Chapter 24 - Mira

I woke up this morning and felt the flutters again; I went to bed and felt them, as if the baby was saying good morning and goodnight to me. I know this is normal, and I know this is supposed to happen but no one mentioned how attached I’d feel.

“Are you still having morning sickness, Mia?” My attention snaps to Dr. Lilah as she looks at the clipboard in her hand. “What about the dizzy spells and brain fog?”

I shake my head. “They’ve all eased up in the last two weeks or so, but I do feel more tired than usual.”

She nods. “All normal. Have you felt movement at all?”

Sighing, I look down at my belly and the baby does another flutter before I answer. “It started a day ago; light flutters.”

Dr. Lilah perks up and claps her hands together. “Oh, fantastic! That’s the best news I’ve heard all month!” she gushes, writing down something else on her clipboard.

After this, she refills my vitamin prescription and I go on my way. My weekly check-ups have been stretched to monthly, so I don’t see