A Happy Anniversary!

Hey kiddo!

Your mom and I got to see you yesterday!  You were squirming around in her tummy, and you had your butt up in the air at one point! 

The technician who was trying to look at you wanted you to turn over on your back, so she told your mom and I to go for a walk and have a bite to eat.  When we returned, you were on your back, waving at us!  Thanks for cooperating!

Turns out there's only a 1 in 6,300 chance that you'll have a problem with Down's Syndrome (which can be a more likely problem if parents wait to have kids as your mom and I have).  It was a nice 9-year anniversary present to see you yesterday, and then to also know that you are healthy and that your risk for having that particular problem is pretty low.  Still, your mom and I got one of our first tastes of worrying about you - a habit which I'm sure you'll see us indulge in as you grow up.

Right now you're 82.2 millimeters long.  That's about the size of a light bulb.

You certainly are going to bring a lot of light to our lives, and we are eagerly awaiting your arrival.

I got a video game for your mom, "Fable III" for her anniversary present, and she got me some episodes of Dexter (compliments of her brother, and your future uncle, Josh).  But the best part of our day was the twenty minutes we got to see you.

All my love,

Dad

Dangeresque!

Well, kiddo.  We got our second glimpse of you today, and to be honest...  You looked a little like this guy:

Yeah, I know it's weird, but if you look closely at the next ultrasound, you might see the same resemblance to "Strong Bad" that we did.

That's you peekin' at us!  We also got some video that's currently on your mom's phone.  We got to see your little heart beating!  It was amazing!

I'm glad that I got to see you.  I was so sad last week when your mom had to go to the doctor, and they checked on you.  Everything was fine, so they were going to cancel our appointment today, but your mom made sure that they didn't, because she knew how much I wanted to see you.  Plus, we got pictures today, and they didn't give your mom any on her visit, so now you get to see you, too!

Love you, kid.  Stay safe in there.

Dad