January 25th

My brother rang as I was getting ready for work this morning, to announce that his wife, after twenty-something hours of labour, had given birth to a healthy baby girl. I rang A at lunchtime to announce the good news, but forgot to ask about the ultrasound she herself had had this morning (she left the house especially early for it). So she was a little miffed that my brother’s news sticks in my head, but I forget to enquire about news regarding our own child….

Anyway, the ultrasound showed a much clearer image of the foetus than the last time, and the specialist reported that it looked quite healthy – measurements seemed normal, etc. She said she’d put A in the ‘low risk’ category for anything being wrong with the foetus. A’s going to wait and see what the results of her blood test are this Thursday, and then make a final decision about getting an amniocentesis.