10 Weeks and FIRST Ultrasound!

10 Weeks:  "Although he's barely the size of a kumquat (or a prune)  -- a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom -- and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby now has completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature. If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin."

We had our 10 week appointment today, and we were VERY freaked out when the doc couldn't find our baby's heartbeat with the doppler.  She said that was normal because they usually  check the heartbeat at around 12 weeks, but sometimes you can hear it at 10 weeks.  I'm pretty sure she saw the worry (and tears) in my eyes, so she ordered an ultrasound for today.  We were pretty scared. :(

THANKFULLY everything turned out great on the ultrasound and the baby's heartbeat was 160 and was 3.24 cm long from "rump to head". :)  He/She was moving all around and giving us different poses!  It must have been the juice and ice cream I had right beforehand. :)  The biggest relief of all is that the doctor said the risk of miscarrage drops to less than 2% when you hear the heartbeat!  YAY!  We are probably going to wait another couple of weeks to tell the facebook world, but all relatives and close friends are now allowed to know! (As long as there are no FB posts about it!)