Bump On The Hill: Ultrasound and Heartbeat!

I had an ultrasound yesterday to measure baby and it was so much fun! Baby actually looks like a baby now!!!!! And the little nugget was so active, the the technician was having trouble getting the photos and measurements she needed. It wound up taking about an hour and fifteen minutes because baby kept rolling and changing positions, and then falling asleep in a position that was no good for photos. Mark thinks the baby was doing butterfly kick in my uterus and we have a little swimmer on our hands! It is so amazing to me to see how quickly babies develop in the womb. Below is a progression of all of my ultrasounds from 5 weeks to almost 14! It starts out looking like a black hole in my uterus, and just 3 months later - it looks like a baby!!!!!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! The doctor said baby looks great, and we heard the heartbeat again - 155bpm and very strong and steady!! There is also a clip of that below the ultrasound photos...

Another update, I am still having lots of morning sickness and fatigue, but yesterday after the ultrasound was the first day I actually ate real food with flavor in months. I don't know if I am finally starting to feel better or if I was on an adrenaline high from seeing baby, but I feel GREAT right now (and really, really, really, really, really hope it lasts!!!!!) I actually ate a Caesar salad (don't worry - the dressing did not have any raw eggs in it) with blackened salmon for dinner last night - and it was so wonderful I could have cried!!!!!

5 weeks

Hellloooooooooo?? Is anybody in theeerrreeeee?? (the black hole is where the amniotic sac will be, but baby is so small at this point that you can't see him/her at all)