Perfect
Embryo measured 8 weeks, heartbeat was a zippy 160 b's per m.
Personally, I cried. No, first I said, "No. No way. Really? Are you lying? Why would you lie? I am sorry, how rude of me. Of course you are not lying. But no. No way. Really?" THEN I cried.
I am very, very happy. Suddenly we are in a much smaller subset of comparative pregnancies. In the past I have always made it to 8 weeks, but only three times have I made it to 8 weeks with an appropriately sized embryo and a heart rate you can jitterbug to. And one of those times was Patrick, so there you go. Can't do much better than Patrick, as far as I am concerned.
Could something terrible still happen? Absolutely. Probably, even. If there is a piano in the sky it will land on me, I am convinced of it. However, and this is the point so write it down if you need to, something terrible did not happen TODAY. Thus, giddy strewing of roses and whatnot.
Next up: CVS in two weeks. TWO WEEKS. Where HAS the time gone? CVS (for you youngsters and Normals) is genetic testing of the fetus. Some people get skeeched by it because there may and/or may not be an increased rate of miscarriage associated with it. 1%... 2%... something like that. Since my assumed risk for a genetic problem is 50% (balanced translocation) and my observed risk is 90% (five hundred million miscarriages) I think our NOT doing CVS would be simple minded. Of course, that is just me.
Um, so that is it. A good day and it is not even three o'clock yet.
Now, see, I'm weepy all over again.
Damme.
Posted by: Julie | March 21, 2006 at 02:53 PM
How wonderful! Yay for the good news!
Posted by: Jenn | March 21, 2006 at 02:53 PM
yay!!!!!!
Posted by: giddy | March 21, 2006 at 02:54 PM
Aaaah!
AH!
Woooooo!
Yay!
So happy!
Ok now I'm teary, too!
Posted by: Tree | March 21, 2006 at 02:54 PM
Yea Julia!!!! I am crying for you and want to do the jitterbug around the office in celebration. I have been coming to your blog ALL day begging for an update . . . SOOO happy that the news was good.
Big hugs
Lisa O (from the good ole Iparenting days . . )
Posted by: Lisa O | March 21, 2006 at 02:54 PM
So, so happy for the good news. May it keep coming!! Liz
Posted by: Liz | March 21, 2006 at 02:54 PM
Congratulations. I am very happy that today was a good day for you.
Posted by: Jess | March 21, 2006 at 02:54 PM
Hurray!
And also, Whew! (that was me holding my breath)
Posted by: Rori | March 21, 2006 at 02:56 PM
Hooray hooray hooray! Doing the happy dance for you... :)
Posted by: Emily M. | March 21, 2006 at 02:56 PM
Wonderful news Julia! May everything continue to be well(pretty please universe?).
Yay!
Posted by: Libby | March 21, 2006 at 02:56 PM
eeeeee! *delighted clapping* I'm so happy for you! Big congrats, Julie, and best wishes for much more good news along the way.
Posted by: SarahD | March 21, 2006 at 02:56 PM
I honestly and truly breathed a sigh of relief when I read your first sentence of this post. Woohoo!
Posted by: KellyH | March 21, 2006 at 02:57 PM
Wonderful news today, Julia!
Posted by: Milenka | March 21, 2006 at 02:58 PM
That is exciting news!
You must feel like a million bucks... well, er, minus the puking. There is still puking, isn't there?
Congratulations!
Posted by: Emily | March 21, 2006 at 02:59 PM
Oh yay, yay, YAY!!!! I'm so happy for you.
Posted by: TexasMama | March 21, 2006 at 02:59 PM
Wonderful news!
Posted by: Janis | March 21, 2006 at 02:59 PM
Waahhhh!! All teary eyed and happy, happy, happy!!!!!!!! Wonderful news Julia!!!!!! ;0)
Posted by: EyesofGreen | March 21, 2006 at 02:59 PM
I almost passed out when I read that!
OH SO HAPPY FOR YOU! Yes, it deserves all caps.
Posted by: reenie | March 21, 2006 at 02:59 PM
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Toni | March 21, 2006 at 03:00 PM
YEA!!! YEA!!! YEA!!! GREAT, wonderful, fantastic, happy, happy, happy news!
Posted by: SalGal | March 21, 2006 at 03:00 PM
Oh thank goodness! Congratulations!
Posted by: Ariella | March 21, 2006 at 03:01 PM
Absolutely wonderful news! Thanks for sharing....
Posted by: Collin | March 21, 2006 at 03:02 PM
Wonderful, wonderful news. So glad to hear it.
Posted by: elecriclady | March 21, 2006 at 03:02 PM
I just exhaled loudly when I read this post. I rarely comment but always read, and I am really rooting for you and that little embryo!
Posted by: Sarah | March 21, 2006 at 03:03 PM
Happy sigh for today... I wish you many more "perfects" this pregnancy!
