People have said that, alot of the time, new mothers can confuse what they believe to be first movements with the feeling of gas.  To this I say no.  Over the last week I have begun to feel Little Doodle move, and the sensation is so new, so alien, it could not be anything but.   Because of the baby’s size, I only catch the occasional movement: either a definitive poke or a grazing feeling.  But it is amazing.  Up until now Little Doodle has been an invisible entity: something we could see when scanned or the cause of a number of symptoms.  Now the baby begins to make it’s presence known.  According to our books, Little Doodle has the ability to hear, and we talk to it.  And, in just under a month, we go in for the the 20 week scan and will finally get to find out if our Little Doodle is a boy or girl.

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This past week has marked alot of things:  Christmas, the New Year, and me entering my second trimester.   The first trimester came and went with all the usual symptoms.  Fatigue, being the main discomfort, still continues as I find myself sleeping until one or two in the afternoon if left undisturbed on an off day.  I was lucky in a sense I had nausea for only about a week and a half around week 7-8, but never once did I throw up.  However, on the recommendation of a handful of people, I did buy up items containing ginger to help ease my nausea and whilst it does work, I feel it will have the reverse effect the rest of my life… just thinking about ginger ale at this point makes me ill.  I can also feel my uterus as it grows, which feels like a stretching sensation in the abdomen.

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