Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Feeling the Baby Move - Dad's Turn

So I know that Amy just recently posted that she felt the baby move for the first time just a little while ago.  Well, not too long after that I actually got my turn.  We were home watching TV and relaxing for the evening when Amy felt the baby going to town on the inside of her belly.  So she told me to put my hand on her belly and just sit and wait for 15 minutes.  Well, for the first few minutes I kept thinking I felt something but it turned out to be my own pulse.  But then I felt this weird sensation on the bottom of my hand.  The best way I can describe it is if my hand was on the inside of her belly flicking it that's what it felt like.  Over the past few days I've been able to feel it several more times which I have to say is a really surreal experience.  I think it makes it feel that much more real and it makes me realize that we are starting to approach the end.  In just a few short months the baby will be able to kick and poke us without having a bunch of bodily organs in the way!  I think it also helps to put all the discomfort that Amy feels to the side for just a few moments while we sit there feeling the baby move.  I know she likes the look of surprise/happiness on my face when I feel the movement, and I like knowing that for those short instances in time the three of us have a close connection.

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