PERFECT Appointment

Today was a great day and a perfect first "regular/normal" Doctor appointment with the OB. Today I am officially 10 wks 6 days and our perfect little miracle is measuring right on track to the exact day! The heart beat was 158 and my do we have a little active monkey in there. Our miracle was kicking and punching and flipping and flopping so much so that the Dr had a hard time getting a picture, but we did get one! The empty sac is still there although about half the size it was last time and she said she doesn't expect it to pass she expects my body and the baby will reabsorb it. I sure am hoping so because if I start cramping and bleeding I think I will freak out! She kept telling me over and over that although getting me pregnant was a challenge, I am now "just a normal pregnant woman!" That was music to my ears although I had to laugh at being called normal. However since this is the 3rd Dr since May of this year to call me normal, I am thinking maybe I am and everyone else around me isn't! LOL! She really did put me at ease about so much. There is a lot of testing that will be done differently with me and some not at all because the vanishing twin has more than a 50% chance of skewing the results. Other than that I am normal. They will however do more blood work on me than the normal person because of the Gastric Bypass. They want to be sure both me and the baby are absorbing all the necessary nutrients needed. So today they drew 9 vials of blood. I am hopeful that my iron will be back to normal so I can cut back some of the iron I am taking and hopefully that will relieve my stomach some. So all and all today was one of the best days so far on this journey. She kept the ultrasound on for a while for us since we won't get to "see" the baby again for 8 weeks! I think I will die! LOL! I go back to the Dr in 4 weeks like a normal pregnant person on 11/30 (exam and heartbeat check only) and then we go for our big ultrasound to determine the sex on 12/28! Three days after Christmas, 2 days before our anniversary and 4 days before New Years! What a fabulous way to end an exciting and blessed year! I am already starting to freak out a little about not going back to the Dr until 11/30 but I just keep reminding myself this is how most people do it. Hopefully soon that will sink in, but I don't know. All in all we are thrilled with everything. I have been allowing myself to grieve our precious angel while celebrating our miracle and I am doing much better with it all. Thanks so much to everyone for their prayers. I have gotten so many wonderful messages and notes from people who have been there and I had no idea. It is a relief to know that what I am feeling is normal. We have decided that although we miss our angel greatly it was a blessing and that little angel would want us to be happy for our miracle so we are keeping on that track with the Grace of God.

I have 3 ultrasound pics to scan in, some belly pics to upload, and some Halloween pics to upload this week. We dressed up Peanut and Blondie for Halloween last night while we handed out candy and we had a great time. I can't believe I will be trick or treating with my miracle next year! What a Blessing. Hopefully I can get all the pics up sometime this week.

Until next time, please keep praying for our miracle and we wish God's Blessings on each and everyone of you!

God Bless - Amy, Chris, Peanut, Blondie, Doobie, Tabby and our growing Miracle Baby!