January 17th, 2006Amazing
We’re at the 14 week mark now with the pregnancy, and all is looking good on these fronts. We had another ultrasound on Friday and the baby is measuring 9 days ahead. Looking at the baby’s black and white and grey images on a small monitor just amazed me.
It amazes me that other than purely surviving (and, you know, having the requisite sex to make this all happen), my body has pretty much taken over and created this … being. I am amazed that my body knows how to create a head. Eyes. Feet. Elbows. My body knows what kinds of nutrients the baby needs, and provides it. Time to make a spine! and my body sets the wheels in motion to make a spine.
In six months (!) my body will start winding down its efforts in creating and sustaining a life within me and start the preparations for its arrival outside of my body. And it will know what to do, and that thought amazes me and terrifies me at the same time.
January 18th, 2006 at 1:53 am
Casey, I can remember how that feels - amazing and overwhelming and heartwarming all at once. I’m so glad you’re into your second trimester, and that you have a scan photo. Incredible, isn’t it?
I’m so happy for you guys. Your little baby is coming into a wonderful, loving home.
January 18th, 2006 at 9:02 am
It is amazing! Just wait until you find out the sex of the baby (if you’re going to find out soon) and how you’ll feel then. We just found out and it changes everything overnight because you can use refer to it by a name or gender type description. Glad to hear everything is going well!
January 27th, 2006 at 2:39 pm
Sister, that is the coolest description of the wonder of the female’s ability to create life that I’ve ever read. Love it.
xo
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