Dear Baby
Will you look at that…only 15 weeks to go! Practically the 3rd Trimester!
Mummy hasn’t had an easy week again. One of her friends lost their baby last week. Their baby was about as far along as you are right now. Mummy was very sad for her friend and a bit worried. But then she realized that you have been kicking her like crazy! And we had two scans last week!
Mummy’s OB (that’s the doctor who specializes in babies, BTW) decided to scan you just for the heck of it during her 24 week appointment last Tuesday. So I got to see your legs (which look very muscular, OB says that’s normal!) and your hands waving at me! And your heart beating.
And, speaking of your heart, mummy and daddy got to go have that scanned on Friday. You see, my darling, because your mummy has diabetes, it can cause your heart to be too large. So around 24 weeks a specialist (called a foetal cardiologist) does a very close in scan and measurement of your heart. So daddy and I got to go see your heart and hear it beat and everything. There is also some additional concern with your heart because your Uncle J was born with a hole in his heart the size of a quarter. But nothing was found in yours! And it measured right on size. 🙂
So, how big are you anyway…well mummy’s book says you weight about 720 g and are about 22.5 cm long. You can hear what I and your daddy say to you, as well as other sounds from outside mummy’s tummy. I knew that, because Daddy was watching Matrix the other day and you were kicking like crazy during the fight scenes! Definitely mine and your daddy’s baby!!
Counting down the days, as always my little love. And buying you some clothes to wear. And daddy got you your first elephant this week!
25 down…15 to go.
Love
Mummy
I shall have to come visit sometime before the big day, i was going to bring two other wise men with me but… im thrice as wise as the regular man…