Soccer pro?
I had another appointment yesterday with Marion and I finally got to hear the baby's heartbeat.
It took awhile for her to find it. I was getting a little worried. I finally spoke up and said, "I know that the baby has a heartbeat. I've seen it in the ultrasound." She explained to me that she had been chasing my squirmy child from one side of my belly to the other. She said she had to catch it between the shoulderblades and that's a very small space. A very small space that keeps moving away from her whenever she gets near. I only got to hear the heartbeat for about 15 seconds before the baby decided to relocate once again.
I also got to hear the baby kicking me. The baby is kicking me a lot. I'm only feeling a few of those kicks but it was amazing to hear how many kicks were actually going on in there. Maybe we've got a little soccer pro?
Right now I'm really enjoying feeling the kicks and flutters. But when our little one is big enough that it feels he/she is playing soccer with my spleen, I may be less excited.
Our next ultrasound isn't until the end of April. I'm a little bummed out that I have to wait that long. Hopefully, we'll be able to tell the sex of the baby by then.
I've been feeling amazingly good lately. I've even been building my workouts back up. Cat has been great about walking with me when time and weather permit. I've also been back on the elliptical trainer. It has been slow working my way back up. I'm just now up to walking a mile at a time or doing 20 minutes on the elliptical. I'm just taking it slow.