Making Her Presence Known...

We had another fun pregnancy milestone last night, that happened in the most perfect way! Allow me to elaborate...

I've been feeling Sweet Pea gyrate her little behind for over a month now. It took a while for me to realize that that's what it was...but after a conversation with my doctor, it was clear that those thumps were Sweet Pea! I've had fun the last few weeks paying attention to when she is most active, what her movement feels like, etc. Sweet Pea tends to be most active mid-day. Usually around lunch time or shortly after, I feel her thumpin' around in there. Other movement tends to be a bit more sporadic throughout the day. She's not big enough yet to tell "what's what" (as in fist vs. foot, etc.), but you can definitely tell when she's on the move!

Since then, both Jeromy and I have been eagerly awaiting the time that he could feel her. When she was particularly active, I would put my hand on the bump to see if I could feel her from the outside. A few were strong enough that I thought I could...but it's hard to distinguish what I'm feeling on the outside from what I'm feeling on the inside. That, and you have to time it just perfectly...bigger kicks are less consistent, so he would have to have his hand on the bump at just the right time...and that's just what happened last night!

I was having a bit of an emotional breakdown. I was feeling overwhelmed with a variety of baby and non-baby related things. Jeromy and I were laying in bed as we got ready for sleep. I was a bit teary, and we were talking through things (have I mentioned he's the best husband ever?). He had his hand on my abdomen as we talked. We were mid-conversation, when Sweet Pea unleashed a HUGE kick (punch?). I kept talking, used to being able to feel her and have others unaware. But I noticed that Jeromy's hand kind of jumped, so I paused to ask him, "Did you feel that??!" He responded with a wide-eyed, "Yes!" and then immediately, "I want to feel it again!"

So Jeromy gently shook my stomach, hoping to get her to move again. We both waited silently...nothing. So I tried wiggling around a bit. This time, she gave a one, two punch...lighter than the first blow, but still felt by Jeromy. Excited, I wiggled around again, and ANOTHER one, two punch!!

Maybe I'm getting too sentimental, but it felt just perfect to me. It seemed like Sweet Pea was reminding us (well, mostly me) what's TRULY important. Even if we are stressed to the max, poorer than poorer, have a stained/mismatched glider when she gets here, we will have Sweet Pea. She will be ours. And she will be (is) perfect.

I can't wait for her movements to get a little more consistent and strong, so that Jeromy can continue to share in the wonder that is Sweet Pea. :-)

Since I haven't updated lately, I'm almost 26 weeks (!!!) along. Most days I feel GREAT. I've continued to be as active as I can. I am still doing Zumba once a week, and getting to the Y at least 3 times a week. Now that the weather is nicer, Jeromy and I will be taking more neighborhood walks as well. My weight made a big jump (7 pounds in 4 weeks!), but the nurse said that's to be expected, given my slower weight gain at the beginning. Sweet Pea continues to grow and show indications of great health. Also at my last appointment, my glucose was tested. I haven't heard anything back (the test was a week ago), so I'm assuming no news is good news? I'll try to post again soon...including some pictures!

Oh! We put together the crib tonight, so nursery pictures will come shortly too!