Kicking

Saturday, October 6, 2007

Kicking
I have been feeling the baby kick for about 3 weeks now, and it just keeps getting stronger. But every time Jeremy tries to feel it, for some reason, the baby won't kick, until after he moves his hand. What's really weird is that sometimes the fundus (the top of the uterus)is above my belly button and sometimes it's lower. Then, on other occasions, the left side of my tummy seems bigger than the right, or the other way around. Like the baby is moving around a lot. My back is starting to hurt more, also. I remember when I was pregnant with Tristan, it was around this time that my back started becoming painfully achy. I take some hot soaks sometimes, sleep on my left side with a pillow between my legs, and stand and sit in all the recommended positions in the "What to Expect When Your Expecting" book. I'm in slightly less pain than I remember of last time. I'm very exited that we get our ultrasound in a little over a week. I'm going to ask what the sex of the baby is, but I still don't know if I'm going to announce it until later. If there's a baby shower, I'll tell on the invitations, but if not, maybe I'll wait until it's born. I haven't decided yet. It might be fun for me to keep it a secret. As for the name, it's definitely going to stay a secret because I've lost interest in so many names because of unwanted opinions and unkind comments. I'm pretty exhausted most of the day, still. I went from vigorously cleaning every room in our home almost every day, to forcing my body to muster up energy to clean at least most of one room every day or every other day. I feel like a lazy cow, eating twise to three times as much food every day as I did Pre-pregnancy, and feeling dull witted and heavy eyed as I lay on the couch or sluggishly straiten up. An hour at the grocery store feels like a marathon, and I yawn every few minutes. I hope this fatigue goes away soon. I used to be able to out energize my son, now, he's running circles around me. Well, at least my headaches are gone.