The Dirt on Pregnancy Weblog

I have to admit, this last month of pregnancy has been really fun. The baby is moving and stretching and kicking a lot. He has also been moving around for longer durations of time. Before, I would feel him move and then would try to get my husband’s hand on my stomach fast enough for him to feel something. We would wait and most of the time, the baby wouldn’t kick again. But, recently, I’ll feel some activity and my husband will put his hand on my belly and feel more kicks for at least a couple of minutes. Last night, I think the baby was trying to swim because he was moving and fluttering all over the place. My husband and I just sat there laughing. I had him move his hand to see if we could “see” the kicks. To our surprise, my stomach was rippling and moving. It was awesome. All we could do was smile and get even more excited about our son’s arrival. We both are so curious as to what he looks like!

I think that spending that time feeling and watching the baby move was a crucial time in the pregancy to formulate the bond between the baby and us parents. I already feel really attached to the baby since I feel him all of the time but to be able to feel and see him moving around in my “stomach” must be nature’s way for the whole family to be able to attach themselves to the baby before he/she is even born, for evolutionary purposes.  If only our dog could understand that a new family member is on the way so he could start bonding with the baby! : )