Our Sweet Baby

From the moment I saw our first ultrasound, my heart melted.  Seeing the baby move, seeing and hearing the heart beating and knowing, that this is our child; the moment was truly surreal.

We walked in knowing we may get to see the baby but we weren't one hundred percent sure.  Dr. Hovenga started explaining all the things women can and can't do during pregnancy, speaking with Ben about being an engineer (not me being a nurse, lol) and then says "Ok, let us meet this little gummy bear."  I looked at Ben, my eyes got all big and my heart skipped a beat.

When the ultrasound picture came up Ben said "So that is our baby?"  I started crying (surprise, surprise) but every time I would sort of laugh (my mechanism to try and stop the waterfall coming down my face) it would move my belly and then baby would move.  Our sweet peanut was one whole inch!  Heart beating perfecting.  I looked at Ben and noticed a difference; A realization that we are having a baby.  He saw me getting sick, being tired and so on but the pregnancy doesn't sink in until that moment, the moment you fall in love with your child.

I love our family so much.  Now we begin life our life as the three of us.

Peanut's head is on the right side, looking towards us.  Baby looks like a little gummy bear with the hands and feet.  Dr. Hovenga kept saying, "Wow this is a really great picture."  Apparently you usually see a big blob.  You could also see the yolk sac perfecting.  She said everything is right on target.