Baby kicks and hammers

My mom and I decided to plant the garden over the weekend. While doing so there was some hammering required to get some metal fencing to stand up for the cucumbers to grow along.

My job was to hold the tall metal stake as my mom hammered away at it, until it was far enough in the ground.

LET ME TELL YOU, Aiden does not like that noise!! It was actually the funniest thing. Mom would start hammering and Aiden would start kicking away right in the center of my stomach, mom would stop hammering, Aiden would stop kicking, and so on. It took maybe three instances in a row for me to realize that he was responding to the hammering sound. and OH MAN was he responding! This went on for a good minute or two until we got the second stake in..

It just so happens that later that night, I had showered and decided to sit out on the patio to enjoy the warm weather, that I felt him kick my hand for the first time.. I've been able to feel some pretty good kicks for a few weeks now, but never on the outside.. All that commotion must of woke him up a little bit. It was the coolest thing ever.

Mike still hasn't gotten to feel it. I think Aiden is shy. I'll feel him start to kick, and I'll tell Mike, but then he stops right away...

Oh well, at least I got to..


Had to share this story...

In other baby news, things are great. All my appointments have been great, I've gained an average of about a lb a month so I'm up to almost 5 lbs now, and going on 6 months. Which THANK GOD it's been do gradual, I did not want to be one of those women who gained 40lbs or something..  I'm measuring perfect, and next week I go in for my sugar test. I've been feeling so good though, I can't imagine my sugar being off..

Lets see.... Does anyone have an opinion on Birthing classes?? Did you take them? If so was it worth it? If not, did you wish you had? I have the option of signing up for them in a few weeks, but I'm on the fence about it. They cost 40$ and we would have to go to four 2hr classes or one 7hr class. I just can't see how watching a video and learning about the birthing process is going to better prepare me. I'm sure that's not what I'll be thinking of when the time actually comes anyways... Give me some input please :)


Also a little update about my knee injury from my previous post this month.. Knee is doing better, but still not healed. Dr. says it's extremely damaged, but we are holding off on MRI's and specialist because I am pregnant. the knee is still swollen and It's been nearly an entire month. I am not longer limping as badly, and require no brace, but it is still sore and stiff at the end of everyday, and boy is it still swollen.. I go for another follow up in two days.. We will see what they say