I felt my first flutter pretty early on in the pregnancy. Around week 13 i felt a little twinge but didn't know if it was quickening or uterine spasms. Looking back I'm pretty sure it was fetal movement just because "spasms" don't seem to be occurring much at all anymore. Baby is more responsive every day. She likes it when I lay on my left side but kicks around when I'm on my right side. This morning I did a test on each side to see if was just a coincidence or not. Left: nothing. Right: spastic movement. Repeat.
She seems to be responding better to outside noises as well. B and I were working on something together int he garage and he started hammering loudly. I felt her jump up and kick around startled. So cute. According to "The Science of the Womb" the baby starts developing the startle reflex around 24 weeks. Maybe she's just developing quickly. :)
I remember watching Youtube at the begining of my pregnancy disgusted by alien-like fetal movements seen from outside the belly. Bellies turned and gorged in and out. Some bellies vibrated from kicks while others convoluted to odd football-esque shapes as the baby sommersaulted. I haven't felt any cartwheels or sommersaults yet, but now that I'm more than halfway through the this experience I've changed from disgusted with seeing fetal movement to anxious. Id love to be able to see a foot, hand or any kind of sneak peak of who my little one is.
For now, I'm content with my morning kicks and little surprise jolts. I hope they get stronger as I feel so connected to her whenever I feel them.
