Tuesday, October 8, 2013

HALFWAY THERE!

Charm had her five month sonogram on September 28th by Dr. Bob Smith. All looks normal – heartbeat, backbone, and clearly only one baby in there. I hope Dr. Smith isn’t following this blog, but considering what he has to do to complete a trans-rectal sonogram on a horse, I don’t think he charges enough. I may have to deal with a lot of horseshit in my profession, but it is the theoretical kind, and when I say my hands are full of it, I don’t mean it literally. Anyway, according to my internet research, the foal at five months is between 6-11 lbs and 8-14 inches long – roughly the size of a human baby. Jordan was 7 lbs 10 oz. and 19 inches at birth. (See the below attached chart – pretty cool stuff.)
Size of Fetus (unborn foal)
Period of
Gestation
Weight of
Fetus
Fetal Length
Other
1 month
¾ inch
Vesicle 1 diameter
2 months
1/6 oz
2-3 inches
Vesicle football sized
3 months
2-4 oz
3-6 inches
Vesicle basketball size
4 months
2-3 lbs
5-9 inches
Hair on lips
5 months
6-11 lbs
8-14 inches
Hair on eyelids
6 months
7-15 lbs
14-24 inches
Hair on nostrils
7 months
9-17 lbs
14-28 inches
Hair on tail
8 months
9-33 lbs
20-32 inches
Hair on mane, back, ears
9 months
37-44 lbs
24-36 inches
Thin hair throughout body
10 months
55-99 lbs
28-52 inches
Mane and tail developed
11 months
66-132 lbs
30-58 inches
Normal hair coat

To celebrate the great pregnancy check-up (not really), Drew and I went off to Freeport, Bahamas, for a few days, where I unashamedly cheated on Charm by riding a gorgeous buckskin mare, Fiji, in the ocean. Fiji is the one on the bottom (looks like I have to recommit myself to my diet). She was great, although she did share Charm’s penchant for trailride eating. If you find yourself on Grand Bahamas, make sure to visit Linda and Chris at Pinetree Stables for a really fabulous riding experience.

Finally, congratulations to third-time-grandma, Mona Fisher, and the entire family, on the birth of Aria Gem on 10/7. I don’t have Aria’s birth weight, but safe to say she’s about the size of a five month old foal-in-utero!

-AB

1 comment:

  1. OK so first, you are so paying more next month..Doc Smith is definitely following this blog.
    2. You are right! My new philly was 6lbs3oz and 19 inches long. Our grands are about the same size!
    3. The Rudnick/Fisher clan appreciate the shout out
    4. I deal with a lot of poop from my patients too. Sometimes I feel like its an arm full too.
    5. Girls in the Bahamas ride in bikinis in the ocean not jeans! Geez!
    6. When can we plan the shower?
    Love and Best wishes From Three times a charm for me too! Shane ,Ty and Aria!!!!!

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