A Belly Bump At Week 15!

Pregnancy Week 15:
You obviously made it to
home, congrats! Your baby
is the size of a baseball.
Compliments of www.hisboyscanswim.com

Our growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces. The bouncing baby's legs are growing longer than his/her arms now, and can move all of their joints and limbs. Although their eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at my tummy, for instance, the baby is likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for our baby to taste at this point, but she/he is forming taste buds. Can you believe all of this is going on inside of me this week. What really amazes me is, I don't feel any of it!

For the past 15 weeks HH's life has spun into whirl wind of change. Becoming a first time daddy is a very complex, rigorous, elaborate, sophisticated, scale of emotions that one must endure. This is a position that HH has been taking very seriously, as you can imagine. So to encourage father daughter/son bonding time, for past few weeks we have begun a nightly ritual of sorts. Since the baby is able to hear (at least that is what the massive library collection of books that I have read have been telling me) voices already, you are strongly inspired to talk frequently to your belly. So in the evenings right after dusk, HH and I turn off of the T.V.'s, Radio, Explain to the dogs and other wildlife that it is time to use their quiet voices, and then we lay on our bed and discuss our day. Pure silence is exerted except for the echo of our voices. I find that it has been a wonderful way for us to get caught up with each of our daily activities. With the added bonus of the baby, getting familiar with mommy and daddy's voice.

Sincerely,
Farming Fabulously


Program Note: FF is trying to do as many positively productive voice extremities with the family, for a hopeful extended period of time. Well knowing however, that planting season is right around the corner, and the unpredictable central mid-west weather can take a toll on a farmers emotions. Often times provoking elevated words such as: Gosh Darn, Gesh, Fudge, Oh Wiener Schnitzel, the usual hyped up language.