Patterns Emerging (Feb 14)

I've been feeling the bean move every day since February 4th, and at various times each day. The two times of the day when I can almost predict the baby will move are in the early mornings before getting out of bed and in the evenings after dinner.

I mentioned this pattern to my mom on Sunday over breakfast, and she said those times correlated with times when Ben and I had been fussy as babies even though we'd been fed, changed, burped, etc.

First Movement

This morning I felt the first movement that can be attributed to the Bean! While laying on my left side (fretting about real estate costs and taxes), I felt a movement that was stronger than a flutter in the lower left area of my abdomen -- as though the skin had been given a push from the inside. I put my hand on the spot where it happened, and felt it again. Confirmed! Over the past 4 weeks, I've felt twinges and other uncomfortable sensations that later could be attributed to gas, hunger or random rumblings. Because I felt the bump from the outside with my hand, I'm ruling out gas or some intestinal thing. This is the best birthday present!