Even more good news

Last night Ted felt the baby kick for the first time.  This may not sound that unusual to most people, but to us, this is a huge turn of events.

 

You see, with the first two kids, he had a hard time telling what was motion and what wasn't from early on.  Then as the kids got further along, they would actually stop moving and be really still every time he put his hand on my stomach.  It was as if they knew and were just messing with him.  No kidding, every time.  I always felt really bad, like there was actually something I could do about it.

 

Not with this baby.

 

Last night, I mentioned that there was alot of kicking, and did he want to try feeling it.  So okay, as soon as he put his hand on my stomach, this kid went nuts.  It's as if this baby knew what was going on and decided to put on a floor show.  Pretty awesome, I have to tell you.  He described the feelings as "heartbeats".  You know, I never thought of it that way, but that's the perfect way to describe it.  When you feel it from the outside, it's just like putting your hand over your heart.  Thump thump thump.

 

I'm a much happier person now.  This always brings it home when he can feel the kid moving around.  Makes it more real for both of us.

 

Oh, and 7 days until the ultrasound!