Everything is fine; I just have a delicate cervix.
We can't tell for sure whether it's a boy/girl yet, but Russ and I both are sure it's a girl. What do you think?
I have had a dream about her, and Russ has definitely voiced his desire for a little girl.
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Image forthcoming - I have to scan it in... though you can imagine it - black ultrasound background with a white dot at the top (the white dot being the heart beating, and not much else around it).
We went to the doctor/OB today to have an ultrasound performed because I've been having cramping for about 2 weeks now (usual menstrual cramping) and took the home preg test about a week ago. I'm concerned why I'm having the pain (no other symptoms) and the doc wants to make sure the pregnancy isn't a tubal.
The ultrasound was miserable (for me), but to our relief, everything is fine. We are indeed pregnant, 6 weeks and a day along, and the heart is beating well. You should have seen Russ's face when he first realized what he was looking at. "That little white flashing dot... that's your baby's heart beating. The implantation looks good and the uterus and cervix are healthy and proper." - so said the doc.
I wish he'd also explained that the cramping was normal and just my uterus moving up where it belonged, but that would take finding our midwife and asking for her wisdom (weeks later) before I'd have such assurance.
I won't ever forget the look on Russ's face however, the moment he realized what he was looking at and that indeed, it had worked and we had done something... He hugged me with tears in his eyes and pride. I smiled in return and told him to take me home.
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Ruby Tuesday's it is! Russ is sick and wants salad... Angie's sick of Souper Salad.
We usually try to do something entertaining for Valentines Day (and other holidays) but tonight, Russ just feels like crap. He's got a cold and somehow I've not caught it yet.
This will be a brief entry at the moment, but will be filled in soon. It is told in hindsight, as we'd not have expected such a blog to be created to remember this night on, at the time of this particular holiday.
During our dinner, which was exceptionally good, by the way, Russ asked me a funny question. "You haven't had your usual bad day this month yet, is my calendar off?"
He was referring to my cycle, which is and always has been dead-on every 26 days. We could plan our entire life around my schedule and forget a calendar altogether. But he was right, I hadn't experienced the usual "bad day" (that would be when my hormones rule me and I turn into an emotional nutcase - a time when Russ has always been very sensitive and accommodating). Not only had I not had any particular bad days, but my period was, at that point, 2 days overdue.
I was aware that my period was late, but I was having the usual cramping. And the only odd thing about the previous couple weeks was my skin on my face. While working over at the Willow house, I noticed on more than one occasion that my face was more brilliant (the, uh, "glow") than usual. I assumed it was simply due to working hard in the cold (I refused to turn the heat on while leaving the house vacant), but it definitely caught my attention.
I decided to confirm that yes, indeed I was a couple days late, but I figured it was due to the stress of everything and wasn't concerned. Russ had quite a different look on his face than I did. Now that I think about it, it was a definite smirk with his kind, knowing eyes. I suspect he was a little more than "not concerned" and that he may have already had some intuition that things were about to change. Because on the way home, we were talking about all the changes and difficulty/stress we'd been experiencing of late (more on that later), and he ended his comment with "and watch you be pregnant, after all this time, it's about the only thing left that hasn't happened yet".
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