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2003-01-29 . 1:21 p.m. . Acrobatics!! Well, I am officially 31 weeks and 1 day along in this wonderful thing they call pregnancy and I am just loving it!! Our baby is crazy!! See, here's the thing.... after about 28 weeks you are supposed to monitor your baby's movement twice a day just to make sure he is still active and able to move. Anyway, twice a day for an hour, you count the number of movements, flutters or "swooshes" you feel and it is supposed to be, on the safe side, about ten. WELL, ten of these movements happen within about a minute with our baby!! :) The thing is though, these aren't just "swooshes" or movement, these are full on stomach moving kicks!! My sister will be excited to know that I think we have a serious soccer player on our hands here! I can't believe the strength that comes from our 3 1/2 lbs. baby!! I am absolutely loving it though, it makes me seriously giggle every time I feel it!! You will never catch this girl complaining about her baby's activity. I wonder if this is forshadowing of things to come..... I hope so! Well, I get this email weekly, updating me on the facts of my pregnancy at the certain week and the last one told me that our baby is growing at 1/2 lb. per week...which means I too will grow that much...hmmm, I am not entirely positive about how I feel about this rapid weight gain, but I am applying the cocoa butter lotion accordingly....about 1 bottle a day! :) Just kidding, but it has become more frequent, especially since I don't know if my stomach could possibly get any bigger, but the problem is, I know it has to!! I told Joe I was worried about stretch marks, I haven't seen one yet, but I'm nervous because sometimes I swear I can feel the skin stretching. Anyway, I told him that I hoped after he got back, that he still thought I was cute, even if I did happen to stretch rather rapidly in the last month of so before Luke gets here. He's so great, he said, "Now, what kind of person would that make me, to think that you were any less beautiful after giving birth to our son. I dont' care about stretch marks!" Hmmmm....I think I'll keep him! Oh, speaking of movement, I am sitting here watching my stomach move back and forth for about 10 seconds...it's great! Anyway, no news yet, as far as deployment dates are concerned, but I'll keep everyone posted. At this point, I know he's going and I am dealing with it, but I just wish they would leave and get it over with and come home. It sounds harsh, but the sooner Joe leaves, the sooner he'll get back, which means more time getting to know his new son. I found something to look forward to though, which will hopefully keep my spirits up. I can't wait until he gets back and I get to go pick him up and show him, for the first time, his son....I know it'll make me cry; but heck, at this point, what doesn't!!
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