Baby or a bubble?

The baby books warn that new mothers might not recognize their baby's first movements because they can easily "mistake it for gas or other digestive gurgles. " And, your baby's first movements might feel "like a flutter - sort of like butterflies." This sounded crazy to me, and I gave up hope of feeling the baby before my belly was the size of a bowling ball.

So, imagine my surprise when in the middle of exercising (I was doing crunches) I felt something that actually did feel like fluttering butterflies. My first reaction was fright- could I be squishing the baby and it's mad at me? My second reaction was puzzlement- could that really be the baby? So soon?

I'll still be exercising, but I think I'm going to stop the crunches....

Kristina