I woke up from a nap on the couch Friday night, and as I made my way towards the bathroom to get ready for bed I felt it. It stopped me dead in my tracks. I didn’t know what it was at first and described it to my husband Jason as a swooshing sensation through my lower abdomen. Forgetting for a moment that I am pregnant, I told him that I felt possessed, like something was inside of me. He reminded me that something was in fact inside of me! What can I say, I was drowsy.
The bambino is the size of this delicious apple. Yum.
When I looked it up on Dr. Google I found out what I felt is called quickening. American Pregnancy Association describes quickening, or flutters, as the first fetal movements. Wow, is this very surreal or what?!