December 10, 2010 - The Day My Heart Melted

Our final appointment with Reproductive Endocrinology was December 10. I had an ultrasound then a meeting with the doctor to review everything and "graduate" me to the OB side of the practice. I was not prepared to feel my heart absolutely melt on that day.

Our appointment was during lunch. I was instructed to get prepared and lay on the table.What would thankfully be the last internal scan. We both watched the monitor as the ultrasound technician delicately located the baby. She informed us that the heartbeat would not be legible, however it would be visible as a tiny flicker on the screen. That's when we saw it for the first time, the tiny starlight twinkle of the tiny little heart. It was pure magic.

I almost cried when the reality of the culmination of all of our efforts hit me - there it was... our baby. Our little miracle. It was so surreal. (I think it took weeks for it to really sink in.)

We were taken to the OB appointment desk and set up an appointment for January 4. We would meet our OB Dr. Johansen that day for the first time. What a bizarre feeling - in a good way.

So, off we went to work... having seen the tiny flicker of life within my womb... armed with the very first ultrasound images we would receive on this magical journey.

“A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.”
~Carl Sandburg