For some reason, that is what I call this baby some days - other days this baby is a boxer. Somtimes Squirt just squirms around trying to get comfortable - other days I picture Squirt sucking his/her thumb and then pulling it out so it whacks my belly. I love feeling the movement, but there are days and nights when I could deal with more of the squirming and less of the kicking/punching.
I got quite a few responses from my last blog - so here's the update. The twitching is probably just development of the nervous system or hiccups - doc was not concerned.
We interviewed our first doula on Wednesday and really liked her. From emails she was #2 on my list, but I feel great knowing that if we don't like #1, #2 will be awesome. She really listened to us and had no problems answering all of Joel's questions (which I was surprised how many he had). One of the things I love about Joel is that the basic answer is not enough for him - he wants to know why and what has happened historically. Where did the concept of doula come from? Was it Greek or French or Spanish? Things I would never even have thought of. He felt very comfortable with her and that was as important to me as me being comfortable.
Birth class is fun and interesting. Lots of big bellys and waddling around (not me yet, thankfully). We watched our first births last night (short clips) and I cried when the baby came out - I'm crossing my fingers that only Joel noticed. Of course, watching these women labor put the fear of God in me - which is probably not a bad thing. A little reality check - now I know the challenges set before me and this idea of natural birth. But I am determined and am educating myself as much as possible.
My pregnant community is so fun - my cousin is 4 weeks before me and in nesting mode, a friend of mine at work is a few days before me, another friend is a few months behind - it's great to be surrounded by all the support and encouragement! Can't wait to meet all of our babies!
