Little baby hiccups

The feeling of this little one as he gently has his rhythmic little hiccups makes me smile.  He seems to calm down when he gets these, so it's a reprieve from the normal spastic movements going on all the time.  As soon as the hiccups are done he is back to his normal self and doing riverdance in my tummy.  

It always has amazed me how a baby can seem so strong and capable while I am pregnant... 
And then so dependent and unable to do anything on their own when they are born.

This month has been good, and I have felt him growing stronger everyday.  It does seem to be going by so much faster than any other time before.  I feel like I just blinked and we are nearing the end of this pregnancy.  I only can hope that his first years don't seem to go this fast.  I want to cherish each precious day with this little guy.  I know how quickly the last 14 years have gone since Little Red was born, it's like lightening speed....

Oh, how I long to slow it down!