Well, the new year has started off with a bang, or more precisely, a kick. The lava bubbles have officially turned into kicks and punches. I felt the first kicks/punches on New Year's Day and man, they caught me by surprise. I knew instantly what they were. And it was one of the most awesome feelings I'd ever felt. Once the kicks/punches started, I didn't want them to stop - but they eventually died down.
And today I actually saw one of the girls (both of the girls?) kick/punch me. I was lying on the couch and felt some kicks/punches so I looked down at my stomach. And the next time I felt a kick, I saw the movement on my belly. It happened a few times and I have to say it was strange. And awesome. I have these little active kickers in me and it's definitely making the pregnancy seem even realer. I think I saw the kicks because my bladder was super full, crowding the babies and pushing them tighter against my ab muscles. But I'm totally making that up because I'm not a doctor and have no idea why I was able to see the kick. (Who knows, maybe it was just really big gas bubbles popping.)
Now that I know that I can feel the girls kick, I keep hoping they'll kick again so I can feel them again.
2 comments:
Not to spoil the mood, but I'd like to point out that my wife just asked a baby to kick her in the stomach ... AGAIN.
Kinda weird, sweetie! :-D
Those kicks are just the beginning of a bonding with the girls that will be unequaled by any other experience. The intense feelings of love and protectiveness really start with that first kick, I think.
More surprises to come.
Love,
Annie
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