Keep breathing

This afternoon at 2:30, we're having our follow-up ultrasound to hopefully get a peek at the resident in my belly ... and to hopefully see a deal-breaking heartbeat.

I'm 7 weeks 5 days as of today. If we saw a gestational sac and a yolk sac at just shy of 6 weeks, surely there should be lots going on in there today, right?

But, I know from my own unfortunate experiences and from those of others that we may not get the good news we've been hoping and begging and praying and waiting for. And, I'm prepared for that. I just hope that all my preparation for disappointment will be for naught, and there will be a beautiful little flicker on that ultrasound screen.

Now I just have to remind myself to keep breathing.