Well, BJ's first opportunity to "feel" Baby T in my belly came on February 12th. It was a Thursday evening and he was getting ready for bed when I realized there was a thumping motion coming from my lower abdomen. I told him to hurry, which initially confused him and then he caught on. It really felt almost like a heart beat that we were feeling through my stomach, which wasn't what I expected. Pretty cool though.
There has been more routine movement from Baby T in the past few weeks....he kicks mid-morning (8:30 or 9), again after lunch, when I get home from work, and when I'm lying in bed before falling asleep. It's most noticeable when I actually stop moving around during the day.
A few nights ago, I swear he was taking a kickboxing class in my tummy. His daddy had to work midnight shift which typically makes it more difficult for me to get restful sleep, but every couple hours when I woke up I could feel him kicking. I couldn't believe the frequency!
Just last night (2/25), BJ and I actually saw my belly move as a result of his kicks. Throughout the evening he'd been kicking and every attempt BJ made to feel him caused baby to be stubborn and stop kicking. I began feeling kicking again when I was lying in bed and told BJ to come feel. He decided to hum "Green Acres" (yeah, I don't know...not going to pretend to understand) and everytime he stopped, Baby T would kick! My stomach would bounce upward with each kick and was visible to us both. We were giggling.
Now BJ is obsessed with seeing his response to music, and tonight I had ipod ear pieces on my belly for a period of time. Not as much movement today, and Baby T didn't really react.
The motion is very reassuring and helps to make me feel like everything is okay!
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Kick Kick, I remember those days. We would actually do kick counts each night to make sure things stayed consistent. As soon as baby could hear in the womb I played my ipod for him each day. I made a special playlist of classical music for him. Fun times!
Well, we're not playing classical music, but we do have an ipod playlist for Baby T. I think his daddy would like him listening to ACDC, but that isn't the case either. I read a research article that said it doesn't matter the type of music so we're at least exposing him to something. :)
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