A Scary, Happy Day

Carter, oh sweet Carter... you gave your Mommy and Daddy quite a scare today. You are typically VERY active when I go to bed at night & fairly active on my way to work & I've normally felt little kicks and flips and punches several times by 9:30 or 10:00. Well, today at about 10:00, I started to panic a little because I realized that I had not felt you move AT ALL since about 9:00 last night. So I drank a Coke, poked & prodded you & did all the things that usually evoke a reaction. None of them worked. I felt NOTHING. So I went from e-mailing your dad to calling him & then the doctor. They wanted me to come in so they could check you. I could hardly speak when I called your Daddy back because I was so scared and upset. He immediately left work (my doctor's office is about an hour away from him) and I went into the office to get my room covered. I was absolutely petrified of anything being wrong with you. Everyone at work was just wonderful and immediately took care of everything. Mr. Powell, my principal, drove me to the doctor's office because I was too upset to drive. I got the the doctor's office and they put me in a room to check you. They were able to find your heartbeat quickly and I was so incredibly relieved. Soon after, your Daddy made it in and they hooked me up to a machine to monitor your heartbeat. Everything looked great. Amazingly, you still hardly moved. I can't tell you how relieved we were that everything is ok!!! We love you SO MUCH, baby boy!!

So, Daddy and I left and went through the drive through on his way to drop me off at my car. THEN you turned into a kicking, flipping, hitting machine. It felt like I had Jackie Chan in my tummy! So, even though we are thrilled that everything turned out ok, you will likely one day be grounded over the day's events. :0)

Also, today marks week 23 for you!! Only 17 more weeks until we get to meet you!! Last night, when I was going to sleep, I realized that your due date was exactly 4 months away!! It seems like forever, but I know it will go by quickly. We still have so many things to do before you get here! We have made SOME decisions on your nursery, but haven't bought anything yet. We also have showers that are being planned and so many exciting things.

I can't wait to meet you, little man, but I ABSOLUTELY LOVE being pregnant with you and feeling your every little move. So, please don't scare Mommy like that anymore! I love you!!!