Not As Expected

Since leaving our last prenatal appointment I have been feeling this little one moving around like a champ. I was concerned for a few weeks there because with Ty I could feel him from around 16 weeks. It took us until 18 weeks before I felt this baby moving. They say typically you can feel your second baby moving sooner but I guess we are out to prove all the stats wrong. Let's recap all the stuff that haven't happened like they say.

Weight Gain: I am supposed to gain more weight with the second baby and faster. That is a big negative. At this point I have gain less than half the weight I did with Ty.

Showing sooner: Last week is the first time I feel that the outside world could finally see that I am actually telling the truth about this pregnancy. I may not have been huge with Ty but I know for certain you would question my status around 14/15 weeks.

Feeling the baby move: Already stated, just recently starting to feel the baby move. In fact I remember that Chris was able to feel the baby move weeks after I could and he felt Ty around 18 weeks. I am not 20 and Chris felt this baby move for the first time last night. Awesome experience. You should have seen his face.

Less engaged in the development: Okay I have to give you this one. They say with that with each child you have the excitement and hype is just not as strong. I would have to agree. We are certainly excited but I don't think we have done as much this time around. And time seems to be going a lot faster also.

Overall, not the pregnancy experience that I have been expecting but I am not complaining at all. I will take the smaller stomach, smaller weight gain and actually less creepy baby movement anytime.

Okay I Give In ... Silly Kicks

So I still think those baby kicks are creepy and weird but I have to admit, I have grown accustomed to them now. To the point where if I don't feel them ... of course I start to worry. Especially now with so many changes going on with my schedule of activity I am really watching and counting his little (okay mostly big) movements. He is usually having a little party of 1 first thing in the morning and at night before I go to bed. But I guess since I am at rest most of the day now he is getting more rest and at different times. Now I get the fun task of learning a new pattern.

Poor little guy ... I just spent the past 10 minutes waking him up just so I can be sure to feel him wiggle around.

It was AMAZING....

Last night I experienced the most amazing thing. I was on the computer while Phil was in the bed and we were talking, Phil gave that tell tale facial expression which I have come to know it as "Baby Movement Face". That's when the baby, Our Lil' Monkey, decides to flip around or just take a lap or two in Phil's stomach and Phil hasn't gotten used to it yet, so she gives this weird face. It's funnier when we are walking because she would literally just stop, then after the baby stops doing it's thing, then she'll start walking again. Well, no matter how much Phil felt it, I was never able to feel it.

Well, last night, for some reason, Our Lil' Monkey was up and around and bouncing off the walls. So I get off the computer to rub Phil's belly down with some cocoa butter and there it happened. I felt Our Lil' Monkey move! I think I have felt little twitches I guess before, but nothing where I could say yes i felt that. This time however, I mean baby was a moving. At one point I mean it was distinct, yes i felt that.

So we get out our little heart listener. What's that you ask? It's a small device that comes with 2 headsets which plugs in and then it has an amplifier that when the baby is in the right place you can hear its heartbeat and you can hear the movements. You can even record it. They say that the third trimester is better to hear, but we have picked up the heart beat and movement on it. Last night, wow, it was a party in there. Our Lil' Monkey was rocking out! I heard him just moving around like crazy. Then this morning again, we woke up and Our Lil' Monkey woke up to. I can't wait to the point where I can see him moving. Oh, I can't wait till we do our big Ultrasound and we see him and find out if Our Lil' Monkey will be on the Pink Team or the Blue Team.

Simply Amazing!

While we were in Ft. Myers, we were in our room and we were listening to some worship music. It was so spirit filling as we laid there together singing and we had the player on Phil's stomach and I was holding them, that I just started crying and just felt so lead to pray for my wife and Our Lil' Monkey and us.

Lord, I know You heard our cry and our prayers. I am still crying out to You to be with Phil and Our Lil' Monkey and us. Protect us, Provide for us, give us wisdom to be great and discerning parents and help us to give Our Lil' Monkey a foundation of Your Word and Spirit. Amen.

Peace Out Folks
Chris C.

My Body Week 17

Okay time is just flying now. Some days seems really slow but then I turn around and we are at another week mark. I think what helps is that I try to keep myself busy during the days and keeping active.

Here is what the babycenter.com has to say about my babies progress during week 17.

Nothing too exciting to report for week 17 except ... I can feel the baby move now. It is the most exciting and CREEPIEST experience of my life. It is awesome to feel the little flutter movements remind me that the baby is growing and thriving. However, it is when the baby decides the completely flip over ... it literally feels as if my stomach is falling out. Chris laughs at me because if it happens when we are walking it makes me stop until it is done its rotation. Don't know how I will handle it when it starts getting stronger ... I guess I have no choice.

Besides that I am doing fairly well. I really have no complaints any more. Now I am just hanging on for the ride as my stomach continues to grow and I fight to stay fit and in 'shape.'

Peace Out,
Philippa Channer