Brooklyn and Daddy

I am SO excited because Dale finally felt and saw Brooklyn move for the first time last Friday, August 29th! We were just sitting on the couch and Brooklyn started kicking the crap out of me, which has become a normal occurrence lately. She then had the hiccups at which point I had her daddy feel my belly and he felt her move! It was so neat because we were both sitting there watching my belly move around! Dale had said he thought he felt her move about a week earlier, but he wasn't sure because it was so faint. She really let him know she was there this time though!

Another thing about Brooklyn and her daddy... when Brooklyn starts moving around a bunch and kicking, punching, doing flips, or whatever, I have her daddy talk to her. She already knows and responds to his voice! Dale talks to Brooklyn a lot, every night, especially right before we go to bed. He'll tell her her loves her, or as he says, "E be dah." (Latka Gravas' words for I love you from the show Taxi) Brooklyn responds to him so well already though. Her daddy refers to her as Puppy, which I am sure will stick as his nickname for her after she is here. When she's moving all about and her daddy starts talking to her though, she calms right down. He'll pat my belly or hold my tummy and it is like she knows he is there comforting her. Then every time, when he stops talking to her, about a couple of seconds later she'll start up again. She loves hearing his voice!

So needless to say, she will definitely be a daddy's girl. I am pretty sure she will have her daddy wrapped right around her little finger. All I have to tell him now is "Dale, talk to your daughter," and she's usually all better! His next goal is to try to get her to kick me on command.... hopefully that won't work out! :)

Love,
Jennifer