Posted by: Bella | March 21, 2006 at 03:03 PM
that is so good. that is so so so good. I wondered last week whether to share my scary-comes-good story re heartbeats [120 at 6 weeks, then merrily thumping away at 164bpm at 7wks3d], but I figure it's a bit like Google sometimes - the more you search for an answer to your mysterious pregnancy symptom, the worse the story you can find. I have loved reading your blog; it's helped me cope with 2 years of IVF. All fingers & toes crossed for a sleep deprived new baby christmas
Posted by: Julie B | March 21, 2006 at 03:03 PM
Best news I have heard all year!!
Posted by: Susan | March 21, 2006 at 03:03 PM
Hooray!!!
Posted by: Leah | March 21, 2006 at 03:03 PM
Lovely, lovely news. Hope it's just the beginning!
Posted by: pixi | March 21, 2006 at 03:04 PM
I am so happy for you!
Posted by: Cris | March 21, 2006 at 03:04 PM
Woo hoo! Good stuff!
Posted by: Brooklyn Girl | March 21, 2006 at 03:06 PM
So thrilled for you
Posted by: Rae | March 21, 2006 at 03:06 PM
I;m so excited I can't even read past the first sentence!!!!!
I'm gasping for breath and am going to IM my husband.
THEN I'm going to read the rest of your post.
YAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYYA!!!!!!!
Posted by: Anita | March 21, 2006 at 03:06 PM
Absolutely delightful news; my grin just can't get any bigger. Congratulations!
Posted by: Jennifer | March 21, 2006 at 03:06 PM
What great news! I'm so happy for you!
Posted by: Summer | March 21, 2006 at 03:07 PM
Gooooood. Good good good.
Hoping hard over here that all things wonderful continue to happen with this pregnancy.
Posted by: Arwen | March 21, 2006 at 03:08 PM
Fantastic news! So happy for you!
Posted by: Amanda | March 21, 2006 at 03:08 PM
Awesome.
Posted by: Kate | March 21, 2006 at 03:08 PM
Now that's what I call an awesome day. Fabulous Julia, just fabulous. So excited for you!!!
Posted by: Heather | March 21, 2006 at 03:09 PM
Whoo hoo!!!
Yay yay yay, I am SO relieved for you! I would've cried too. In fact, I nearly cried reading this.
Now I just hope you feel better soon. I'm off to have some ginger tea in your honor.
So, when you do the CVS...will you be finding out gender?
Posted by: nate | March 21, 2006 at 03:10 PM
"Suddenly the Rat cried `Hooray!' and then `Hooray-oo-ray-oo-ray-oo-ray!' and fell to executing a feeble jig in the snow"
(except for "the Rat", read "Nancy")
Excellent news; I'm so pleased for you.
Posted by: Nancy | March 21, 2006 at 03:10 PM
OK! FInally calmed down enough to read it through and yay yay yay yay yay again!!!
Now DAMN YOU for waiting so long to post today. I've been stalking you and reloading your blog every 5 minutes because I am TOO PATHETICALLY INVOLVED in your life!
yay!!!!
Posted by: Anita | March 21, 2006 at 03:10 PM
This is too cool!!! I so hope the CVS yields another Patrick-like conclusion.
YIPPEE!!!
Posted by: sheilah | March 21, 2006 at 03:11 PM
Wow! Couldn't be more pleased.
Posted by: Katherine | March 21, 2006 at 03:11 PM
Excellent news!
Posted by: Angela | March 21, 2006 at 03:11 PM
Shoot, I always hit "post" too fast.
But anyway, this means I can be the first (today) to say:
NBHHY
NBHHY
NBHHY...
Posted by: nate | March 21, 2006 at 03:12 PM
Whew! Such good news.
Keeping my fingers crossed for you,
Sarah
Posted by: Sarah | March 21, 2006 at 03:14 PM
Wonderful news! I am so thrilled for you, and hopeful as well.
Please keep us posted on the CVS. I just discovered that if I have more kids I will have it, and I am terrified of it. I don't know much about it. (My son has hemophilia, and this could complicate a delivery, that is why I would either need to do CVS or amnio).
Posted by: Amanda | March 21, 2006 at 03:14 PM
Now that I can see to type (stupid crying).
I'm so stoked and happy and tickled all colors that are hues and shades of things not black and scary.
Finally. It's about damn time you had a good day. Let me know when you want me to kick fate in the balls again, savvy?
Posted by: chi_zit | March 21, 2006 at 03:15 PM
Wow and congratulations on making it here with things looking so good! Have you had CVS before? I can't remember. I have had 3--two bad results and one good, born last September. They were all transcervical and done between 10w1d and 1w4d. If you have any questions, let me know. I am so excited fo you!
Posted by: Julie, bt 20/21 | March 21, 2006 at 03:15 PM