had a great fourth of july weekend with friends and family. mark and I just watched about 30 firework displays all at once on palatine hill—it was so fun. good thing I got my fill after 10 mins because the mosquitoes were incredibly getting after us. next year we'll remember the bug spray :)
saw all of the bradley crew at b&t's and it was nice catching up with the girls and everyone :) everyone was drawn to the belly and rubbing it—it was kinda funny but of course I didn't mind it just made me smile. then sunday was a relaxing day ending with s'mores by the fire.
back tracking a bit to monday I slightly started freaking out a bit. right as I was about to leave work the thought just popped into my head that hmmm haven't really felt baby today. then I tried to remember the last time that day when I felt her and I just couldn't. I didn't want to think the worst but all I could think about is please kick please kick please kick. and at that time I was walking so it would be hard to notice. on the train I kinda felt a light tap, but still wasn't satisfied :)
so when I got home I ate and laid down on my left side and started counting. it took 14 minutes to feel 10 movements, which is not as quick as she normally is but still normal. so my panic subsided, but I wasn't completely ok. mark convinced me enough not to worry—but it's the first thing I thought of when I woke up the next day. she wasn't super active so I texted susanne (mark's sis-in-law) to just ask her if this is normal. she reassured me, but said if I was worried to go in and be monitored. since I was in chicago already and on my way to work, I was just going to see how the morning went. around 10:00am she started jabbing me and phew felt such relief and it continued all day. so lil miss was just sleepy or I was just too busy to notice her yesterday.
ever since then she been really active and there have been a couple times her kicks have completely moved me. so funny how strong she is—our lil firecracker. :) i love looking down at my belly and seeing her taps since they are so much more prominent.
the prathers too are having a baby shower for us toward the end of this month :) can't wait to see everyone!
tomorrow I have another check-up with dr. perlis. hopefully she's measuring 30 weeks—or if she isn't it'll be fun to see her on the ultrasound again. :)
aversions: psh. nothing.
what's baby up to?
our baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). a pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in my uterus. her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. when she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision—which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (normal adult vision is 20/20.)
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