Good News!

Many of you know that I have been having some very mild spotting off and on since I found out I was pregnant. My hormone levels looked great, and they didn't seem concerned. After spotting a little more on Sunday, they wanted to bring me in for a very early sonogram yesterday morning, just to make sure everything was okay. My heart sunk when I initially saw an empty-looking uterus on the screen. Then, Dr. Carl's words were, "There's your baby...this is as tiny as we can see them!" It was simply amazing to see a tiny blob on the screen (.6 cm), yet see its tiny, precious heart flickering. We also got to hear it beating. Everything looked great, and Dr. Carl seems to think this is just old implantation bleeding. Praise the Lord.

Another blessing is that Dr. Carl did not charge me for this visit at all. How incredible! Sonograms are not cheap...I had my debit card out to pay for it at the front desk, when the lady said, "Dr. Carl isn't going to charge you for this visit." What an amazing blessing to have a compassionate, generous doctor!

Greg and I feel like God has taught us so much through this scary process to continue to give this baby and our desire for this baby to Him. He is in control...He just wants our trust. He's an amazing Creator...He already knows everything about this precious baby and cares for it. Our prayer already is that this tiny "peanut" would experience His unconditional love personally.

On a funny side note, when Greg and I were in the waiting room at the doctor's office, a girl walked out that Greg started talking to. It was his ex-girlfriend. I had never met her before, and this was the last place that I expected to. We actually had a good conversation, and just as it was getting a little awkward, the nurse called me back. Phew! As we walked, Greg said, "It was bound to happen sometime, Alissa...I just didn't imagine it being here!"