Baby connection

Dear Baby,

It seems like yesterday when I was waiting for the call from my doc to confirm my pregnancy and am already in the last trimester now!
We already have a connection and I like to believe that we are able to understand each other :) In the mall the other day, I was trying out maternity t-shirts and was envying a smart girl who was waiting to try out a nice tank top. Just when I was feeling bulky and fat, you turned and tapped which made me smile. It was nice as usual to feel you move but your timing made it so meaningful! It made me feel soooo proud! Love you baby!
You dont like me sleeping on my right side and you ensure that you wake me up with your kicks when I unknowingly do that. Like all babies, you love it when I have anything sweet, especially apples. You begin, what me and Appa call, your playtime. My tummy looks like it is disco dancing without music during your playtime! lol ... it is so much fun and we never get tired of watching you! But yeah, there are a couple of spots where I pray you dont venture into... please ... really please.. it kinda hurts ... ouch, there you go again! Hmm....having fun haan... hmm... It is just a matter of another 3 months and we will be playing in a way that is fun for both you and me too! :)

What to eat and what not to eat is the question!

Since I was in the US with parents in India when I got pregnant and happened to consult a very bookish obstetrician who wasnt of much help, I was completely relying on people around me for the first few do's and dont's of pregnancy. Were they useful? Read on and you tell me! ...

DONT eat Baingan - Has a lot of heat!
DO eat all veggies - your body needs every kind of nutrition

DONT eat kesar - Has a lot of heat
DO have kesar badam milk everyday (!?) - kesar will make your baby fair

DONT eat Pineapples - Again heat factor
DO have all fruits except Papaya - Oh thank god there was some consistency with the papaya thing from everyone!

DONT eat - Gavar (Cluster beans) - Dunno why
DO eat Gavar - Has a lot of proteins!

DONT eat Salad! (gotta admit, this one surprised me) - Uncooked food has a lot of potential of holding harmful germs
DO eat Salad and raw veggies/sprouts - Uncooked food has unharmed nutrients
(Phew! both sound equally convincing!)

The foll DONTS with no reasoning provided:
DONT eat :
Drumsticks
Mango
Chillies
Chinese (what do pregnant chinese women eat then?)
Thai (for the chili factor)
Maggi
................. will keep adding to this list as and when I remember new ones!

As for what I did, well I finally realized that following each one of them would only make me starve! So yes, I had everything I wanted to in moderation with the exception of papaya and food containing MSG (ajinomoto) . Of course being a vegetarian helped me keep it simple... otherwise non-veg food items have its own set of complications too!
Also, natural and fresh food seemed the right way to go ... so much so that frozen but 'packed when fresh' fit into my definition of fresh food too :D .