baby kicks!

So I know that I posted a few days ago, but I just had to share with you the amazing feeling of a baby's first kick. I was laying in bed Monday morning and had rested my hand on my tummy, still half asleep. I felt a little "bump" against my hand and woke up the rest of the way. :) I wasn't sure if I had imagined it, or if something had really hit my hand. So I waited. A few minutes later I felt it again! I got so excited that I woke Matthew up and he set his hand on my tummy. Nothing. I was so disappointed, and thought maybe I had just imagined it. I could tell he was a little upset about it too.

Well, the next morning I turned off my alarm and rolled over on my back, placing my hand on my stomach. I felt the same kicking feeling, and this time I knew I wasn't imagining it. I waited to feel it a second time before waking Matthew up. He put his hand on my stomach, still mostly asleep, and mumbled something about being tired. Then he felt it too! I was running late for work at this point, so I had to get up and go about my morning.

But I cannot tell you the connection I feel to this baby after feeling it kick against me like that. I knew there was a little one in there, obviously, but feeling it move and respond to your voice is completely different. Now I'm pausing almost every 10 minutes to put my hand on my bump and tell this darling little thing how much I love them. :) I really cannot wait to be a mother if this is how it feels. Oh, sure, it gets hard and frustrating and overwhelming. But what job doesn't? Feeling that kick made me feel like I could actually be a parent, and raise a child up in the right way. That kick means so much to me, I can't even really describe it.