There was movement at the station...

[thewhitelily]

He's moving!!!

At the moment, I can only feel it if I lie down and just breathe very quietly with my fingers over my stomach, but it's *definitely* Gilgamesh getting down with his funky self in there. I have to resist the urge to keep poking him to try to keep waking him up and make him do it some more, so I can lie there all day feeling it. :)

Women seem to have a lot of trouble describing the sensation. I've had people say it's like a bubble, or butterflies in your stomach, and my sister said it was like having a goldfish in a bag and feeling the fish flick past through the plastic. My mother in law couldn't come up with any description at all.

I think it feels like a muscle tic in your eye or something, although obviously this is in my abdomen. It's just like that involuntary muscle movement that you don't realise you've made until you feel a tiny twitch.

Hmmm. I thought it would suddenly feel a whole lot more real when I felt him moving, but it still feels a bit like a weird dream that's just got a few specifics out of place, or a story I'm telling, or something like that. Maybe it'll feel more real when his movements interrupt me in the middle of doing other things rather than needing to practically meditate to feel him.

In other news, you'll likely have piccies of The Bulge looking very impressive in a week or so. My sister-in-law's wedding is next Saturday and I've finally got around to altering my MOH dress to fit both Gil and I at the same time. If I hadn't known the dresses were bought before we'd even thought of getting pregnant, I would have thought they'd been specifically designed to show off The Bulge to its best advantage. Yay, looking pregnant, rather than just waistless!

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[iviolinist.livejournal.com]

YEA!!! Is he moving enough for hubbie to feel it? I remember when my sister was pregnant, it was SO awesome to feel the baby move in her tummy. When she was about seven months, we could see body parts every now and then. I remember one particularly forceful kick when we could actually see the outline of Joseph's foot. Too cool -- and too weird! :-) I'm so excited for you!!

Tell me again, how far along are you right now and when are you due? November seems to be sticking in my head, but that could be totally random. :)

[thewhitelily]

I'm due November 14th. :D And sadly, no - it's still pretty early to be feeling it at all, since I'm only just 18 weeks even now. (Average for first pregnancy is 18-22 weeks.) Even I can't feel it when Hubby's hand's there instead of mine! It doesn't stop him racing over to have a try every time I mention that I've been poked, but I think it's likely to be another month or more until it's strong enough for third-party feeling. I'm looking forward to being able to share it with Hubby, but at the moment I'm just enjoying my private time with Gil. :)

[iviolinist.livejournal.com]

Aw, I can just picture hubby racing over to you and the excited look on his face at the prospect of being able to feel his son. I'm sure he's insanely jealous that he can't share those moments with you yet. Sigh. I wish we lived close enough to be able to share this time together. I would love to be there to help you and see your bump in person. Sigh x 10.

I KNEW it was November! :-)

BTW, the Pronto Pup opened up again recently. Every time I see that place, I think of the two of you. That day with you guys remains my only visit there. Someday I'll be able to come to Australia and you guys can show me around... Sigh x 100. ;-)

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