The Moving Belly

This week marked a significant rise in baby movements in the belly. It's the neatest thing to see little twitches and slight movements in your belly. Cam has been talking to the belly for the past month and finally this week, Nicholas responded to his voice. The movements aren't predictable, but I do notice them more at night when I'm lying on the couch. Needing to see some action, I've been prodding the belly to see if it will respond. I also started singing the few songs I know like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and ABCD to the belly - and amazingly enough, he likes my songs because he moves when I sing. Other things I wonder during this pregnancy - does he grow only at night or during the day too? Does he roll around and flip around or is he in one position? I can't wait to be able to feel body parts in the coming weeks as it gets tighter and tighter for him in the belly.

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