Hello in there…
[Originally published to the old baby blog]
So we were at 20 weeks as of yesterday. Halfway! We might even be ready by the time the little squirt arrives. We have a nice highchair hand me down, and my mother landed us a good used crib for $15 Saturday and volunteered to buy a new mattress for it. She also offered us a toybox my great uncle made for my younger brother when he was a baby. Great storage.
Deb has been feeling the little gymnast for weeks. Even though it was improbable, she kept having me try to feel what are still modest little kicks and bouncing of the walls. Which, incidentally, seems to go in not always predictable sleep/wake or active/inactive cycles, which sometimes appear to change abruptly in response to given foods.
Saturday I had my hand on The Belly™ and Deb watched me get a funny look on my face. “You felt that one, didn’t you?” I did! Kind of a smudgy brushing of pressure against my hand below the fingers. So light I needed that confirmation to be sure what had happened. That was so cool!
It’s still so early, we can only imagine the pummeling Deb will get as the baby gains size and strength. At least the wall-bouncing, gymnastic mobility will lessen. I can’t wait to be able to feel it more clearly and regularly.
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