Here's my little mans right foot. As you can see, no sign of full toes. We do see some of what would be his big toe, but that's about it.
Nikko's right hand, as you can see, the middle, ring, and pinky fingers are fused together causing a syndactyly due to the band attachment. His thumb is in front of the hand (kind of hidden) and his pointer finger is on the top.
To give you a better idea of how his hand is positioned, I took a photo of my granny hand:
And lastly, here is his cute little profile picture! He's got the cutest little button nose! 16 more weeks!
On another note...
Something happened the other day and it really got under my skin, so please give me some feedback on what you think of the situation. I'll try to explain this as clearly as possible without sounding like a ranting maniac.
I received a phone call from a relative on my mothers side of the gene pool. Just to fill you in, I don't speak to anyone on my mothers side of the family and haven't spoken to them in almost two years due to their inability to be non judgmental about things such as tattoos and career choice, as well as their incapability to be happy for their children/grandchildren and not be complete narcissistic individuals. To continue, this relative was acting as if we have been talking to each other forever; asking tons of questions about myself and my boyfriend, work related questions, etc. I was very polite because I am very happy with my life and that eliminated the drama they feed on within their lives and I did not want to cause myself to get angry. This relative then proceeds to tell me they know I am pregnant and heard something was "wrong" with my baby.......
What would make this relative think that?!
Turns out, a certain person I know and have been friendly with for some time now, decided it was necessary to tell my sister, whom I also do not speak to, that something is "wrong" with my baby.
I. Was. Furious.
I did keep calm and told this relative "I'm not sure what you've heard, but there is nothing wrong with my baby." This relative told me the name of the person who told my sister, and we continued our short conversation.
What angers me IS NOT that this person went and told my sister, it is HOW they told her. Something is "wrong" with my baby? I'm sorry, but I don't find a cosmetic imperfection that does not affect the way the baby thinks, lives, and breathes as something being "wrong" with him. Am I incorrect in this situation? As much as my pregnant hormones are telling me to rip this person a new one, I don't need any added stress or problems in my life, nor do care enough about this person and our so called "friendship" (more like a frenemy) to pursue. I get it, I have started a blog about what is going on and I am putting it out there for everyone to see. That is the point! So everyone can know about the syndrome and how carefully it needs to be monitored! What I don't get is why this person made it a point to reach out to my family and say something that is absolutely and completely incorrect about my unborn child.
Ok, end rant. I'm sorry, but it was something that was bothering me and I wanted to get some opinions. Thanks for looking and I'll update in about a week after our next checkup!
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Yay for nonattached bands! :-) As far as the last bit is concerned; my first instinct, first thought and putting myself in your shoes, is irritation that someone would say something is wrong with my baby. How dare you! There are sooooo many other ways, other words that could be used. Saying that just sounds....horrible, like there's something major. When it's not. Besides that, what if something WAS wrong? How callous can you be?! I mean seriously. Have some respect, show some courtesy....this is someone's child not a store bought item. Then on the other hand, I think that some people just need to keep their mouths shut. Haha.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly how I feel Jennifer! People need to learn to just keep their mouths closed, but unfortunately not many people know how to do that haha!
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