Update on Slipper

Things continue to progress nicely. All signs point to the baby being healthy, Holly continues to get rounder and more prone to waddling, and the kicks have started to settle down into a more sedate rolling/stretching kind of motion. Very good. At the last midwives' appointment, I was able to hear Slipper's heartbeat via a wooden thingamawhatsis that might be called a fetuscope. No electronic gadgetry required! Hooray! Also, the midwives said that Slipper has his/her head down now, which is a good thing, as I understand things. As Slipper gets bigger, Slipper's accomodations get smaller, so turning around is less and less of an option, so the sooner we can get the baby pointed the right direction, the better.

I just took a few moments out from writing this to go watch Slipper's stretching antics. And now it looks like Slipper has the hiccups - possibly because I'm playing the Peter Gunn theme, and Slipper got so excited that hiccups were the result. This kid gets the hiccups fairly often - takes after Mommy, I guess.

That's all for now. Stay tuned!

Navel Gazing

I came to a realization today while lying on the couch watching for Slipper's kicks. I have spent more time staring at my belly button in the last two months than in the rest of my whole life. I am completely mesmerized by the kicking and have spent hours watching and waiting for the next kick.

Ever since the end of October, I've been able to feel several kicking sessions a day. The kicks are getting stronger now as the baby grows and I just love it!

Saw my first kick!

We had an appointment with the midwives today. All went well and they let us listen to the baby's heartbeat again (140 bpm). While the midwife was moving the Doppler thingy around (yes, Doppler thingy is the technical term), the baby kicked really hard and I could see my belly jump! This kid just gets stronger and stronger.

We booked our next appointment for when I'm at 28 weeks. That seems like it must be really far away, but it's only six weeks in the future. I have a feeling the next four months will fly by and I'll be a mom before you know it!

Slipper's blog is now online!

Welcome to Child Process, a blog that will record the joys and challenges of becoming parents! We are excited to share this amazing time with you and will be filling in some archives detailing the first 4.5 months of my pregnancy soon.

The latest update is that Slipper is kicking more than ever. Slipper seems to be most active when I'm sitting down (especially on the bus) or lying down. The kicks come in clusters, a few at a time, but you can't predict when the next one will be felt. It reminds me of watching a seal and wondering when and where it will next surface. I always stop what I'm doing and wait in anticipation of the next kick. I can see that my favourite pastimes are changing already!