September 2007

We got the result of Debbie’s blood screening via the post today. We’re officially a low risk for Down’s and Spina Bifida. We were told last Thursday that we’d get a phone call if we were a high risk and a letter within the week if we were low risk. Each time the phone rang [...]

Something amazing happened in an otherwise ordinary day. We heard our baby’s heartbeat for the first time. Debbie’s fears had been stalking her for some time. She was worried that maybe, just maybe there was no heartbeat. It seems like such a long time since the dark days of the first trimester that I was [...]

This week marks the beginning of week 13. More importantly, it marks the beginning the second trimester. We’ve made it to the first landmark of pregnancy and I couldn’t be happier. There were a few moments where I doubted we’d get this far. Medically, we’ve gone from zygote to blastocyst to embryo to fetus. Emotionally, [...]