Baby Week 32 - Feeling Those Feet!
November 21, 2008
Image from http://aconn73.wordpress.com/2006/12/09/pregnancy-is-a-wonderful-experience/
At one of my recent doctor visits I mentioned that I was feeling significantly more movement from this baby than I had with the first. It wasn’t really a complaint, more of an observation. My doctor suggested that perhaps I was feeling more because my uterine wall had thinned after the first pregnancy, so I was able to feel movement more often than I had with Xander. “Ok, I thought, that makes sense.”
After I left, I continued to ponder this theory, and it seemed to make even more sense - Xander’s kicks, while strong at times were never painful. This little guy is able to take my breath away and stop me in my tracks with just one well placed foot or elbow. I guess Xander really did do a good job thinning out that uterine wall, because I’m much more sensitive to movement this time around.
It’s sort of a double edged sword sort of situation - I love feeling the baby kick, knowing that he’s moving and doing well in there, and that I should enjoy these movements, because they are likely the last I will ever feel like this… On the other hand, there are moments when I would love some peace and quiet, just a few minutes without hiccups or kicks, but it’s not like I can reason or plead with the kid yet.
The image here is not my belly - though there are times when you can see it rolling in a manner similar to Alien. However, that little foot is an excellent portrayal of how I feel 45% of my day.
So, for the next few weeks I’m doing my best to enjoy the movement as much as possible and hope that the schedule he’s developed in the womb is vastly different from the one that we’ll have once he gets out 
At my last doctor’s visit, I learned that there are 6 women all scheduled for repeat c-sections within 1 week of me. Apparently the end of December is a popular time of year to have a baby. I don’t know if everyone is trying to get the tax write-off for 2008 (not the reason for our decision by the way).
In my first pregnancy, Xander moved in what I would have called a typical manner - he would kick occasionally throughout the day, and have hiccups once in a while, but there would be hours at a time where he would be resting peacefully in utero - sleeping, floating, whatever babies do in there. Once he came out and started to gain control of his limbs, Zach and I often described him as in “constant motion” - he never stops moving until he falls alseep. We marveled at the amount of energy this kid has.
