Last night I felt the baby kick for the first time! Heather has been feeling movement for a few weeks now, but I hadn't felt anything yet. I finally got to join in the fun when I put my head to her belly and got a swift kick to the ear. Very cool. Turns out the baby doesn't really like being squashed, but at least I know how to push its buttons to get a physical reminder of how real it is. (As if Heather's growing bump isn't real enough...it could probably still pass for a pot-belly if I squinted a bit...and ignored how thin she is everywhere else...) Here's a shot of from a few weeks ago, at 16 weeks.
Today is also the last day that I can call the baby "it." Tomorrow we have the "anatomy sonogram" where we learn the sex! (Heather will give a precise theoretical reason why it is the "sex" and not the "gender," and being an experimentalist, I don't argue when theory comes into play.) So, stay posted, and if the baby cooperates we'll have a big announcement to share tomorrow afternoon.
5 comments:
this post reminds me of pulp fiction:
"you would punch me in my pot belly?"
good luck with the sexing. see you thursday!
We find out tomorrow too! Brad still hasn't felt the baby kick - I feel it all the time (since like 14 weeks) but it never cooperates when he wants to feel. Good luck to you two tomorrow!!! Have fun! Oh and Heather you look great!
Oh my goodnesss.. Hooray!!! Heather, you look stunning! I love that tiny little bump!!! Can't wait to hear what your are having!! Such a defining moment!
Lori and the Altermatt's
i vote boy! can't wait to hear!
xo
aunteenie
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