Little Miracles

A Shooting Star

Tuesday evening after a rainy day, Puck and I took Shakti for a walk, and we marvelled at the stars we could see in the cloudless sky. Orion was high on the right, and suddenly, right in front of us, I saw a star streak across the sky. My wish leapt out of me toward the star without even thinking, but before I could point it out to Puck, it was already gone. Puck squeezed my hand and told me, “You don’t have to tell me. I know what you wished.”

Later that night as we prepared to go to sleep, Puck started a new bedtime ritual. He rubbed my growing belly, and then he asked, “Where are our babies?” I pointed to two spots, and as he gave each of our little ones a kiss, I gently held the bottom of my belly. Just as he kissed the second babe, on the other side I felt two flutters against the skin right under my fingertips. Another small, fleeting and amazing miracle.

This morning Puck snuggled with me and had his hand on my belly, and while I snoozed, he thought he felt one of the babies move…another beautiful moment on the way to parenthood.

Note:
I know what some of you are thinking. At just under 10 weeks, it is way too early to feel the babies move, but twin mothers often report feeling the first movements early. Doctors and others tend to dismiss this. However, it was something I have not felt before, and I can’t wait to feel it again. I say this while knowing that in the future my little tykes will be squashing my bladder and practicing their spinkicks on my ribs.