The Quickening

I finally felt the first movement of the baby almost 2 weeks ago. Mark was resting his head on my stomach and the little bun decided it was time to kick her dad in the head. Unfortunately, Mark couldn't feel it. For the next few days, any time my belly was up against Mark she would start kicking him - I think she is going to be a bit of a daddy's girl.
Last night we were watching American Idol, Mark's arm was barely resting against my belly. Jordin Sparks came on to sing and our little pumpkin decided it was time she be heard as well so she kicked her dad again. I asked Mark if he felt it and he said he thought it was his arm twitching. He proceeded to rest his hand on my belly and our little one started to beat on him. She kicked him (or head butted him) at least 4 or 5 times. It was very funny.
She has been moving quite a bit, especially during the work day. She is also starting to cause quite a bit of indigestion. Not surprisingly I think I'm going to end up with a girl with a full head of hair at birth. I read an article recently that said that the indigestion and hair story isn't an old wives tale - it's actually based in medical fact - it has to do with the hormones that increase hair growth also cause indigestion.
So I think we're going to have a hairy soccer player :D