Surprise Ultrasound at 12 Weeks!

I went to my appointment today excited to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time, and got to see him on ultrasound instead! I couldn't be more thrilled! It turns out that the baby was sitting farther back than normal, which made it hard for the nurse-midwife to locate the heartbeat with the Doppler. Was that a little scary? YES. I had been imagining and fearing that exact scenario, that I would hear nothing when the moment finally arrived. But as the midwife left the room to get the ultrasound machine, I prayed and told God that I wasn't going to worry because He was in control. And praise the Lord, a couple minutes later I was seeing the baby and the heartbeat on screen. His little arms and legs were moving, too!

So, all is well, and what a wonderful gift!