Quickening

What a stupid word. Really. I mean, the pregnancy books pretend like it's sophisticated medical slang that all the cool obstetricians use, but really? No. I know obstetricians. I've worked with them. I've even examined pregnant people in clinic before. I never heard that word until I read it in some silly pregnancy stuff. Anyways, "quickening" supposedly refers to the first time mom can feel baby move. It usually happens around week 20 in first time moms, a little earlier in repeat offenders (because they actually recognize what they're feeling and don't dismiss it as gas).

For Libby, it happened a little out of the ordinary. At least, it's the first time I've heard of it happening this way. She went to a normal pre-natal visit May 24th (20 weeks and 4 days... almost right on schedule) with her family doc, and the doc was examining her, and said, "Hey! Can you feel that?" Libby said, "Feel what?" (Take this all with a grain of salt, since I wasn't there.) "That's the baby moving!" the doc replied. So Libby reached down and felt baby moving from the outside... and recognized that she was also feeling baby from the inside, too... So, simultaneously feeling baby moving from inside and outside for the first time all at once!

Not only that, but that night, guess who else got to feel baby move the SAME day? That's right. The Baby Daddy. And let me tell you, that was super cool. Super cool, indeed. Our baby's a good kicker (or puncher or flipper or something acrobatic).

This story has not been reviewed by the main character, so if you're reading it shortly after it's posted, check back in a few days to make sure it hasn't gotten revised at the insistence of the Baby Momma.