2.5 Months More

As I mentioned before, as my wife’s pregnancy reached its third trimester, we more or less are used to it already and just follow and enjoy the development.

And suddenly it hits us, we are going to bring a life to this world in two and half months. It’s only 2.5 months more.

Are we ready? Have we grown enough? What should we do when the baby is hungry? What are we going to do if the baby cries? What are we going to do if WE cry?

We cannot remember how our parents brought us up. I cannot remember how my mom changed my diaper. I cannot remember whether I actually wore a diaper. We cannot remember what our parents did when we refused to eat, or, more likely, when we cried for more food, every time.

We cannot remember how our parents were so patient when we cried late at night and wake them up. What did they do when they did not know what caused our cries? Well I bet it’s mostly food, but still…

What did our parents gave us when we had fever? Did they panic? Did we panic?

How should we prepare? How could we know whether we are prepared? What will happen when the nurse passes the baby to us?
In just 2.5 months more.

27 Week And Dreaming

Our baby reaches its 27^th week and this is what happens according to babycentre:

The baby now weighs nearly 2 pounds/ 875 grams and measures 14.5 inches/ 36.6 centimetres from head to toe. Her eyes open and close, she sleeps and wakes at regular intervals and she may suck a finger or thumb.

Sweet dreams, little baby! Some experts believe that babies begin to dream by the 28th week. What do they dream about? No one knows for certain but the brain is active this week as well. The characteristic grooves on the brain's surface start to appear and more brain tissue develops.

The baby is dreaming! Wow! I cannot understand what she’s dreaming as her experience now is basically only playing tug o war using my wife’s cord. Does she dream about us? And how is that possible? She never saw us. She might not even understand what a grown man looks like. Or does she dream about us being the same baby as her? Dreaming that the mom and dad are surrounded by liquid outside her placenta?

Does she dream about how the parents are so happy and filled with joy waiting for her coming into this world? Hope she does. Because it’s not a dream.