10 weeks

I finally had my first appointment at the Austin Area Birthing Center yesterday. I found out that I am only at 10 weeks, not 11 as I had previously thought...I had blood work and a whole physical exam...plus an ultrasound! They don't do them (ultrasounds) normally, but we weren't sure if we could hear a heartbeat at this point, so we opted for the ultrasound. Matt got there just in time and were able to see our little, little baby! The bright spot to the left of the circle was beating VERY fast...and we could see it pumping. It's little heart!!

It was very exciting to have some physical confirmation that he/she is there and is growing!

The morning sickness seems like it is waning. I am getting more energy slowly and am very excited to start prenatal yoga and swimming!

One final note from John Piper:

God Forms Persons (Psalm 139:13)
Another pointer (to the early church) was the profound conviction that what is happening in the womb is God’s unique and sacred person-forming work. Psalm 139:13 puts this in terms of God’s very hands-on work in the womb: “You formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.” This is God’s doing. Not ours. It is his to make. And his to end. (See also Job 31:13–15.)

(for more: http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/TopicIndex/47_Abortion/3528_The_Baby_in_My_Womb_Leaped_for_Joy/)