I think our little Rooney (pardon me for choosing the drunken bulldogish footballer instead of the more famous kicker, Pele) has given me his or her first (noticeable) boot to the belly!
For weeks I have been feeling the “fluttery feelings” but have been unsure whether they were actually signs of Baby-Bean moving or whether they were just signs of my ever-present preggo-gas (hee hee…I clearly have no pride!). I was excited at the prospect of the flutters being something real…but I couldn’t be sure.
Well the distinct “thumps” I have now started feeling are much clearer. I am 90% certain that these are our little jumping bean practicing his or her soccer/football/kickboxing kicks! Such a cool (albeit weird) feeling…sometimes it actually kind of hurts? Not in a “ouch that’s painful, Baby-Bean, stop kicking your mama!” way…but in a “ugh, that was kind of an uncomfortable feeling (like a tiny pygmy giving me an swift internal kick in the gut)” way.
Is it bad that I’ve sort of started taunting Baby-Bean in the hopes that he or she will kick me? Not taunting in a cruel way (I’m not talking myself up to be much of a future mother, am I?)…I’ll just trickle my fingers across my stomach to see if he or she reacts…or if I feel a kick, I’ll lightly rub that area of my stomach to see if Baby-Bean will kick back (or get curious and swim over for a visit!). I think it’s still too early to expect the kinds of reactions I’m hoping for! I’ve heard that drinking a cold drink will get Baby-Bean moving…but I haven’t resorted to that yet (nobody likes a cold shower!).
I’m so excited for the time when Baby-Bean moves more consistently so that I know he or she is doing well in there – that will be really fun (and really reassuring!).
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