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Today (1/26/10) I am exactly 7 weeks along. Here is a little picture of the embryo (aka Monkey). The big news this week: Hands and feet are emerging from developing arms and legs — although they look more like paddles at this point!

The day is finally here, our second OB appointment. From what I have read, we should be able to hear the heartbeat today. Oh my goodness….REALITY CHECK!!! I haven’t really been thinking about my appointment lately, morning sickness at NIGHT has been on my mind (and my stomach) constantly!

As Dustin and I walk into the Ultrasound room, we are a little nervous about hearing (or not hearing) a heartbeat. I lay on the table as the assistant squirts a HUGE cold glob of lubricant on my tummy and gently (I wish) moves it around. We see a large circle (uterus) with a smaller circle (yolk sac) inside. She zooms in and we see our little Monkey. The assistant measures monkey at 6 weeks, a week earlier than I actually am. Then she zooms in a little more and all of a sudden….

THUMP THUMP…THUMP THUMP…THUMP THUMP!

IT’S THE HEARTBEAT!!! She informs us that Monkeys heart rate is at 153 beats per minute, at which time Dustin blurts out “my hell is he running a marathon in there”! Only Dustin!!! I ask the assistant to humor me and pull the heartbeat up again. As we hear the heartbeat for a second time…the tears start flowing!!! I can’t believe it’s real! I can’t believe I have a little Monkey growing inside me!