The first (hopefully only!) scare!

I woke up Thursday, April 5th, and everything seemed normal - I didn't feel crampy or in pain at all. I was excited because it was the last work day of the week before Easter, so I started getting ready. But when I went to the bathroom... there was blood. I started freaking out. Then there was crying. Then praying. And lots of both.

I called Caleb, but he didn't answer. I called again. and again. and again. Finally texted him to call me. I knew I needed to call my dr's office (once they opened in half an hour), but I needed someone to freak out to; So I called Jessy. "Dr. Burkell" asked me lots of questions and came to the same conclusion - I should call the doctor and lay down in the meantime.

When I got ahold of the doctor, she asked me a couple questions about recent physical activity and strain, but when I said no to everything, she was concerned (as was I!) and said to come in for a 9 o'clock ultrasound and 9:30 appt with my OB. I was so happy to get in quickly - only 1 hour until I would know if everything was ok.

Luckily, Caleb called me back within a few minutes of missing my calls and said he was coming home to go to the doctor with me. We got there right on time, and almost right away went back for the u/s. The SCARIEST moment of the entire day (probably my entire life!) was when I was waiting for something to show up on the screen. I couldn't tell you if I was breathing or not, but when I saw the Sonographer's face look inquisitively at the screen, I couldn't help but say, "WHAT IS IT?! WHATS WRONG?!" She smiled and said, "Nothing; That right there is the heart beat." To which I replied, "There's a heartbeat?!?", as tears started flowing down the sides of my face. BEST. MOMENT. EVER. That wonderful moment was closely followed by the moments when she let us listen to the heartbeat 3 times! So wonderful to hear! I SO wish I would have video recorded the screen and the sound on my iTouch. We could've shown how s/he was dancing and squirming all around and how the heartbeat was the most miraculous noise we've ever heard!

The Sonographer took some measurements and told us that Baby F is .55 cm from crown to rump and that his/her heart rate is 124 bpm! She also measured my cervix and checked out my ovaries and said everything looked good!  When we followed up with the Doctor, she did a physical exam and said she didn't think anything was wrong either - maybe just leftover blood from implantation and not to worry about it. We were DEFINITELY relieved. 

Baby Farrell 6 weeks 4 days