After a night of no sleep and many more tears, our scan time came around very quickly this morning.
10.15am, we were called in to the ultrasound room, for the third time, and again, the squirt of gel on my belly made my heart race as the sonographer dug the ultrasound device in deep to have a good look round. Within 10 seconds, she had moved the screen around for us to look and there, once again, was our tiny little baby and it’s heart beating away furiously.
PHEW!!!
It’s not happened before, but this time, as I wiped the gel from my belly, I burst into tears as I started questioning the nurse who has been there for all three scans, as to why this keeps happening. The answer; they don’t know and they can’t see a reason – which I guess is good really.
The baby has grown from 16.8mm on Friday, to 28.0mm today – that’s 11.2mm in just THREE days (72 hours). It’s no wonder I have so many aches and pains in my lower abdomen.
As we thanked them for their time, we left the ward and this time, I had to take a seat outside as I just burst into tears again. I asked Matt if I looked a state and he laughed and said yes. Typically, for the first time, I had left my sunglasses in the car! Poor Matt was in a state this morning too. He was very stressed and his face just said how he felt. He tries so hard to keep it all positive for me but sometimes, he is like glass and I can just tell. I like his honesty and his ability to talk things through with me and I think that is the only way that we will get through these rough patches.
So, Friday is back on and we have decided that it’s not just going to be a BBQ, it’s going to be a party! We think we deserve it. Of course, not everyone coming will be aware of our news, but they will know in a few weeks time after our official dating scan .
We’re happy and smiling once again… now that we know our little miracle is growing beautifully. 
