Baby Groove

Okay I'm not entirely sure how it's supposed to feel when lil Cookie moves. They said it's like butterly flutters or bubble pops in ur belly. This morning as I turned in bed to my left side, I certainly felt something. Not flutters or pops but more like a very soft flick in my lower abdomen on the left. Just once. They also said not to mistaken the baby kicks to gas or indigestion. So this felt slightly different than the two. Hmm..

Tonight I guess I went a little overboard with dinner. Moved a lot, sitting, standing, squatting (actually bumped my head against the sink trying to get up too quickly haha!) and bending. So when I finally got the meat pie in the oven, sat down on the couch next to Daddy, few minutes later the same feeling sets in. Only on the right side this time. And up to 4-5 times! So I put my hand on my lower belly, surprisingly it stopped. A tad disappointed thinking I'd let Daddy feel it but it's still very early for him too. Maybe the warmth of my hand had comforted and settled him/her.

As for Daddy, he has his own special way trying to get involved with the pregnancy. I've been fussing over linea nigra and he on the other hand keeps checking if he has it! He'll show off his belly (which he's been checking out how big it is comparing to mine very often now) and point out an imaginary line down his navel. Sometimes I think there's a pinkish tinge of line on mine but they said because I'm fair, it's not very obvious comparing to darker skinned ladies. He's also been gaining baby weight, as he calls it.

I've certainly bouts of energy. Night-time is certainly not for sleeping to me. And in the morning I'll feel exhausted. Few nights ago while laying in bed, I got up a little too quickly to switch off the bedroom lights. Halfway through, I had to bend down and stop in my tracks for this very sharp pain in my right side. It lasted for 5 seconds. Scared the hell out of me!

Today instead of limiting myself to one or two cookies a day, I've consumed more than half a packet. And if I don't gain weight this week, I think I'll go completely mad!

Yesterday we head off for some new clothes. Finally bought those belly bands everyone's been raving about (Daddy claims the white set is his for his belly), a pair of pants, skirt and few other items for the home. Honestly the thought of wearing any clothes with waist is a joke to me. Initially I thought of just buying clothes a size up instead of going maternity. But the thought of going up to size 12 in normal clothes is a little bugging when the size 10 would fit me perfectly in maternity wear. The wonders of numbers =p

Oh and those belly bands are perfect. Haven't tried them on with any of my old clothes yet but it sure feels good having them on. Supported I suppose the word is.

Off trying to get to bed now!