6 July 2009

Ultrasound. I was so nervous that my heart was beating rapidly and I was on the verge of tears. Dr. Cohen spotted the "baby part" on the monitor from an abdominal scan, then quickly prepared for the intravaginal scan that magnifies the uterus and its contents. She steered the probe across the gestational sac (or "yolk sac"), and exclaimed that it was nice and healthy, and then she found the fetus which was flickering onscreen with a pulsing heartbeat. Tears started gushing from my eyes, and I squeezed Alex's hand. Immediately I felt relieved. Our baby is alive. Dr. Cohen stated that the baby is small for 9 weeks, but then went on to explain that since I've been having longer time periods in between menses, that I may be ovulating later too, and hence the baby is younger - more like 7-8 weeks. We are still in the vulnerable time where anything could go wrong, but the baby has made it this far, and I feel confident that it will continue to thrive. I can't wait to let everyone in on this special secret that we've been keeping. I can't wait for all that's to come.