What a winter we have had, it has been so incredibly mild (except for the short cold spell this week). The warm weather seems to concern Dave. Whenever I say how great it is, he grumbles with thoughts of global warming, wanting snow, and looking forward to shoveling (yuck). I on the other hand, cannot get enough! I have a goal of getting Kenzie out for good long walks on my days off of work. Fortunately, my mom was in town for several of them. It was great to have the company, and to have a reason to get together during the week.
My mom and I were walking on the bike trails shortly after Christmas when the ever so common baby topic came up. She asked if I had felt any movement yet, to which I replied "no, not yet, but I'm hoping to soon." She then went on to describe the sensation she had when she felt Maggie and I move for the first time. She said it was in November and she had just pulled up to the house they would be buying in the near future (the house I grew up in, where they still live today). There it was! "It felt like butterfly wings fluttering against the inside of my cheeks," she said. The expression on her face when she described it was of pure amazement. After this conversation, I was ready, anxious to feel exactly what she was talking about, who wouldn't be after a description like that?! It all sounded so cool, and would finally be my proof that I was pregnant (besides the ultrasounds and growing belly, of course).
Fast forward several days, I was sitting on Maggie's bedroom floor composing an e mail, when I noticed something, so subtle, but so there. I was 17 weeks. I told Maggie, she immediately said, 'oh for sure, you are right in that time frame, make sure you blog about this!" It seemed it was gone as fast as it had arrived. I wanted more, which I got the following night when I was lying in bed before falling asleep. I told Dave, who was thrilled, I knew he would be.
Today marks 19 weeks and movement is now a daily thing, for me anyway. Im excited for Dave to feel what I'm feeling, hopefully in the next few weeks.
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