week 7 - the peanut

We got up bright and early to make it to the ultrasound appointment and it was well worth it! nausea and all. At first she checked me abdominally and the screen was blank. well not blank exactly, but the sac looked empty. I was worried. What's going on!? and then the big wand came out and the transvaginal began. it's so frustrating not knowing what you're looking at or what they're looking for. little did i know that they were checking out my ovaries and uterus and making sure all was good. once they got what they needed they let us finally see it. and there "it" was, in all its glory...


Inside the black there is a peanut and inside that peanut there is a white dot. that white dot flickered. that white dot is a heartbeat. we were overwhelmed. as soon as the technicians left i just started to ball. even jay was tearing up. having had two miscarriages, we never had the chance to see a heartbeat. this was truly a miracle. we are truly blessed.

then off to see docta shep with the results. "all is good", she told us. "come back at week 11 and we'll do a full physical"and she sent me off to pee in a cup and get vials and vials of blood sucked out of my arm.

what an awesome day!