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Jun. 18, 2006
We have a heartbeat!
I had an appt. with the midwife on Thurs (I was one day shy of 14 weeks), and my main goal for the appt was to hear this little tyke's heartbeat. Mission accomplished! The stinker tried to hide, but the mw was persistent and finally found him. (I do not know, nor will we find out the gender of this baby, so I will switch pronouns from him to her, rather than trying to remember to use him/her).
Hb was strong and steady, around 148 bpm. What a relief! I've never had to wait this long for a hb, and it was a real test of patience. Of course, the early movement I'd felt was sporadic and I hadn't been feeling hardly anything in the past week to give me reassurance. So it was also a test of faith and of resting in the Peace that our Lord can give. I can't tell how many times I had to redirect my thoughts, and place the well-being of this baby back in the Father's hands (where it rightfully belongs), and trust in His perfect will, whatever that might be.
The rest of the appt was routine. Bp was 112/70. I've gained a total of 7 pounds, which I think is pretty good.
Morning sickness seems to be resurging a bit--I was hoping that was subsiding, but it appears not yet. It's not debilitating, so I'm grateful for that.
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