Happy Father's Day all daddies, grand daddies and great grand daddies of the world. We're ourselves celebrating Husband's very first Father's Day although he thinks he isn't really a daddy yet :). Baby and I do, though!
Those of you have been waiting to hear about the ultrasound here's the news. Everything was like it should! The baby is the right size, the heart looks as it should, the spine is without flaw, the brains have developed as they should have, there are two kidneys and so on. She is - yes, it seems I've been wrong all this time and we're having a little princess! - now about 23 cm from head to bum, has long legs that mommy often gets to feel kicking and weighs, well weighed on Thursday, 330g. In other words, she is still so very tiny and yet everything that makes us reprsent the human species is already there.
The little one also moves a lot which is good for her development but not necessarily always that fun for her mom. Throughout the 40 minutes they were doing the ultrasound she never stayed put for two seconds. Thus, the pictures are kind of fuzzy. Her dad is yet to feel her movements, since I myself don't really feel her from the outside, but I'm sure with the amount of excercise she likes that'll happen soon, too.
All of you who have prayed for us, thank you so much for your prayers. We are incredibly blessed to have your support and love and so very thankful that everything seems to be like it should.
The interesting thing is that now that it seems quite certain we'll have baby girl I've found myself thinking about my mom a lot. Since she passed away almost 10 years ago - it'll be 10 years January 2nd, 2008 - I haven't been able to really remember her like she was. Now that we're becoming a family she's so much closer to me and I miss her dearly. But I am also thankful to have gotten her back, to have started to remember how she spoke, how she did things even if it means getting teary eyed. I loved her very much and have missed her presence even if it's just in my thoughts and memories. What I know for sure is that she would have been over the moon about her first grand daughter and so would have my dad, too.
This little one is such a blessing in so many ways that I never expected. Hyvää isänpäivää isi.
3 comments:
Mia, so nice to hear your ultrasound news! The time of pregnancy has been for me too a time to miss my Mum, but also, for the very first time to understand how she felt as a mother and a parent and why she made some choices in her life. It is also a fine feeling to be a link in the chain of generations of mothers and daughters.
Love
-H
Thank you so much for your comment H :). It brought tears to my eyes, but that's not a bad thing at all.
We are so blessed to have had our mothers in our lives for as long as we did. Now it's our turn. I at least am scared but somehow there is this strong feeling of also having the support of my mom. She gave it to me with the way I was brought up. I hope to make her proud.
Lots of love,
Mia-pappi
a girl. I wonder if all four of you in church will have daughters. It's starting to look that way. Little S. will have a whale of a time in a few years :)
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