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Strong Little Heartbeat!

Why have I been lagging SO much on blogs you ask?  Oh, just because I AM SO TIRED!!!  Which is the best kind of tired because it reminds me that I'm growing the best gift ever for my IP's. But Oh Boy did I forget the kind of debilitating tiredness that comes with first trimester pregnancy.  I'm having more days where I make it past 8pm without sprinting off to bed, but I really could sleep all day every day right now.

I am currently 9.5 weeks pregnant and we have had two successful ultrasounds over the last month. The first was at 6 weeks and the doctor immediately spotted the heartbeat. Hooray!  My IP's were both shocked and thrilled and watching their reaction to the ultrasound was priceless.  We had a two week wait before coming back for another ultrasound at 8 weeks.  The baby once again looked perfect - nice strong heartbeat and growing wonderfully - so we been released to a regular OB instead of the IVF clinic.  I'm going to miss our doctor and the nurses I have gotten to know so well over the last few months, but it is a huge relief to be getting the all clear to move on.  I have also been given the ok to stop my progesterone and aspirin at week 10.  This is also a huge relief because as much as I don't mind doing it for the sake of the pregnancy, I HATE THEM.  It's a countdown until Monday in my house right now :)

We have a few more weeks until our next ultrasound but between all of my pregnancy symptoms, and a rapidly growing belly, I'm pretty positive this nugget is growing as it should be.

We had two weeks between blood tests and the first ultrasound, so I bought some pregnancy tests to take and send pictures of to my IP's to insure them things were still looking good
Teeny tiny 6 week miracle
And still teeny, but growing, 8 week "olaf". This picture looks more like a little whale but one of the shots the doctor got looked just like a little snowman with a perfectly round head, round body and two little arm nubs.  I warned my IP's that I may now be calling the baby "Olaf" from here on out! I also like that the yolk sac looks like a perfect eclipse!  Good timing on that one.

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