Baby in motion

We had our first scan today! I was up really early because I was incredibly wound up about it all. All sorts of scenarios flashed through my mind, the most common one being that they wouldn't see anything. The sonographer was a nice lady and she got me to lie down on the bed and put some warm gel on my stomach - that was nice, especially considering I had an incredibly full bladder and couldn't guarantee I wouldn't wet myself if the gel had been cold. She put the scanner on my tummy and there it was, our little baby, larger than life on the monitor! My eyes filled with tears as she said "There he is," and pointed out the rapidly beating little heart.

There are two white lines in the head (on the left), which were apparently its jaws. He or she was incredibly active, waving its arms and legs around and bouncing its bum up and down. It was almost as if he/she was saying "Hello mum! I am really here! See all my moves?" R was sitting next to the bed, in complete silence, just staring intensely at the monitor. I was so glad he was there to share that moment with me.

It's all so real now. I've seen our baby, complete with moving arms, legs, bum and heart. I have a real little person growing inside me. I'm on cloud nine.