if this belly's rockin', don't bother knockin'

[mamajoan]

According to all the so-called "experts," we're getting to the point where I'm going to stop feeling much movement, because Cosmo is getting too big to really move around much any more.

Well, apparently no one has informed Cosmo of this, because s/he is still attending karate and gymnastics practice sessions with great regularity. And it's a lot more, uh, forceful on account of his/her increasing size. It's great fun to watch, but not necessarily so much fun to feel.

Twice already today I've gotten some unidentified body part of Cosmo's stuck uncomfortably in my ribs or pelvis, and lemme tell ya, s/he does NOT appreciate having said body parts pushed away from where s/he had so carefully placed them. heh.

Speaking of the unidentifiable nature of Cosmo's various parts, have I mentioned lately that it irks me when other moms are like "oh, there's a knee" or "that's his butt"? I can never tell what it is. It's all just random bits to me. Sometimes it's smoother, for lack of a better word, and then I figure it's probably a butt; and other times it feels sharp so it's probably an elbow or knee; but honestly I have no idea. I could be totally wrong.

I get a little annoyed too when the midwife does it just by putting her hands on my belly, and immediately knows right where to put the Doppler monitor to find the heartbeat -- but not as much, because I figure the midwife has put her hands on hundreds of bellies so she has experience on her side. Whereas me, I'm as clueless this second time around as I ever was with Isaac.

I keep meaning to try it again, see if I can at least identify Cosmo's head. But somehow it only ever occurs to me when I have a full bladder so it doesn't seem advisable. Of course, that could be because I pretty much always have a full bladder these days. heh.

Comments

[xanphibian.livejournal.com]

*giggles* I could NEVER tell either. Even with my third, I was just as clueless. *shrugs* At least you know it's a baby and not a dinosaur! *eyes you* Riiiiiiight?

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly sure it's not a dinosaur, although with all the activity that's going on in there, I'm not ruling out something in the kangaroo family. ;)

[xanphibian.livejournal.com]

*giggles* And then you won't be rid of it FOREVER, because you'll have a pouch and have to hop around with it in there for like, EVER, and ... wait, yeah. Snugglies. And they pretty much cling for a while without the pouches, too. *thinks* Babies are just like kangaroos! And they turn us into kangaroos, too!

*weird omg*

[angledge.livejournal.com]

What's your due date?

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

April 12th, *suspicious look* why?

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Just curious!

[tiffanygrrl.livejournal.com]

i am not close to your due date, but i have NO IDEA how they decide which part is which... i know when "something" is in my bladder area though!

[tiggrrl.livejournal.com]

I couldn't tell a darn thing with Kitten. Even after I was told that the head was pointed down, I couldn't tell. Also, Kitten was extremely active up until my labor started, so I don't know what they're talking about with that whole, "the baby will slow down and move less" shpiel.