I am now 18 weeks pregnant. I can feel subtle movements in my belly. It feels like a gentle butterfly flapping its wings. It is very exciting to think that these butterfly feelings are due to a little human being in my belly.
This past weekend, my husband and I went to spend the weekend in Toronto to visit our relatives and friends. I played golf on Saturday. It was quite a hot day but luckily there was a nice breeze on the golf course. I also covered myself well with suntan lotion and drank lots of water. My sister in law admitted to me that she was worrying for me, on the golf course on such a humid day. A friend of mine also told me that her husband forbade her to play golf during pregnancy. To my husband and I, it is not something we have thought about. I just know my limits wherever I go or whatever I do. I feel like I need to move, and walking around a golf course can only do me good. I had a little cart to carry my golf clubs. Usually, I carry my bag around, but that I know I cannot do anymore. Anyways, I had a really enjoyable time, even thought it wasn’t one of my best games…
It was nice to exchange with my sisters in law and girlfriends about their pregnancy experiences and feelings. As I told them, often I surprise myself thinking about the baby and I picture myself holding him in my arms. I also picture him in a little pyjama, lying on his back and kicking his feet in the air. I just can’t wait to be face to face with him.
When we drove back to Montreal, I was listening to the radio and I just felt like listening to, what I would have called a few years back, some cheezee music. I just felt like I was listening to the music differently than ever before. When I listen to a love song, I am listening to it differently. It’s like if I was experiencing a new kind of love I had never experienced before, the love of a child, and he isn’t even born yet. I can’t imagine the strong feelings I will experience once he will be born. All the parents always talk about that love for their children that is different to any other love, and I always knew it was something I wanted to experience.
I will soon have my 20 weeks ultra-sound. Many people say that the baby’s facial traits at this ultra sound will be the traits at his birth. I am thus very curious to find out how he looks. To be followed…
