big ole hooray!

The OB appointment went very well yesterday. Whew!

The SCH is much smaller this week, and was "barely worth measuring" said the u/s tech. Less than 1mm all around. Hooray!! I thought it might be, as my spotting has decreased a lot over the last week, but it was nice to get the official confirmation.

The critter was very active yesterday too, jumping up and down and waving his/her little gummy nubbin arms and legs. We've not seen her/him move around like that before, so that was fun. S/he also is looking more like a baby and less like a blob, and I could actually tell the head from the tush end. S/he continues to grow well, still a few days ahead.

We also heard the h/b on the doppler thingy for the first time. It sounded like Fozzie Bear saying "Wokka, wokka, wokka" really fast. It was sort of anti-climatic, since we already saw the baby and the h/b on the u/s, but it is good to know we can do the doppler thing now.

The doc was very pleased with this progress (as were we!) and said I only need to stay on take-it-easy rest for 1 more week. So this time next week, I can begin to take walks. I can leave the house. I can swim at the pool. Not all at once, but just the fact that I can have those possibilities is very exciting, and comforting too.

And I am off weekly monitoring! While I will miss seeing the critter every week, I'm psyched not to have to go to the doctor every other minute. I'm now on the normal pregnant lady schedule of monthly appointments. And today was also my last blood draw for far-away clinic hormone monitoring! No medical appointments in the near future!

Wow - what will I do with myself? Oh yeah, take walks and get the hell outta the house! Double yippee hooray!