Sunday, January 24, 2010

23 Weeks - And the Ninja Finally Kicks the Dad

Picture time!

So there was a time in my life (er, pregnancy) where I only wanted to be showing. I whined about it; I fretted about it. Man, look at this tiny hint of a bump:


I remember abs!

And then J and I didn't take any photos for nine weeks, apparently. Because all of a sudden, we have a large baby swimming around in there:

And still it grows and mutates!
So no, I suppose I no longer worry about showing. Now, I worry about gaining too much weight. The life of a pregnant woman is fraught with worry and anxiety. Ah, the wondrous miracle of life.
No stretch marks yet, but we're still early. I have 17 more weeks to grow this kid. Save yourselves from the giant super-fetus!
I spent most of yesterday on the couch, fairly incapacitated with a head cold. As I lay on my side (and now that I can only lay on my side, all I want to do is lay on my back. Glorious back-laying!), I felt Ninja's kicks and wiggles. I feel Ninja movements fairly regularly now, which is so comforting: my tiny constant companion. Each time I feel a swift punch, I yell for J.
"Can you feel that?!?" I typically ask happily.
"No," J always replies, morosely.
"You must just have a very calming influence on the baby," I assure him daily.
It goes on like this, day after day, until finally, last night, the Ninj went and punched his dad. Hard.
"I felt it!"
It was a moment.
J was also able to feel more kicks at 4 AM, as I woke for the thousandth time and practiced my 3-point turns (lord, I miss the days when I could simply roll over in bed).
And so J finally gets to connect with Ninj, and it makes it that much more exciting. It also makes the discomfort (the side-sleeping, the peeing, the PIMPLES) bearable.
17 weeks.

* Edited to add: There used to be line-spacing in this piece, but Blogger is angered when you attempt to incorporate photos. Boo.

4 comments:

Allie said...

LOL! your child is definately growing strong! you look great, though!! that is too funny...

"step aside, Slater, Im about to teach this guy a lesson...Ninja style.."

Mama_Bear_Sarah said...

you look absolutely adorable!! (at least what I can see of you) :). I LOVED lying on my back with my last one too! but i guess you're not suppose to because it's cuts off blood supply or something ...the left side is best. but i say, whatever the hell makes you the most comfortable once you reach that point.

Homevalley said...

Aw, thanks guys! Sarah, the back thing is killing me... But I have panic attacks about accidentally ingesting soft cheese, so I do try to stay on my left side. I can't believe I have 4 more months to go!

Mama_Bear_Sarah said...

just so you know ...that little babe is totally gonna rock your world! (in the best way possible)