I Hope He Sleeps This Much When He's Living In My House Instead of In My Body

They, you know, the "so-called experts," say that you can start to feel the baby moving anywhere between about 16 and about 20 weeks. It starts off subtle and it is hard to differentiate between movement and hunger pangs, etc., but the past few weeks have been pretty exciting for me because he's moving a lot. The only problem is that he doesnt move constantly, and each day is a little different than the one before. Some days, he seems to be awake a lot and I feel the kicks (punches? elbows?) all the time. Others, and especially lately, he seems to sleep a LOT and kick me intermittently.

It drives me insane. I am a somewhat anxious person anyway, and even though I have absolutely no reason to think that anything could possibly go wrong, I still wonder where the hell he went or what the hell he is doing when he is quiet for long periods of time. Or when my usual tricks to get him moving fail (such as drinking OJ or very, very cold water) or take too long. Today, i swear that I didnt feel him moving until nearly 11am and when he finally did, I actually relaxed for the first time all day.

I've read a lot about this, and even my Dr says to expect some variation depending on any number of factors (such as the position he is in, or the time of day, or how active he was yesterday, etc., etc.), but its amazing how much it really messes with your sanity when that little person inside of you suddenly seems awfully still. He's only 12" long and weighs only about a pound, and he is completely protected from the risky outside world but he's already got me worried to death about his safety.

Yeah. So, I hear this only gets worse when they get out....