Kicks, Rolls and Mush Brain

There is nothing better than feeling your baby kicking and rolling inside the womb. Yesterday, was a particularly active day for bub. Normally, he has a very definite wake and sleep pattern. But, some days he deviates from his normal routine and is awake, kicking and rolling for hours and hours at a time. Even though his kicks are getting quite strong, I never grow tired of feeling it. Many times you will find me sitting on the couch staring at my bare belly waiting for it to jump, bounce or roll as baby kicks or changes positions. For me, time just kind of stands still when this happens, and I'm happy to let it. The books say that his most active weeks should be between now and week 28 at which time he should be too big to move around much. So, for the next few weeks, I'll be focused on my growing belly and waiting for those much loved kicks and rolls.

(24th week)

Yesterday, I was reading about the phenomenon known as "Pregnancy Brain". The book said that Doctors aren't sure why this happens. It could be due to hormonal changes, but it could also happen because during pregnancy you're focused internally as you go through such a major life event. Whatever the cause is, I have affectionately started calling it "Mush Brain". I literally forget what I'm saying half way through a sentence and often walk into a room three times before I remember why I'm there. Thankfully, I'm not taking myself too seriously and I'm able to laugh at myself, along with Ryan, when this happens. Let's just say, we've been laughing a lot lately!