Up and up
Saturday I was at work, sitting at my desk trying to catch up on the mounds of paperwork I had been greeted with upon return from my vacation. I was hunched forward a little bit, leaning into my computer screen as I typed something in. And then… pain! My right ribs. I felt like there was something stabbing me, I couldn’t breathe, I gasped a little bit and clutched at my ribs as it ebbed. It left me wondering…. Shit, what was that? Was that the baby? It didn’t happen again.
Today as I sat on my left side, legs drawn up on my right, I could feel baby girl kicking my right side. I felt around a little bit and realized she was kicking just below my ribs. The past week she’s been kicking higher and higher – she was very rarely above my belly button, and suddenly it feels like she’s expanded upwards. It now bothers me to slouch, my belly presses upwards and my boobs fall downwards and it just creates a very uncomfortable meeting in the middle.
If that wasn’t her kicking my ribs on Saturday, it most certainly will be soon enough. This child makes me nervous – she kicks hard. She is going to hurt me.
Dear baby,
There is still 3 months of growing left to do. I love that you are so active in there, it does my heart a lot of good. But I’d really appreciate it if you didn’t make me too black and blue in there. Try to aim for the front and sides where there are no bones or organs to hit.
Love, mama.
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She remains a very active baby. I start kick counts tomorrow, at 28 weeks, and it will probably be a very quick evening chore – though I do need to ask the Midwife how I count “drumming,” the boomboomboom as she kicks me nonstop.
This will also be the start of me seeing the midwives every two weeks from here on out. Time is moving along. I’m really happy to see things move forward at a good pace.
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In the meantime, this week I’m planning the dinner for Devin’s second birthday. We’re inviting “just immediate family” but with Den’s family that still adds up to quite a few people. So I’m planning the menu and trying to get ready for that. I don’t feel sad about it, not really. I’m sure I’ll have my moments, but for right now I’m in a good place with this baby on the way and am mostly just in shock that it’s been 2 years already. What a long two years it has been, in some ways – it feels like a lifespan all of its own – but on the other hand I’m still not really sure how I got here.
But for now my only question is…. do I buy a cake pan in the shape of a dinosaur, or no? Questions, questions.
I am so happy that the tough question is what cake to make. *hugs*
I kind of feel jipped in the baby moving and wiggling department. It’s so cool she moves a lot! I’m due about a week ahead of you.
I say get a dinosaur cake, it’s lively and probably awesome so why not?
Yes to the dinosaur cake. And wow, 28 weeks. I always look forward to hearing from you.
I haven’t been commenting lately, but I’ve been here, quietly reading and thinking of you. I’m so glad baby girl is so active. It makes me a little wistful – Sierra didn’t move much, due to having very little fluid from about 22 weeks on. But then I think back farther, to Austin, and remember those kicks that are hard enough to hurt. He also had a favorite spot up under my ribs to rest/push his feet that left me feeling a bit bruised on the inside. I’d try to move him and he’d put himself right back where he’d been and press even harder. I hope baby girl listens to her mama and is gentle. :) And happy third trimester (a week in already)!
Thinking of you and Devin as his birthday approaches – so glad you are able to find some peace and hope alongside the moments of sadness. I’d also vote for the dinosaur cake, if it makes you smile. It will be a good photo for Devin’s album.
I was pretty sure this baby bruised my ribs. But I just kept thinking how strong he was…strong enough to survive. Keep kicking baby!!!
Evie used to wedge her feet up under my ribs and push as hard as she could. Funny – she STILL does that now. LOL – poor mama – but yeah that she is so active
Any more belly pics? cant wait to see the difference from 24weeks (your last pic)
They still do kick charts in the States? They don’t do them here anymore because they’re deemed to be an unnecessary (and inaccurate) stressor. Instead, we were asked to keep tabs on the little one’s patterns of waking and sleeping during the day, and to report if there were any worrying changes. Obviously, your little filly is fit to run several races in there, so that would be proof enough to the midwives here that she’s doing alright. ;)