no worries, beat happy!

Today I had my 12 week appointment with Dr. Moss, and it went tremendously better than my previous visit. After the millions of questions about the history of birth defects in our families, we got down to business! We were able to hear the heartbeat for the first time, and Dr. Moss said that to her it sounds like the slow heartbeat of a boy. She also said the baby is feisty and moving around a lot. It was such a surreal experience to hear the heartbeat, and I'm so glad that James was there to witness it.

It's also amazingly reassuring to not be worried anymore about the possibility of a miscarriage. Obviously there's always a chance, but right now the odds are more than in our baby's favor. I'm only a few days away from being done with this first trimester, and I can't hardly believe that 1/3 of this journey is almost over! It seems like there is so much to do, but I also know that things will begin to slow down a little in other aspects of my life--being done with my Master's degree, basketball season will end in February, and then I can just focus on the baby, my classes, and the dorm. That of course still seems like a lot, but to me it seems like such a small list of things to worry about!