Third Time's the Charm! [7w0d]

Today's sonogram showed a perfect, healthy baby!

We arrived at the doctor's office a little early. I sat in a corner, desperately clinging to Donald,* while I counted the number of obviously pregnant women that came through the door. 

* A good friend gave me a baby Donald Duck stuffed animal / rattle a few years back. I have been obsessed with Donald since I was a little girl. (My first word was actually "Da-Duck.") For the past week or so, I have spent the majority of my time cuddled up on the couch with Donald. When I realized how much comfort this little toy provided during my early days of "morning" sickness, I decided that he must also be present for the ultrasound.

Within fifteen minutes, I was called back. I immediately saw something in my uterus. (After my last pregnancy ended in a blighted ovum, this was definitely a much appreciated sight.) 

The tech moved away from my uterus pretty quickly. (Apparently the first thing on her checklist is to measure my cervix.) I looked over at my husband and asked aloud if he had seen what I had seen. Before he could respond, the tech said "Yup, there is a baby with a heartbeat." My head snapped back in her direction. I could not believe it. Had she really seen Baby's heartbeat in the .2 seconds it was on the screen before she moved away?

I immediately started crying so hard I was shaking the d-cam. I had to take a second to collect myself so the tech could focus.

When she focused back on Baby, I saw the little flicker right away. The tech said her machine was too powerful to use on such a young fetus, so we were not able to hear the heartbeat. She said we can try a little later in my pregnancy. 

She did get a good measurement putting Baby's heart rate at 146 BPM.

Another measurement showed Baby with a CRL (crown to rump length) of 1.13 cm. Apparently that means Baby is actually 2-3 days ahead of our EDD. I will find out at next week's appointment if the doctor wants to adjust my due date.

Until then, I will just sit here and rub my tummy while I stare at Baby's first pictures.