BITS AND PIECES

January 9, 2011

Dear Baby,

Mommy and Daddy went back to see the special doctor this week. The special doctor said that the test results are good and that you will be, most likely, a healthy baby. Chances are very small that you will have an abnormal chromosome or an extra chromosome. This is good news because sometimes when the mommy’s age is past thirty, the baby’s chromosomes don’t develop in a normal way.

“Chromosome” is a big word for a little baby! What does it mean? When God created you in Mommy’s tummy, He took special bits and pieces from Mommy and special bits and pieces from Daddy to make you. When God created Mommy, He used bits and pieces from her parents to make her; when God created Daddy, He used bits and pieces from his parents to make him too. Now God has mixed up all those bits and pieces again to make you! And all those bits and pieces are stored in your chromosomes. You can’t see your chromosomes, but someday you will look in the mirror and see that you have eyes the same color as your daddy’s eyes or a nose that is shaped like your mommy’s nose. The color of your eyes and hair, the shape of your nose, and even the way you will smile some day are mixed up in your chromosomes. That mixture is special because you are the only person who has it! So, while you are growing in Mommy’s tummy, God already knows what you will look like because you are God’s special creation.

PICTURE PERFECT

January 1, 2011

Dear Baby,

You are beautiful!! I know this because I have seen your picture. Your mommy went to a special doctor who made a picture of you growing in Mommy’s tummy. The picture is called an ultrasound and it is very fuzzy! Mommy had to point out your eyes and your legs for me because you are only about two inches long in the picture! To be honest, you are pretty funny looking in the picture …sort of like a little mouse! But every month you will grow a little more and a little more until you are longer and have strong arms and legs. You will grow a nose and two ears, ten fingers and ten toes. Your heart and lungs will grow strong so that you can breathe and live outside of Mommy’s tummy. It will take a long time for you to grow big enough. The special doctor said that you will be ready to come out of Mommy’s tummy on July 10. That day will be your birthday - the first day we will see you and hold you. The first day we will know the color of your eyes and hair, and the first day we will hear your cry. Then, every year for the rest of your life people will celebrate your birthday on July 10. You will have a cake with candles, ice cream, and lots of presents…all to celebrate the day that you came out of Mommy’s tummy – But I don’t have to wait for that day to know one thing about you because I know one thing about you right now…you are beautiful!