One Hurdle Down *UPDATE*

One beautiful baby, measuring a day ahead at 6w5d.

With a beautiful heartbeat, beating at 120bpm. I could look at that beautiful pulse all day.

I have exhaled a little but I know this is the first hurdle of many. After all, we've been here before and things still turned out badly. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't secretly delighted though.

They took one more beta/progesterone check so I will update with those results when I get them this afternoon. Hopefully, the P4 will be much higher and I can relax about that as well.

Despite my begging and pleading for a repeat ultrasound in 2 weeks, the RE dismissed me to my OB. So, I am officially graduated and left to wander among the land of the fertiles (gasp!). I don't know how I will manage but I hope the OB will decide to take another peek before 12 weeks. We have a doppler (thanks be to MIL from her stint as a prenatal nurse) so we plan to break it out around 9 weeks and see if we can hear what we were never able to hear before.

Stay strong, Sunshine. You have so many people who would love to meet you next summer.

P.S. Sorry for the crap photo. Our scanner is out of commission so I did the best I could with our camera. Maybe DH can do a better job when he gets home.

***Update*** New beta at 32dpo is 42,000+. P4 is 26+. I've been instructed to continue the supplements until 1/22/08. Looking good!