Hey friends, and happy Friday!
Oh my gosh you guys – I don’t know if you’ve ever had to “show” your house when you move, but my goodness…I don’t think I’ve ever vacuumed this much in my entire life.
We’re talking multiple times a day, whenever we have showing….you’ve gotta have those “vacuum lines”…you know what I mean? The stripes of fluffy, clean, freshly vacuumed lines. It actually really does make a huge difference in making the whole space feel really crisp and clean.
ANYWAY — enough about vacuuming….
lol
Being pregnant with our daughter has been one of the most exciting times of my life. I am truly having the most joyful, magnificent time. I feel good, there is so much excitement in the air, my husband is already absolutely in love with her, and everyone in our lives is just completely overjoyed for us. It is such a beautiful time.
And being that I’m 25 weeks now (!!!) I’m finally able to feel her kicking! Which is so fun. I have an anterior placenta, which means that my placenta is on the “opposite” side than it is supposed to form. Nothing dangerous. But it’s on my “stomach side” of my uterus, rather than my spine-side. Which means that it’s taken me longer to feel her kick, since she has to have a powerful enough kick for me to feel through both the skin AND the placenta.
Anywho. Feeling her kick is absolutely mind blowing. Yesterday, I actually felt her do a somersault!!! All of a sudden it felt like this iceberg was emerging from the water, and it was like her head (or her rump) was pushing straight through the middle of my belly! I was cooking lunch, and I touched my belly, and there was this round mass right in the middle that isn’t usually there. It was for sure a head!
But it was so wild. I could feel the sensation spread throughout my entire body – down to my toes!
Steven is having a ball with it too. His favorite thing to do when we’re relaxing and watching TV, or sitting together at dinner is to just have his hand on my belly and feel her kick.
I can tell it’s really bonding for him. He talks to my belly and sometimes she’ll kick in response to his voice. I swear, she can recognize it!
She also kicks a lot when I eat cheese and peanut butter! (Not together! lol!) But I think she really likes those foods!
And it’s fascinating too because she definitely has some “wake/sleep” windows. She is pretty quiet during the day…I think all my moving around and walking kind of rocks her to sleep. But then come around 7pm when I’m winding down and getting horizontal, she is just gearing up. And that’s when I feel her the most. She’s moving around and kicking, and having some kind of dance party in there.
But honestly, it’s the most beautiful thing to feel because it reminds me that there’s really life that is growing inside. There is a little human who is alive and literally kicking, and pretty soon in just a couple months, she’s going to be out of the womb and in our arms. It is just so surreal.
But it is just undeniable that there is a child living in my womb. Our daughter. And our love for her is just exploding, every day. With every kick it grows stronger and is more profound and real. We love her so so much already, I can’t imagine how much more intense this feeling is going to be when we’re actually holding her in our arms. Listening to her coos. Watching her smile and yawn and giggle. Smelling her new baby scent. Having her grip our finger with her tiny, little hand.
I cannot wait.
Anyway, I just wanted to update you on that.
Things around here have been so incredibly busy and like a whirlwind. (And going to bed by 9 every night isn’t helping my productivity)….especially given that in the past, my main blogging time had been between the hours of 7 and midnight!!
Anywho – I hope everyone has a beautiful evening, and a wonderful weekend!
I’ll talk to you on Monday!
xox Caralyn
29 responses to “Feeling Baby Kick!”
Good stuff. What an amazing gift pregnancy is!
Best feeling ever!
This so wonderful and sweet, I love that your husband talks to the baby and puts his hand on your belly! Have a wonderful weekend, guys. ❤️🙏🏻😊
Beautiful! ❤️
Your description of pregnancy is beautiful. I hope other young people read it. Imaging going through all those sensations and aborting the baby at the moment of birth! I pray every day for the end of abortion.
So very happy for you! God bless all of you!
Yes, vacuum lines add to the “crispy clean” feel of a home being shown to potential buyers!
As for recognition of Steven’s voice, it has been demonstrated in studies that pre-born children respond to sounds, including voices and music!
Please, no hard rock till she picks it herself as a rebellious teen‼️😂. Stay with classical or light music that will soothe her so the shock of being born won’t be so severe, especially if you’re playing one of her favorites at the time of her birth!😉
I’ve been following you on WordPress since 2016 and I gotta say that I truly love how life has enhanced beautifully for you since then ! Its always a joy to see your updated posts !!
Oh my gosh, this just brought the biggest smile to my face! thank you so much Afrah! We are so grateful for all of the blessings! Hugs and love xox
I know you feel like your life has changed, and it has. But remember, it’s only temporary. You will get back to normal in 25-35 years. Can you spell Social Secutity?
Soooo beautiful, sooooo exciting!
Thank you William!! it really is so exciting!! 🙂 Hugs and love xox
I love the sound of your excitement. You bring me back 59 years when I was experiencing those same kicks and squiggles! Tomorrow my “kicker” will celebrate his 59th!! (Unreal… yup, I cannot believe it either!). You & Steven will be such wonderful parents!! Lucky baby 👌🏽❤️
Thank you Jan! awwww, that is so awesome! Happy birthday to your son!! I also love how this is such a bonding experience for women everywhere 🙂 Hugs and love xox
So precious !!!
Aww <3
So sweet ❣️ I’m so happy for you!
OMGGG congratsss!!!!!! I had been on a bit of a hiatus and just found out, and my god i am SOO HAPPY for youuuuuu!!!!!!! ALl the veryy bestt!!! -love, Aadya
Aww 🙂
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we are seriously over the moon! Hugs and love xox
Congratulation, my beautiful friend!! I had prayed forbyou both to have a baby and then kind of dropped off radar with life and here you are baby-endowed. Praise God! So excited for you. Hugs!😀❤️
Thank you Tonya! Oh my gosh you are such a good friend – thank you for your prayers and for sharing in the excitement with us! Hugs and love xox
Thank you for allowing me to be drawn into your story. It us beautiful to see Jesus in you!😃❤️
Really sweet 😍
Congratulations on enjoying pregnancy and the joy of new life! Enjoy! 🥰😀💕
What a great post and thrilling news as you share this wonderful journey. Brings back such sweet, uplifting memories. Thanks for all your effort in keeping iu informed and letting us bask in your joy. Hugs and blessings of Easter, Annunciation, Divine Mercy and the eclipse!!-Jane
Nothing like it!! I love the feeling of carrying literal life within my womb! Pregnancy is HARD, but my goodness, it’s stunning too! Thanks for the reminder of all these good things. <3 The best is yet to come and somehow the best is already here!! Proud of you for soaking it all in.
It’s such a joy reliving pregnancy through your experiences in your posts Caralyn! Feeling our child kicking was one of the most fabulous experiences I had with not only my first child but my second as well. At the beginning, my wife enjoyed it as well but it soon wore off because our first child was truly active and kicked a lot and it was commonplace for my wife to expect it happening everyday. Thanks for sharing!!!