From DH's perspective- Out of the Woods

At 13weeks4days, here is a writing excerpt from DH

Out of the Woods- 4/30/11

We’re officially out of the woods now

as far as science tells us—

past the first trimester.

and I have seen your little fingers and toes

and one leg kicking wildly

as you tossed and turned

a somersault

in you mother’s belly

but I have been talking to you

through the thin wall of skin, muscle, blood and fluid

that separates us

my voice must sound to you

like the wax-coated string

and tin can telephone conversations

I had with my friends as a kid

But you are my baby

As sure as I am your poppa

I love and adore you

without so much as the knowledge

of your being a boy or a girl,

and without you even having a name.

my heart sings and dances

a Spanish love song

with each little wiggle and leg kick

that you make

each tiny, thumb sucking, body-stretching moment

that I know that you exist.