I used to communicate with my babies before they were born. Stroking the skin of my belly and touching a limb, dripping water onto my skin while in the bath was also fascinating. Dani loved water (well, that's my translation of her movement when she felt the droplets).
It took me more than 6 weeks to be able to walk out of the house.
Yes, she's worth it and I went through it all again less than three years later ;)