Circle of Life

My last post was a very sad one. But life has it's ups and downs. And in the words of Alan Jackson in one of Dustin's favorite songs, "Remember when old ones died and new were born. And life was changed, disassembled, rearranged..."

So today we have a happy announcement. Southern is going to be a big brother! I am 10 weeks pregnant right now. We went to the doctor yesterday and got to hear the heartbeat and see this tiny new baby wiggle around on the screen.

Here is a picture in 3-D. You can see the head near the middle and the umbilical cord near the bottom right.




Here is a still photo of the heartbeat. The ultrasound tech said it was at a normal level for a baby of this age.

And the last photo just shows our little one again. The head is on the left, and you can see tiny hands and feet. The light spot near the head is the heart. I could see it throbbing on the screen as she took these.

I didn't actually get to see my doctor during this visit. She was called away to deliver a baby right after I had my ultrasound done, so I will have more details later. Right now we just know our baby is alive and healthy, and that's what's most important.