heartbeats

We went for a dating scan yesterday. The first thing the sonographer told me was that I had one of the fullest bladders she had ever seen. I had followed the instructions to the letter - 2 pints of water 90 minutes before the appointment and no going to the toilet. Apparently they get a better view if your bladder's full. In fact, my bladder was actually obscuring the view and she told me to go away, 'half-empty', and come back. Oh, the relief! I could then actually look at the pictures with interest and without clenched everything.

And what we saw was a strong and very visible heartbeat in a small kidney bean shaped object. It's 18mm long and it's got a heart. Husband says he saw arms and legs, but this might have been wishful thinking.

My dates have gone backwards slightly. The scan makes it 8 weeks 5 days today, putting me in Week 9 about 3 or 4 days adrift from my original estimate, neither here nor there really.

It's really there and it's alive. How amazing is that?