At 31 weeks pregnant and feeling rather large and uncomfortable, I have become slightly restless and impatient with this pregnancy. For weeks now I've been saying, "I'm done." Yet I still have more than two months to go until this precious child makes her entrance into the world.
Today, as I was sitting still in front of the computer for most of the day (upon my return to the office after holiday break), I took the time to truly feel the baby moving in my belly. The motion made me realize just how much the baby is growing. She now weighs about 3 and a half pounds and is somewhere around 16 inches long.
Even sweeter is that her movements have changed. She no longer kicks quite as swiftly in her cozy surroundings. Instead, her now sizable limbs, feet and hands are pressing against more cramped quarters. Instead of quick jabs, she stretches and causes my entire belly shift. She can be seen from the outside. I poked at her little foot today and she pushed back.
This growth is a beautiful thing. It means she is healthy and plumping up. I'm glad I took a moment today to savor the miracle of it all. I needed that.
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Oh Mel, how lovely, I am glad too. Those moments are so fleeting and in reality so precious...hang in there, your are most beautiful,if a 'bit' uncomfortable. So sorry I have not voiced what I have thought on several occasions as far back as thanksgiving...both you and Natalie will soon enough have your own space to stretch..
SO sweet!
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