Right now you are 25 weeks old. You are approximately the size of a rutabaga. I'm not exactly sure what a rutabaga is, but I think it's a tuber. *shrug* I have no clue. According to the All-Knowing Internet, you're about 1.5 lbs, and 13.5" long, which seems to be on par with normal development.
We just found out that you're a girl, so now we've named you. You are Alatha Jean. Alatha is my mom's middle name, and her mom's middle name, and cousin Bethany's middle name. Jean is Momo's middle name, and her mom's middle name. Your daddy and I love it, and we hope you do, too.
We had the ultrasound done on the 9th, and asked the sonographer to keep your gender a secret. She wrote it down on a post-it, and put it in an envelope. We gave the envelope to Sister Debbie at church and she made a reveal cake. Then, we waited. And today, we got to cut the cake and find out! It was pretty cool to find out with everybody at church. We sent Grandma and Grandpa a card full of confetti (Sister Debbie put the right color of confetti in the card and mailed it for us) so that they could open it while we cut the cake. It was very fun. `
Frankly, though, I'm shocked that you're a girl. I have thought that you were a boy almost from the very beginning, but it seemed confirmed lately since I started being able to feel you move. You are so, so active! If I sit down for just a bit, you start squirming and kicking and rolling all over the place. You primarily hang out on the right side, and I can see you moving just under the skin. It's pretty cool. Right now, you are CRAZY active!
Anyway, welcome to the family, Little Girl. I can't wait to meet you. Although, please wait 15 more weeks until you decide to greet us, ok?
Love,
Mama
