Heartbeat

Yesterday, I got my blood results back. They were all normal, except that my TSH level went nutso on me. She upped my levothyroxine an additional 50%. I mentioned that I’d went and scared myself reading about hypothyroid and pregnancy. “Yeah, it can cause mental retardation,” she said. “But you’re being treated. So you’ll be fine.” My doctor rocks. She’s honest, and makes me feel better.

Yesterday was also our first ultrasound. I’m still in shock.

I went in fully expecting to see nothing but a lentil and a yolk sack. The tech was wonderful and decided to do a transvaginal ultrasound when I told him I thought I was 6 weeks. Within 2 minutes of the dildo-cam getting settled, we saw the lentil and yolk sack. Within 2.5, we saw a small flashing dot on the screen. The kid had heartbeat! A HEARTBEAT! Then we heard it…I nearly cried.

6.5mm, 130bpm, 6 weeks and 1 day, due 7/1/2007.

 

I’m still nervous about telling my family. I know I’m not going to get the jump up and down, joyous reaction I wish I could. Still, the minute Eric walked into the exam room after the ultrasound he said, “It doesn’t matter what either of our families say. They could yell at us, they could tell us we had to have an abortion. It doesn’t matter. It has a hearbeat…” It’s ours to take care of now, and it’s much bigger than whatever opinions anyone else has.

This is amazing.

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