Pregnancy 3: Week 16

If you go by lunar months, I am sitting at 4 of 10...however, I will likely still carry another 2 weeks after that....but either way we are still early. I have largely forgotten about this pregnancy (other than the growing waist line and emergence of all my maternity clothes at a much early date than either previous pregnancy). I have largely related to this baby as a growth rather than a person. I know, it sounds awful, but it is simply not as exciting the third time around, let alone with two delightful, in the flesh, huggable, children running around (to say nothing of demanding, consuming, loud....well, all those other aspects of children that are not always delightful). In fact, it's still hard to imagine there will be another person in our family as we have grown so comfortable with who we Scrivners are as a foursome.

However, last night, this growing babe decide to demand some attention. Perhaps the babe could tell there was not sufficient thought and attention being dispersed towards him/her. Perhaps the babe has been able to discern (overhear) that there are two very rambunctious, active, noisy boys in the outside world, and this baby does not want to be left out. For whatever the reason, Scrivner baby 3 decided to make his/her existence undeniable this morning from about 3:15am-3:30 by kicking and rolling and whatever other dance party moves were going on in there. In fact, I am rather sure that if I had woken my husband, he would have been able to feel the baby himself. I do not remember either of the boys making such ruckus this early. I remember slight little butterfly movements it took me weeks to realize were a baby. I remember such a long time passing before Andrew could join me in feeling the baby move. This, was undeniable. This is an active child who will not be ignored. Hopefully this child will also decide not to wake me up every night in the three o'clock hour for the next 6 months (um....and then the next 6 and the next 6), but I was glad to "make the acquaintance" a little better this morning. I cannot say I was disturbed by being woken for Andrew and I have yet to even hear a heart beat, so a real live thrashing force in there is a welcome testament to the reality of this little person.....a rather healthy little person I might assume.

For those who wonder....I think Andrew has completely squashed Penelope....but still likes Grace. Hopefully we'll settle on full names we both like sometime in the next 6 months.