6 weeks

Monday, April 30. Even after sharing our news with my sister, we still couldn't quite grasp how things happened and if the positive test was true. We were thrilled and just wanted to know everything was ok with the baby. So after several talks with my sister, we listened to her advice and called the doctor. I had my HCG level drawn on Friday, April 27 with a result of 18,437 = great level. Then on Monday, I had an ultrasound. I was 6 weeks and 2 days. I saw our baby on the ultrasound, about the size of a pea with a heart beat of 152. I couldn't believe my eyes. I kept staring at the screen, brushing the tears from my eyes. I wished Paul could have been there but he had a baseball game. I told the ultrasound tech this and she was kind enough to put the image of the baby's heartbeat on a CD to take home. Paul got home from his game and we went to the computer so I could show him the CD. We knew then that our baby was growing and healthy. We stared at the screen and at each other, feeling blessed for this miracle.