Seeing The Heartbeat

This past Monday was a special day. I got to see my baby's heartbeat for the first time. Also, this appointment was the first time I'd seen my doctor since I'd found out I was pregnant. Backstory: we've tried for 5 months to get me pregnant, altering meds, doing double procedures, the whole nine yards. And my doctor is WONDERFUL, I absolutely adore him. He's hilarious, SO sweet to me and we have bonded through the 5 months of me seeing him all the time about my failed pregnancy attempts. Well, fast forward to heart beat day he asked me if I wanted an ultrasound and I said yes! He turns the screen towards him, I guess to not upset me if he doesn't see anything and he immediately says in his adorable excited voice, "I see a baby and a heartbeat!" YAY!! Then he proceeds with, "but before I show you, I need to look at your ovaries, because I care." Then he turned the screen to me, and before my eyes stood a blurb of cuteness with a visual bulging heartbeat. I couldn't believe it. That is a tiny little life and it's going to be my child. I let out a, "Oh my God, I'm going to cry." And he says, "You can cry." Then he looks at me and says, "That's your baby!" After a few moments of wonder, I said, "Science is amazing." He says, "YOU are amazing." SUCH a sweet moment. See! Who needs a husband when you have a hot, sweet doctor by your side? But on a serious note, it was amazing and I left so happy and full of love. I simply cannot WAIT to meet my child.

I go back in two weeks for the full workup! Apparently they are going to violate me in all kinds of ways so I'm preparing to be poked and prodded to the extreme! That appointment is also the one where I get to HEAR the heartbeat. I imagine that to also be an incredible moment. I am really looking forward to it.

I love how every day is a new adventure. I love reading about the growth and development of my child. This week, it's the size of a blueberry! YAY! And it's developing it's arms and legs. My child will have arms! YAY! But it really is amazing to me the miracle that is pregnancy. How everything works and has a function. Unbelievable.

Well, it's almost 7:45! Time for bed! Yep, that's about when I crash these days. Goodnight! :0)