Yep, on Monday we actually got to hear the heartbeat. It was 177bpm! Quite a jump from the previous week. I guess it's just due to all that growing the baby is doing now. S/he is almost 3/4 of an inch now. It seems so small, but compare that to way less than the period at the end of this sentence just a month or so ago. It's amazing.
This appointment was with out OB. The same OB that delivered Cooper. He is wonderful. I'm not sure where I would be today without the kindness and amazing care that I received from him and his nurse. So, thank you to both of them. We have our next appointment scheduled for 12/28. This will be the nuchal translucency screening - where they check for Down's syndrome. Once (yes, I'm being optimistic) we get a clean bill of health from that, we will schedule my cerclage surgery around 1/7/08. That couldn't come earlier for me...we'll see if I can talk the doc into the 4th instead.
Hearing the heartbeat was a joyous moment, but it has also brought out a lot of memories for me. It's probably also because Cooper's due date is this Saturday, but regardless, this is harder than I thought. I am doing my best to be optimistic and be really vested in this baby, but I find it hard while thinking that I probably would have had Cooper home with me by now - or at least soon. This baby will not replace Cooper (and I don't think anyone thinks that), but there is still a lot riding on this pregnancy. I'm scared, and that was expected. I guess it's just hard to deal with at this exact moment. I love you Cooper.
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