I have had the distinct feeling lately that my developing daughter may be a budding gymnast; she’s been using my abdomen as her practice arena.

 

 It all started probably 3 weeks ago when I began to feel small movements that I can only describe as “twitching” in my abdomen. I have heard lots of stories from many women about how those first movements might feel: butterflies fluttering in your stomach, bubbles, little hiccups. All I can say is that it’s weird. And wonderful. It’s a feeling that can’t be put into words. From even 3 weeks ago, Haley has gotten a lot bigger, and those little twitches have evolved into little kicks and rolls. I even had the strange experience of laying on the bed one night, watching my stomach as my daughter perfected her backflip, and I saw my stomach twitching like something from the movie Aliens. I half expected to see her reach her hand out for a high five. It’s amazing to me that someone that’s only ¾ of a pound can be moving as much as she is. I guess there’s not much else to do in there though J

Pat even felt her kick for the first time about a week and a half ago. I’ve discovered that she moves the most if I’m laying down right after I’ve eaten something. (I guess it’s the sugar rush…she’s definitely like her mom.) I had been travelling for most of the week, which was ironically the time that she began moving more than I’ve ever felt, and I was determined that he had to feel the acrobatics that I was going through on a daily basis. Sure enough, after I had been lying down for a few minutes, Haley began kicking up a storm. Pat looked at me for a second, trying to make sure he hadn’t just felt me digesting my latest snack, and then smiled. It was a great feeling seeing the look on his face as he felt his little girl move for the first time.

As of this past Sunday, I’m halfway through the pregnancy!! I can’t believe it!

 

Here’s one of the latest pictures I have of her. She looks like me in the morning when I hit snooze 5 times.

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