Personality

I am 21 weeks pregnant!  MORE than half way to D Day. 

At week 18, I FELT my sweet little BC move for the first time.  It felt like a little soap bubble popping inside of me.  But is was a little baby kick.  That same week, my Heroic Husband (now also Dependable Daddy) and I got to SEE BC kick at our sonogram.  It was amazing.  BC moved the entire time.  At one point, while the sonogram technician was attempting to count ten little toes, BC decided to cross "its" legs and sit Indian style.  What a character!

What a character... that is what my Marvelous Mother said when we told her about our kicking baby.  "BC has such a personality!"  And yes, BC does.  Already!  At 21 weeks... a personality. 

Our doctor told us not to be surprised if we feel a few kicks one day - and then nothing for a few days - and then a few kicks one day - and then nothing again.  This baby though, kicks ALL the time!  (And I love every single moment!)  BC is even kicking right now, as I type.  BC kicks when HH/DD talks - especially when he preaches and prays.  BC kicks when I exercise - particularly when I do isometrics in the car.  BC always kicks in the evenings when HH and I watch Criminal Minds (maybe it is just coincidence, but we like to think BC is kicking at the bad guys).  BC likes to kick my hand when it is gently resting on my stomach. 

I will never forget the first time that HH got to feel BC kick - his eyes lite up like a Christmas Tree!  It was such an amazing moment.  Since then, he has had the opportunity to feel BC kick almost every day! 

This past weekend, MM also got to feel BC kick.  We were at a German festival, listening to Oompa Music, and BC decided to join in the dancing fun. 

The other night, BC decided to tell me that it was bedtime.  Usually, BC tends to hover around the middle of my stomach or the right side.  Like a good pregnant woman, I am trying to sleep on my left side.  So, about 9:30pm, as I sat on the couch, I noticed that the left side of my tummy was disfigured.  HH and I laughed as we watched my stomach - get bigger and bigger on the left side - and then go back to normal.  I personally think that BC was turning over to get comfy for the night - and telling me that it was time for bed.

However, BC is a little shy (although you would not think it).  If you talk directly to BC, all kicking comes to a halt.  I guess BC becomes intent on what we are saying, because once we stop talking to BC, the kicking resumes. 

What a character... what a personality. 

And yet... at 21 weeks, it is still thought of as OK to terminate life.  At 18 weeks, when I first was able to distinguish our baby's characters, 20,000 + little personalities were snuffed out. 

I know that BC is not the only baby with a personality.  I recently saw a sonogram picture of a friend's baby who was giving "duck lips."  What a character... what a personality. 

My heart aches for those little personalities that will never have the opportunity to shine forth.  I hurt for those little characters that are so unwanted, their lives are taken from them.  BC just kicked in agreement.  We both are pained for those little characters... those little personalities...

This is BC's kicking foot at 18 weeks.