Monday, October 5, 2009

Baby





3.44 cm and growing. Another little one. Ten weeks and a tiny pomegranate seed of baby has sprouted already to strawberry size. Heart pulsing 160 beats per minute, all the hope and possibility of a person unfurls. Arms, legs, hands, feet. Lead violin sounds high A and in a small concert hall just behind my belly button, the symphony begins. That drum of a heart beats on strong and clear, a metronome of life. The whole body encircles it.






Janie and Jack swear they can already feel the little kicks.

Favorite name: Snoopy.

13 comments:

  1. Woohoo! Congratulations!

    Four is a most excellent number of babies. :)

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  2. Four indeed is quite perfect! I am so happy and excited to be a Great Auntie again! Congratulations!!!

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  3. Sooooo happy the Dr. appt and ultrasound went without a hitch! What a blessing :)
    Cannot wait to meet the newest little one!

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  4. Congratulations! I'm so excited for you! Four is great! I'm a little sad some days that we are done with babies...and other days not so much! :) Love you girl!

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  5. Snoopy--PERFECT! A little red haired boy with lots of freckles, who gets into everything, as only the youngest child can.

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  6. I'm so happy for you and sighed a big sigh of relief along with you after your appt. Thanks for sharing baby's first pic with us!

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  7. Thank you for the surprise! Congratulations!!

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  8. Congratulations!! Wow...can't believe we met before there was even one and now there's going to be four! WOW!!
    I really would love to catch up with you soon! Hope we can make it work!
    A big congrats to your family from our family!!!

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  9. THANKS everyone! Couldn't be more delighted celebrating with you all. :) Love you all.

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  10. So exciting Bethany! I hope you have a wonderful pregnancy. This little baby growing within you will be so blessed to be part of your family :)

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  11. YAY!!! This is so exciting! Four kids sounds nice and EVEN. Perhaps it will be "EVEN crazier" on some days, but through all your days it will be "EVEN more complete." Love to you all during this fun time! :) LE

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  12. Yahoo!! Blessings upon blessings!! How wonderfully exciting! Or excitingly wonderful! Or... Oh, I'm a blubbering mess of congratulatory enthusiasm for you guys!!

    I can't wait to follow this pregnancy on your blog!

    CONGRATULATIONS!! Hugs all around!

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  13. Ahhhhhh!!!!! Yippeee!!!! Congratulations! You're such a great mama, you should have a whole bushel full!

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