When we found out we were pregnant, we figured we were about 8 or 9 weeks.  Then, with the first midwife appointment, she calculated we were actually 11 weeks and booked us into a scan the very next week for the 12 week marker.  Having looked at the photos in the wonderful pregnancy book Mark’s uncle Roland got for us, I could see that the 12 week old fetus would look like a mini human being already, complete with arms, legs, fingers, and toes.

Mark and I were quite excited to get into the scan room, but when they located the baby they found it was only 7weeks and 5 days at the time of the scan, and looked a bit like a little blob on the screen.  It was a minor setback, but not enough to overshadow the joy that it was OUR little blob with a strong and visible heartbeat.  We fell in love.  That was on the morning of Thanksgiving.

The following Monday we experienced a bit of a scare with a little spotting and some pain, and were booked for an emergency scan the following morning.  All the worry and tears turned out to be for naught when the nurse confirmed there was absolutely nothing wrong with the tiny entity we’ve come to call Little Doodle.  In fact, just half a week later, Little Doodle already looked more human with a distinctly shaped head and even little arm buds!  I cried when I saw the little arm buds.  And of course, a little heart beating away. So as of yesterday we are 9 weeks along.  I have my 12 week scan on the 30th of December where we will see Little Doodle looking more and more human and less blobby.  And we can’t wait.

It’s true what they say in that you should wait untl the 12 week scan to tell people and, in our naivety, we told people when we thought we were 8 to 9 weeks but turned out to be just 4 or 5.  And while everything is ok now, I can see why people do choose to wait until the 12th week to share the good news.

This week Mark and I will be puttng up our Christmas tree and decorating it, and I’ve already busted out the cheesy holiday must watch movies.  We will be spending Christmas in the UK quietly this year as our passports are with the Home Office currently, but we are planning to spend Christmas 2010 in the states, plus one… Little Doodle.

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