I have posted on Facebook too many times today, I decided I just needed to write a blog post.
So, first of all, I have a story to tell from a week ago. Seifer woke me up retching at 3 the morning. He occasionally eats things he should not and therefore needs to get them back out. I know, not pleasant, but I know that if I don’t rush him outside I’m going to have to clean it up… which is even less pleasant at 3am. So finally he comes back in and everything is fine, we go back to bed… except that it’s a bit of an adrenaline rush. As I lay there waiting for the adrenaline to pass, I notice something… a very tiny something… maybe it was something, and maybe it was just gas. But no, I don’t think so… could it be that the adrenaline rush crossed the placenta and made Kumquat a little extra active, like to the point that maybe I felt it? I’m still not sure, because I haven’t felt anything more definite than that, but I just might have felt him/her for the first time. Last night I had a similar sensation at 4am due to the lovely storm that rolled through and woke me up. I guess I’ll know more over the coming weeks.
The lovely storm stayed all day, which was beautiful. I think all the plants are already dead, so it might be too late, but it sure made me happy. It also made it about 30 degrees cooler, which seems like a lot, and I guess 110 to 81 is quite a lot. I got to spend part of my afternoon sharing it with my beautiful friend Rochelle. Yay.
Also, today I had a check-up and she found little Kumquat’s heartbeat very quickly (like it even surprised her how quickly). She said it was nice and strong and everything looked like it was right where it should be. In 2 weeks I have an ultrasound scheduled… and they will (hopefully, cross your fingers!) be able to tell us if it’s a little boy or a little girl. I thought surely I’d have to wait another month, so this was an unexpected surprise. Plus, this is a super-de-duper ultrasound (aka a Level 2) so we may find out a whole lot more about our baby than we could possibly understand. Mari (my midwife) did say that if for some reason they couldn’t determine the gender, she could do an unofficial one later.
But now I’m developing a headache… so I think I’m going to stop staring at this screen. Good night all.