Dear Baby,

You are a girl! I'm thrilled (and still adjusting to the news). Now when I talk about you I can say "she" and its a bit of an adjustment. When I was pregnant with your brother I used to see all the cute baby girl things and wish I could buy them or make them for my baby. But then I got used to all the cute boy things. Now I am trying to adjust back to thinking of all the cute girl things. But, baby girl, you have us worried. During the ultra sound they found that our umbilical cord only has one artery instead of two. This means there is a higher chance that you have some sort of "abnormalities". We did some testing earlier in the pregnancy for chromosomal abnormalities and the results were very favorable that you didn't so I am trying to take comfort in that. But still I am so worried. If you don't have any "abnormalities" there is a high chance that you might not get enough nutrition. And you are already a little on the small side. It means you might be small, which has risks, and you might have to be delivered early, which also has risks. Dear baby girl, I pray that you are alright. There is so much to worry about during a pregnancy anyway and now I have a dozen more worries than I did before. But no matter what you are my baby girl and I will love you and take care of you. But baby girl, will you always worry me this much? First I couldn't hear your heart beat, and now this. Dear baby girl, mama's worry enough already, please don't worry me anymore.

Mom