This just in:
Last night, we both tried for a while to see if we could feel BL moving. Since it's still a little early, we weren't optimistic. But then I thought I felt something, just like a few little taps. So then John felt, and he thought that just maybe he felt a few little taps too...but then he got a big kick right in the palm of his hand! It was our first contact with BL...(s)he's gonna be a soccer player!
Monday, October 29, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Day 122
We've just heard from the doctor's office that the AFP test -- which screens for Down Syndrome among other things -- was normal! While there was no reason to worry, it's nice to be reassured that Baby Lightle is likely to be a healthy kid.
In the meantime, I'm waiting to feel some movement. This being week 17, it shouldn't be long now. It'll be an important milestone for me because I'll finally know that that lump under my belly button is really a baby, and not a tumor or something! I've been feeling slightly uncomfortable lately...I think it's my uterus pulling on the ligaments it's connected to as it moves around a little and continues to grow. Also, a lot of my pants are getting tight! I am NOT looking forward to shopping for maternity pants, booooooo! Can't I just wear sweatpants when I'm teaching? Would that really be so wrong? :)
Anyway, farther down the road, we're expecting to find out whether BL is a "he" or a "she" the day before Thanksgiving. No more "it" after that, thank goodness. And then the moment you've all been waiting for (it seems): we'll go to Babies R Us to finally make our baby registry.
In the meantime, I'm waiting to feel some movement. This being week 17, it shouldn't be long now. It'll be an important milestone for me because I'll finally know that that lump under my belly button is really a baby, and not a tumor or something! I've been feeling slightly uncomfortable lately...I think it's my uterus pulling on the ligaments it's connected to as it moves around a little and continues to grow. Also, a lot of my pants are getting tight! I am NOT looking forward to shopping for maternity pants, booooooo! Can't I just wear sweatpants when I'm teaching? Would that really be so wrong? :)
Anyway, farther down the road, we're expecting to find out whether BL is a "he" or a "she" the day before Thanksgiving. No more "it" after that, thank goodness. And then the moment you've all been waiting for (it seems): we'll go to Babies R Us to finally make our baby registry.
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