Two for one....

I realized it's been more than a week in between posts yesterday and thought I'd better catch you guys up. The past two weeks have been really good. After what we went through at our week 16 visit and the week following it I was very thankful that everything has been going so smoothly. Well kind of....

Last week I had been cleaning the house and sat down for a bit. I tend to tire out kind of easily now so it was good to have that little break. I felt something in my stomach, but didn't really think much of it. I am pretty much hungry around the clock now so I just attributed it to that. I got a bite to eat, rested for a little bit, and started cleaning again. It went away. Friday night the moving started up again. I've read that when the baby does start to kick it can feel like little "flutters". The books also say most women can feel it between 18-22 weeks. Well I got really excited and then he seemed to calm down. Fast forward to Saturday night and with one fail swoop of a giant kick he let me know that, yes, all those little flutters I had been feeling were definitely him.I kept on telling Marcus that he was kicking and he just couldn't feel him moving yet. Last night, he gave his dad a nice swift little kick. He's calmed down, he just seemed to want to make his presence known to both of us.

It's the most amazing feeling to have the baby moving around. After all of the time we spent waiting for this day to come, it never fails to amaze me what is going on with him growing bigger and stronger week by week. All of this truly is a miracle.