Friday, February 20, 2009

I've been feeling Bean (or, as I should now try to call her, Elspeth) move with increasing frequency and strength recently. But last night was the first time Aidan's been able to feel her from the outside! She booted him in the hand, and he pretended to be very upset. Those of you who are already mothers will likely understand when I say it's kind of eerie at the same time as being totally cool - there's a tiny person swooshing around inside there, and she's making herself known quite insistently! Very exciting, though. It's like a final confirmation: she's there, she's healthy, she's growing. I've also had people who I haven't said anything to ask me "How much longer?" so I'm obviously showing in a very pregnant-looking way now! It's getting slightly daunting: there are so many things I need to know and do and buy! But I have nearly five months until she's due, that's (hopefully) plenty of time to get organised. I'm booked in for prenatal classes in April/May, and a friend of a friend has recently given birth so there's a source of advice too, as well as that infinite resource known as the interweb. Not to mention my mother.

Anyway, I'd better go and get organised for something a little more immediate: work.

6 comments:

Menchie said...

It IS an amazing feeling, isn't Stace? Although lately I feel like mine's having a party every time it's time for me to fall asleep!

Stace said...

Menchie, she just wants to rock'n'roll all night and party every day! You should stop listening to KISS :)

Hilary said...

Funny how everyone else's pregnancies seem to fly by..

Cazzie!!! said...

It is so exciting! I just loved lying behind my hubby and pressing my baby belly onto his back so he could feel the baby move..and also, putting a small ping pong ball on my tummy and lying still just to watch when the baby boots it off... so lovely :)

Stace said...

Hilary - didn't your own fly by? I have this weird in-between feeling... I can't quite believe it's 21 weeks already, but the remaining time seems sooo long!! lol

Cazzie - I'll have to try the ping pong ball thing once she's kicking a bit harder... sounds fun :)

Hilary said...

Nope, not really. I was extremely queasy full-time for about 20 weeks of each of them so that part went really sloooowly. Otherwise it was just a blink. ;)