25 Weeks

Sometimes it is hard to believe that I am 6 months along. I don't really feel like my belly is all that big. I have seen other pregnant women who are 6 months along who are pretty huge. I have a round little pop belly, but it doesn't really seem huge to me. Perhaps my lil darlin' is taking up her space deep inside and is not pushing to much toward the outside. That's fine. It just means fewer stretch marks for me!

This week has been somewhat stressful for reasons not necessarily related to having a baby. What may be baby related is how I have handled this stress which hasn't been great. I'm talking about hormones. For the past two or three days I have felt a little blue. Today I am feeling much better. I'm going to have lunch with my father tomorrow which I am really looking forward to.


Last night, I awoke from a nightmare at 3am. I quietly said a quick prayer thanking God for pulling me out of that awful dream. About a minute later, something happened that was to my utmost delight. I felt my baby squirm inside of me a little. Before long, she was kicking REAL HARD. I started feeling hard foot stomps going in large circles from top to bottom all the way around my belly in a clockwise motion. I wondered "What on earth is she doing in there?" It was so weird! And so cool! I rested both hands gently on my stomach to feel the kicks. I nearly laughed out loud but stifled my laughter so as not to wake my husband, although I would have loved it if he were awake to feel the kicks. So I laid there, quietly chuckling to myself as my daughter practiced cartwheels inside me. It lasted about five minutes or so before she settled back down. She wiggled a little now and then throughout the rest of the night, but not nearly as wildly.

Right this second, I can feel some light kicks. Generally, I feel her almost all the time during the day. The kicks simply keep getting stronger with each passing week.

That's it for now. I am seriously hoping that one of my next couple of doctor's visits will include another ultrasound so that I can see what she looks like now....oh what I would really like is to already have her in my arms, but I can't have everything I want when I want can I?