"Daddy" finally felt tiny kicks on Monday Aug 8th at 22:30hrs. (21w4d) He described them just as I had...like muscle twitches. He'd been trying to catch them for a couple of days but they would always stop as soon as he placed his hand on my tummy. The kicks were hard enough to make my belly move!! He caught four of them back to back, on the lower right side. A pretty exciting time since now he has a chance to feel the connection that I'VE been feeling since the wiggling started at 14weeks. He is a very active little guy right now. Mostly in the evening and at bedtime, and sporadically throughout the day. He seems to have a preference for kicking my bladder! "Daddy" likes to remind me that baby is currently only 1/7th his final weight and that the kicks are only going to get worse! I don't mind. It's a constant reassurance that Baby is doing well. I did however, read a medical journal that outlined the dangers of fetal movement and tangled umbilical cords in utero. Why do I do that to myself!?! Argh! (I need to be medicated!!)
I've decided on a Birthing class to attend. It's given by the hospital I will deliver at and recommended to take between 30-34 weeks. I have the choice of attending 1 full day or 4 weekly classes. The curriculum looks fairly detailed and hopefully it doesn't traumatize "Daddy" too much. But better to be "desensitized" slowly than thrown right into the fire!! (Stay tuned for that update!!)
What's happening with Baby this week? "By the end of this week, your little one will measure 10 ½ inches long and weigh about ¾ pound. His skin has changed from being translucent to opaque as the skin cells grow and stretch in preparation for the fat deposits, which will soon form under baby's skin. Your baby's tongue is now fully formed and he is strengthening his muscles with movement. His bones are hardening nicely and his movements are much more coordinated now. He may be doing some gymnastics inside you at this very minute. Back flips and somersaults are entirely possible, and they are great practice for his leg and arm muscles. Swallowing is becoming a steady activity with baby. After he takes in amniotic fluid, his body absorbs the water in the liquid, with the waste moving on into his large bowel. The digestive system is already at work! As your baby grows, his wake and sleep cycles begin to form. Your activity level and eating patterns are normally what rules his, as he can now hear all that goes on around him. And when you eat and drink, he eats and drinks. It is now that you start to find out if you have a night owl or an early bird. (I think we have a night owl!)
We're gonna have a baby in 4 months..Amazing!!!
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