week 13.
Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 10:06PM 
You can hardly photograph a sound, but on Monday I heard the galloping heartbeat of the tiny baby in my womb and knew it was the biggest blessing of my week. It's a tough business - this mothering. Even before you have any control over what's happening, you sit, you wait, you worry..and wonder. Hearing that healthy heartbeat - especially after an early miscarriage in my last pregnancy - left me overwrought. And grateful.
On Thursday I got the bonus of an early ultrasound. I saw the welcome heartbeat and felt a first connection to this tiny human within. These bits of reassurance bring a Peace to my sit, wait, and wonder. And the Wonder of it all is that in 6 short months this child will be in my arms - a part of our world forever. It's a good business - this motherhood. After all.