Every time I visit the doctor, the nurse who weighs me and takes my blood pressure, etc., asks if I have felt the baby yet. The first time she asked me this I got kind of defensive – it was only 12 weeks in, isn’t that a little early to feel any kicking? But at each subsequent visit, the question has just left me feeling kind of sad, like I’m behind because I haven’t felt anything yet.
That changed yesterday! 10:31 a.m., sitting in the pew at church, just after saying the Lord’s Prayer, I felt what seemed like a little muscle spasm about two inches to the left of my belly button. Then about 2 seconds later I felt another little spasm. It took me a moment before I realized what they were: kicks!
My immediate reaction was, ahh am I sitting in a position that is hurting the baby or something? But then I realized that was silly (I was just sitting like a normal human) and I became overjoyed that I could actually feel him or her. It was like a little love tap between us.
It also was a little surprising to feel it on my left side in the middle of my stomach, when the ultrasound a few days ago showed the legs all the way up in the top part of my abdomen and the head lower down. I guess I have a mobile little one, or I suppose it could have been little punches too. After all he/she was in a boxing stance on Thursday.
Can’t wait to feel more little love taps!
yay! those first kicks are so fun! actually all the kicks are fun until the very end when you get concerned that you won’t have any ribs left 🙂 so excited for you…being a mom is pretty great!
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