Kick Counts

Benjamin’s been on and off this week. While Pax was sick and spending a lot of time on my lap, Ben was moving around quite a bit. He kicked Pax in the leg once, which completely weirded him out. I got a, “WTF was that” look from him. At least I can say they kinda met. He also seemed to move around a lot when I was crying. I like to think it was his way of consoling me. The past couple of days, though, he’s been really quiet. The stress must’ve taken a lot out of him and it can’t help that I haven’t been feeling all that great - emotionally or physcially.

So, I was worried. I’m always worried but sometimes I get so worried, I decide to be proactive about it. I got up and ate breakfast, then created a kick count chart.

Day & Date	Su 04/01	M 04/02	Tu 04/03	W 04/04	Th 04/05	F 04/06	S 04/07
Start Time					12:43pm
Counts					XXXXXXXXXX
Stop Time					1:03pm
Total Mins to 10 Kicks					20

I started the counts immediately after some lunch, got to 10 kicks/movements 20 minutes later. I got to 9 kicks in 12 minutes, it took him another 8 minutes to get to 10. He does it on purpose just to freak me out.

On a side note: I miss my dog like crazy. He should be here. I know what we did was right, it was his time and I know we didn’t rush things. I just really wish it wouldn’t have happened. 16 years is not long enough with someone you love. Human or animal, it’s just not nearly long enough.

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