Three months have passed since the date of my last post. In these months many changes have occurred in our family, although all are centered on a single member: Our upcoming baby. I’ve also noticed changes present in us, there’s no doubt that the proximity of parenthood completely changes many things and ways in which we see some situations. In my personal experience, I honestly never thought I’d use these pages to tell something about our process now that we’re going to be parents, but life is like that, full of changes, discoveries, and growth. And this has definitely been growth. It’s incredible to wake up in the early morning (I tend to do it occasionally) and surprise myself thinking about the amount of time left for our baby to know the world from another perspective, outside mom’s womb, one that will last their entire life. I also can’t help but feel excited to “get to know” them more and more. Because getting to know them starts from now, and I sincerely believe that following with attention every step we take, every advance and change that occurs in the various stages of their development even during pregnancy is one of the best things I’ve been able to enjoy throughout my life.

As for their health and development, we’re fortunate to see that everything is turning out very well. Throughout these months we’ve been able to perform a couple of ultrasounds and general exams to check the way our baby continues their development, and so far everything indicates that it’s going very well. Every time we do the ultrasound they double in size! I think, even, that the next months, from the fifth, is where their growth takes much more speed. For the moment they seem to measure just over 14 centimeters and weigh just over a quarter of a kilogram, but little by little they will increase, until, we hope, the regular measurements and weight of a baby when they’re about to be born. By the way, the estimated date of their birth will be March 2nd, although the doctor has told us there could be a deviation of 14 days on that date, so they could be born between the second half of February and the first of March, although the ideal, according to the studies, is the 2nd. Now I understand more about everything being relative in the universe. Because time seems to advance so slowly right now…

Another important point I didn’t want to leave without commenting is the doctor at the ultrasound center. To perform the baby’s ultrasound, we go to an ultrasound center that is very close to home. Since the first study, the doctor has shown an impressive human quality rarely seen in other health professionals, it must be said. Aware that pregnancy is a wonderful stage for the vast majority of future parents, since the first ultrasound she has been making a small relief drawing of the most important parts of the photograph that can be seen in the study. So we, as people with disabilities, can learn about the approximate figure of our baby and can also follow their development in a closer way, without limiting ourselves to what we’re told about what’s seen in the images. And not only that, but she has also been taking the time to help us go through, explore and understand the various parts of the drawing that she herself puts in relief so we can be sure of everything we can touch and what it means. Honestly, I’ve rarely felt so confident about the images from a health exam, and although I know she’ll probably never read these lines, her gesture has earned all our admiration since day one.

Of course, this week we’ve had another couple of positive surprises from the baby. The first and most important is that we’ve finally started to feel some movement. They’re still somewhat imperceptible from outside the mother’s womb, but they can be felt, yes indeed. The second is that in the last study we attended, they revealed the baby’s sex to us. It will be a boy, and he’ll be called John Alejandro. This is so he carries names that are common and well representative of the countries of origin of both parents.

At this moment there’s not much more to tell. We continue waiting for time to move forward, and although birth seems closer and closer, we still feel like time is moving very slowly. We also try to continue informing ourselves about the upcoming stages in Alejandro’s development, in addition to continuing to get to know him and connect with him in all the ways possible. Soon his movements should become more perceptible, along with experiencing even greater growth, and there’s no doubt we won’t miss that moment. This new adventure is still about to begin, and we couldn’t be happier with the path traveled so far, but eager to continue living all of this.