ladies and gentelmen...introducing baby e

Do you see that little white mass? That's our baby!!! AND our baby has a heartbeat, which was amazing to see! It fluttered away. It was almost like you could see the 2 chambers of the heart beating.

I went to the doctor last week, and they did an ultrasound, because my hormones were too high. Of course, they didn't explain anything to me, so I was terrified. They took a look, found the little sack where the baby would form, but there wasn't yet a heartbeat. I was devastated, to put it mildly.

I did some research, and along with much comfort from many people, and lots of prayer, I found out that at 5 weeks and 3 days (which is what I was measuring) there isn't supposed to be a heartbeat yet!

So, I survived a full week of waiting, and went back in for a 2nd ultrasound yesterday. I had prayed so much, and God gave me a piece on the way to the doctor that everything was going to be as it should. So, i was excited but not surprised to see the heartbeat! I just knew that it would be there!!! I so wish that Travis could have been there with me to see our baby's first heartbeat, but he had to work...of course! next time.

Another great indicator that all is going well in baby world...is that all is not going well in my tummy. I really thought that I wouldn't have too much sickness. denial or what? 4 days ago nausea hit me like a brick wall...and I've been struggling with it ever since. I watched Lisa turn green for 4 months with both Aubree & Gage. Seeing it and living it are too different things. So far I have been able to control the nausea...but I'm afraid it won't be long before I am running to the bathroom.

Lets see....I'm 6 weeks and 2 days today. Morning (aka all day and night) sickness is expected to ease somewhere around 16 weeks. Oh. My. Goodness. That is one LONG road ahead of me!

But that is OK. My excitement over this baby far outweighs the constant nausea. I'll do it over and over to have a healthy baby!