We Have A Flicker!

Great news - About two hours ago we got to see the little miniature flicker of a hearbeat on the ultrasound!

We had our 6 week ultrasound last Wednesday. Everything looked normal with the exception of the hearbeat - they couldn't find one. Now, this wasn't all that odd. Since we were there at exactly 6 weeks - maybe just a few days before it was visible. So, we made an appt to go back in again today.

Still, I've been a bit freaked out for the last 5 days. Even though some people go until 8-10 weeks without seeing the heart beat - I was still pretty nervous (and doing my best not to let Anne know....).

I was pretty anxious this morning. But the little heart was just flickering right along on the screen! 117 beats per minute.....which is apparently very good.

They also measured the little thing to 6 weeks, 3 days, which is just about right on schedule to what we thought.

We'll be 7 weeks along in two days! Time is already flying by. Anne is still feeling pretty good. Maybe a bit more fatigue setting in - but all things considered - so far so good.

Now that I've seen the heart beat, I'll be starting to get pretty excited. I've been holding out a bit because in my research I've found that the chance of miscarraige decreases significantly once you've seen a heartbeat (and decreases significantly again once you've made it to 12-15 weeks). There's one down!