In love

I am already in love. Totally and completely in love with our baby.

I've had the most wonderful two days with 'the bean' in utero. S/he has been so active, and did not seem to stop moving and kicking for nearly two hours last night. I was visiting my mom at the Cape and shared that there was a virtual rock concert in my belly. S/he was movin' and groovin' and bringing me so much joy.

I woke up this morning to more activity, and felt an immediate rush of excitement. Here I am, experiencing a miracle, right in my body. My prayers have been answered, and a child ~ a person ~ a soul is developing within me. Each week, there are more changes that make this pregnancy feel even more a reality.

A new development is that I can now also feel the baby's body parts beneath my skin, although I can not distinguish them. It is sore, too, where my skin is expanding, and probably due to so much rubbing and touching and caressing from me.

People have told me that you fall in love when you see your baby, and hold him or her for the first time. I can not imagine how great that love is, if I already feel this much love.