  Lyndze and I feel that this is a very imperative time for Chick's development.  Some people suggest talking to the baby and saying loving things, or playing classical music to help brain development.  Lyndze and I have decided to use this precious time in Chicks development to read to Chick some of our favorite books.  While Lyndze is planning to start reading some of that good old feminist literature ASAP we are also beginning to read Chick some of those integral texts that are essential to a child's growth.   We are going to start simple by working through some of our favorite revolutionary texts.  Start with the Marx and Engles', Communist Manifesto, and then move towards Gramsci's New Prince and  Kropotkin's "Conquest of Bread" and maybe some Noam Chompsky if we are feeling up to it.  We'll have ourselves a little child of the revolution in no time!
 
If you have any ideas of other books worth reading to Chick before he/she is born we would love to hear it!

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their summer!