Week 26: Oh the Movement!

It's amazing how the time just keeps moving along.  Only 14 more weeks to go!  My latest focus has been on how much baby AJ is moving around in the belly.  I remember at about week 16 there were slight flutters in my belly.  It almost seemed just like indigestion or gas.  But not quite like that!  Now, the flutters are more deflined and stronger.  Not that it feels like the UFC Championship going on inside my belly, but he's definitely moving around like a gymnast at times.  He tends to move around most during the evening and night time hours.  I also noticed that he moves more when I have something sweet (He's a boy after my own heart ;-)  While it's definitely a new experience and can be a bit creepy at times, I absolutely LOVE IT!  First, it is reassuring to me that he is alive and well.  Before, I had to wait for the appointments with the OB to hear his heartbeat for reassurrance.  Now, I can get confirmation on a daily basis.  Secondly, it's a way for me to bond with him.  It makes it all the more real that he is my baby who is on his way into this world.  I find myself talking to him or rubbing my belly as if I were touching him.  Morever, hubby gets to bond with him in that way as well because he can feel and see him move too!  What an experience!  Nothing like it!  I only hope he doesn't give me a good kick in the tummy or other sensitive areas before he's born.  But, I am prepared for that given he's my hubby's son!