A Scientist?

Baby hasn't been enthusiastically kicking as much lately and it has been moving it's entire body in a slightly spastic fashion and gently prodding its surroundings. The prodding is my favorite. I imagine Baby being like, "Hmm... (prod, prod) what is this?" I like to think I've got a very scientifically minded baby in there, testing its environment, mapping out its surroundings and determining where the best nestling spots are. Lately my right hip has been a place of extreme fascination. Baby spends hours pressed against it and last night seemed intent on attempting to burrow into it with what I'm guessing was a small fist. When this effort was frustrated, Baby apparently satisfied itself with just pressing as much of itself as possible against that hip and has spent most the day there, stretching languorously every now and then, but mostly just chilling out. Well, sure. Baby's been going crazy all weekend long and now that I'm back at work s/he is all mellow. Silly baby.

TIME LAPSE OF A DAY

I meant to finish that post yesterday but I did not. C'est la vie.

Work has been very busy and stressful for me since we got back from the Holidays. Generally, even when things aren't great I enjoy my job overall and feel very thankful for it. This month I've felt thankful for it but my sense of enjoyment is very low. I'm hoping this is a phase. However, I write this here to say that on days, like today, when work feels exhausting and like all of my effort is getting me nowhere, LB's little prods and wiggles completely make my day. How can one stay in a state of distress when a tiny human who needs you prods you gently with a wee little foot or hand? Even though being pregnant often feels creepy (small human in my insides!), it's already amazing to me how close I can already feel to this baby and how important it is to me.

I see the same in Joe, who woke up early this morning and pulled on his snow pants to go out in the 1 degree, snowy weather and clean my car off for me. He's done it before I was pregnant, so really he gets accolades all around, but he has been a very doting and caring husband during my pregnancy and it's adorable. He gets infinity points.

 Baby, we're a little scared of you and all the responsibility you represent, but boy do we love you.