i realized something this weekend, i couldn't care less about the oscars. i used to. when i was a teen, i found it very exciting. but now, it holds very little interest for me. i don't know if it's because it seems trivial or if i've grown tried of "the academy" over looking my favourite films of the year, but i had no interest watching it or even reading the results in the news.
shannon came with me to my midwife appointment today. brendan had a test so he couldn't come, so she came in his place. heather confirmed that everything from the ultrasound looks good, so that's great news. and when she listened to his heart beat we could hear him flipping over and moving constantly. heather actually said she's never hear such an active baby before. on the way into work i started wondering what that means. my dad told me the other day that active babies are usually boys, but i'm skeptical of that logic. i've known active babies (outside the womb) who have grown into very active (even hyperactive) adults, and i worried that our active in utero baby is a sign of an overly active baby/person later. so i googled it to find out what the ole internet said. i recognize it as a pool of experiences, not proven facts. from what i read, one woman said her doctor said it's no indication of the baby after birth, and another woman said that an active baby is a happy baby because all their needs are being met. this made me VERY happy. i like thinking of my content little baby playing without a care in the world.
on saturday, i walked up to giant tiger. while i was feeling impatient a 20 minute walk up princess seemed unappealing, i decided i'd do it anyways. use some 'active transport' as it's called. last week while i was sick i'd been watching jane eyre, and it struck me that she'd take these long walks to mail a letter. i don't do anything that takes a long time, much less exercise. but while i was on my walk (aka jane eyre style exercise), i felt so pleased that i wasn't just being lazy at home, but instead was out and about. now that the winter weather is starting to break, i'm hoping/planning to do more walking, especially at lunch time.
today when i checked the weather in athens it showed 16 degrees. PERFECT!
smote the water with a two by four.
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Just to add one more anecdotal story to the pot of baby movement stories:
Muirgen was my most active baby in utero by far. She has been the most active outside the womb, too. She moves pretty much constantly, even though she's not really one you'd think of as hyper (at least I don't). She never sits still and moves around in her bed right up until the moment she falls asleep. She's still just like she was in utero.
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