It's Official

Today I felt what could only be a baby movement.  It was a one-two punch, a ba-dum-pum down in my lower abdomen.  Like someone took a couple of tiny stuffed animals and tossed them at me.  Thus far every gas bubble, tummy flutter, and even once or twice my own heartbeat have been diagnosed "possible baby movement," but I could never be sure.  Today, though, it was unmistakeable.

 

Neat.

 

Hi there, Jack!  Today, I give you permission to kick your mama.  Kick her to your heart’s content.  I want to feel that again.

 

We had another ultrasound yesterday.  Here are the things I learned from it:

 

1. He is still a boy.

2. I will be accused of not eating breakfast whether I eat breakfast or not.

3. Baby feet just kill me, even weird blobby ultrasound baby feet.

4. He is 9 ounces.  That’s, like, a small can of tuna folks.

5. At Ultrasound #1 he was 2 days bigger than my date – and he still is.  Which means he’s growing exactly how he’s supposed to.  And maybe he’ll come a few days early, which will wreck our travel plans in the early summer, but hey!  He already wrecked his Daddy’s planned, obligatory research trip!  What’s another wrench in the plans?!  We’re good with wrenches.  We’re building a lot of new stuff with the wrenches he’s thrown at us so far.

6. When being subjected to ultrasound, pull your pants all the way down off your butt, or you will get goo on them and then your belly will itch all day.  Let the shaming begin early – it will be good practice for when everyone and her brother is looking up your skirt on delivery day.

7. I don’t like being rammed in the belly with an ultrasound wand.  If the baby won’t turn around, and you gotta poke him to make him move, give me some warning, technician lady.  To poke him you gotta go through me, and my belly has been tender of late.

8. Warmed up ultrasound goo is a lot nicer than freezing cold ultrasound goo.

9. I’ll hang out upside down all day if it means I get to watch my baby boy swim around.  The headaches and itchy belly are all worth it.