Dear Spike:
This time around, Dr. Stewart had no trouble finding your heartbeat. Thwump. Thwump. Thwump. Thwump. A hundred and sixty beats a minute — a very healthy rate, she said.
Next visit, about four weeks from now, we'll get another ultrasound picture and, if you're not too shy, we'll find out if you're a boy or a girl.
Just as exciting, your mother says she can feel you moving around inside of her belly. The fluttering feeling began a few days ago — at first she wasn't sure what it was, but after a while she began to suspect it was you dancing around in there. Now, having researched the matter in a few books, she's quite convinced. You seem to be most active at night, when your mom is lying still and on her back.
Of course, I can only imagine how strange it must be for your mom to have another living person inside of her. I think she's still getting used to the idea — which seems especially real to her now that she can feel you — but she's also very excited about it.
This Tuesday, you'll be 16 weeks along. That means your birthday will come around the end of May or beginning of June. If you're a bit late, we might even share a birthday. (If that happens, I'll let you choose what kind of cake we have.)
Love,
dad
This time around, Dr. Stewart had no trouble finding your heartbeat. Thwump. Thwump. Thwump. Thwump. A hundred and sixty beats a minute — a very healthy rate, she said.
Next visit, about four weeks from now, we'll get another ultrasound picture and, if you're not too shy, we'll find out if you're a boy or a girl.
Just as exciting, your mother says she can feel you moving around inside of her belly. The fluttering feeling began a few days ago — at first she wasn't sure what it was, but after a while she began to suspect it was you dancing around in there. Now, having researched the matter in a few books, she's quite convinced. You seem to be most active at night, when your mom is lying still and on her back.
Of course, I can only imagine how strange it must be for your mom to have another living person inside of her. I think she's still getting used to the idea — which seems especially real to her now that she can feel you — but she's also very excited about it.
This Tuesday, you'll be 16 weeks along. That means your birthday will come around the end of May or beginning of June. If you're a bit late, we might even share a birthday. (If that happens, I'll let you choose what kind of cake we have.)
Love,
dad
2 comments:
How exciting! Just wait...a few months from now those flutters will be replaced with gut-busting kicks and "mystery" parts protruding beneath Heidi's skin. It only gets better from here. Glad to hear that all is well.
At least you are getting another ultrasound. We found nothing wrong and only got one. Our baby was being shy and we're still guessing boy or girl. At least it won't be long until we find out.
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