Baby Shrek's Healthy Appetite

Now that the little guy growing in my belly has reached a size where Mommy can feel him moving, he is keeping me amused.
I have to be honest here, the first day that he really decided to do flips in there, it pretty much freaked me out.
It was a lot like having an alien being working its way out of your stomach. I was sitting with a client and it was all I could do to sit still. Every time he directed his attention toward his computer, I would shift in my seat.
The little dude was moving so much it was giving me something pretty similar to sea or motion sickness.
He hasn't had another day quite like that since, however, it's his patterns that I find so amusing.
You see, when Mommy eats something, it is only a very short matter of time until I feel the little guy in there doing spins, flips, kicks and punches. "Send more down, Mom!"
His fave so far was a sundae I ate the other night. He was very happy to enjoy the sundae and kicked me twice when I was done, I guess to kind of "shake the crumbs" out of my placenta.
Meanwhile his father was scouring the bottom of my sundae dish for any trace of fudge or whipped cream he could get his paws on.
Chip off the old block, no doubt.
He loves when I eat, and pretty much sleeps the majority of the rest of the day, although he just gave me a few quick nudges.
Being the "first timer" that I am, I am seriously wondering about when he grows to 6 or 7 times this size. Clearly my body will no longer belong to me, but to the parasite.
These are the times when I realize he will not just unzip my side and crawl out, but it will be a big production when he does make an appearance and Mommy will have some serious pain, both during and after this event.
There's got to be another way.
I cannot be the first pregnant woman who has contemplated this.