My littlest daughter is 23 weeks along now. I mentioned to Daniel that, at 23 weeks, babies actually have a 10-20% chance of surviving outside the womb.
Daniel looked a little stunned. “Well, that’s depressing,” he said.
I thought it was kind of amazing–just from the standpoint that, if something happened and she was born, she now actually has a chance of surviving! (Some friends of ours lost a baby at 20 weeks. He was due the day Mara was born, and of course, at 20 weeks there was just no hope for the baby–nothing they could do.)
In addition, our baby’s chances of survival outside the womb increase almost exponentially over the next few weeks.–Those are the statistics that Daniel finds encouraging!
As for Little Boo herself: she must be an optimist.
During the ultrasound, she gave this very clear “thumbs-up,” and our tech captured the delightful moment for us.
I’ve been wanting to post this picture for a couple weeks now and haven’t gotten around to it. You can see the “thumbs-up” on the right, and that’s her foot on the left.
(Have I mentioned that I love baby feet too?!)
I’ll get to see them again on November 16. For now, I just feel them kicking.
I have been encouraged and delighted with your blog. Thanks for sharing! My first baby, now 16, was a sweet red-haired, blue-eyed darling, too! Now she is an amazing, talented young lady! The time goes by quickly!
I will pray this pregnancy continues to go smoothly!
Looking forward to hearing more,
Susan
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