I have noticed the past several days that our little girl tends to move on a schedule. Every 3-4 hours she gets active and moves and wiggles for 45 minutes to an hour. Then, she stops and rests for a while. Then, 3-4 hours later she's back at it. She is getting so strong. I worry a little about what her kicks will feel like later on since she is already kicking so hard. Yesterday her schedule went something like this:
7:15-8:00 - Moving and wiggling, this wasn't affected by breakfast, because yesterday I was having morning sickness and didn't get breakfast until later. By the time I ate she was quiet.
11:00-noon - VERY active! Hard kicks and frequent ones. I was working on putting jewelry away at work and tidying things up, so as she kicked I talked to her. I probably looked completely crazy. :P Hopefully the belly rubs helped explain my behavior to passers by.
3:15-4:15 - Moving steady, but not hard kicks or frequent. Never had several right in a row. She would kick and then wait 5 minutes or so and then bump me again. Much calmer in the later afternoon.
6:45-7:45 - More moving and shaking. By this time I was home and Michael wanted in on the fun. She was sparatic again in the evening. As soon as he would move his hand away she'd kick at it. She's quite the little stinker that way. Calm again in the evening.
9:45-10:30 - Playtime!! After being calm all afternoon and evening, she was hyped up and ready to play again when it was bedtime. Luckily, Michael and I were up watching some NCIS, so she wasn't interupting me trying to fall asleep anyway. Her kicks weren't hard in the evening, but they were frequent. Michael had his hand on my stomach for about 30-45 seconds and she kicked him about 4 times in that short time span. I love seeing his eyes light up when he feels her move. She is so cool!
So, in light of the fact that our little girl is moving and shaking pretty hard and frequently at only 22 weeks, I think that she will be a little bigger than anticipated, and possibly come a little earlier because she's done baking. ;) I'm hoping she doesn't come any more than 4 days before her due date, because I really want her to be born in October. But instead of the small-average 6-7lb newborn, I'm going to predict her to be at the very smallest, 7lb8oz up to as big as 9lbs. Now I know this is still an average sized baby, and maybe I'm wrong, but she is so strong already, I think she's already growing like a weed. :) We shall see! I have another doctor's appointment on the 12th. They won't do an ultrasound and get measurments of her, but they will measure my belly and weight and see how much we've grown together. I think I'm going to be surprised by the numbers they tell me. But I'm not worried anymore like I used to be before an appointment. I don't need the doctors to tell me she's healthy anymore. I know that very well on my own. :) I love being pregnant! (Now). ;)
Happy Wednesday folks! :)
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