Roo: Two Inches Long

[woodwardiocom]

I did some reading up on Week 12, and my child-to-be is apparently currently two inches long. My first thought was, "Gosh, hope she grows some, or she's so going to be teased at school."

My second thought was to actually try to visualize it. Two inches, that's not much. Two inches would fit in the palm of my hand. So, I pictured her in the palm of my hand. And I was promptly hit with an intense need to protect this tiny helpless thing, so full of potential. And the accompanying terrifying responsibility. And, yeah, she's not going to stay that small and fragile, but it's a big scary world, and, and, and.

Needless to say, that was a complicated emotion. But a good one, I think.

Comments

[buxom-bey.livejournal.com]

*filled with emotion and love for you*

A few statisticoids

[drwex]

These are like factiods, but based on actual research.

Most men, when asked to visualize their child-to-be tend to visualize a child of at least toddler age and often older - an age that can be conversed with. I remember the jarring experience of my visualizations changing during Pygment's pregnancy and I'm told that's a common experience.

Children are half their eventual height around age 2. She's going to be growing faster than you can believe.

Re: A few statisticoids

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

I second this -- Muffin and Squeaker, at 18 months, are already almost 3 feet tall. If they kept up this growth rate, they'd be taller than me before first grade.

Congrats!

[ladypantherrr.livejournal.com]

Enjoy the ride of parenthood... I know it's amazing to me, watching my 3 little ones grow so fast!

Dropping in to comment

[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

I remember when qwrrty came over, and I showed him newborn Ilana sleeping in her bassinet, and we were quiet for a few seconds, and then we had a whispered conversation about the responsibility of parenthood, and I remember saying urgently, ".....And now I have to make sure she doesn't die!" So I think that's the same kind of feeling you were having, there. :-)

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

[grin] Pretty much, yeah.

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

wow...congratulations to the both of you!