Monday, August 23, 2010

Heartbeat

Our ultrasound tech was a little too much like Artie from Warehouse 13--quick, mumbled, and not willing to wait for us to catch up with him. Nonetheless, we did get to hear our baby's heartbeat today! We saw her little heart pumping her first ounces of blood at 150 beats per minute, and we saw her kidney bean body nestled comfortably as she starts to grow. All is well, I know it is early for an ultrasound but I'm really high-risk so they wanted to check early. We have another one in 3 weeks, when the baby will be 11 weeks along. I'm so excited! I pray for a healthy pregnancy, with much less drama than last time, but even if a tough pregnancy is in my future I am grateful for the chance to participate in God's miracle of life. What a gift.