Today has been a very, very good day so far.

I don’t think I’d admitted to myself, how anxious I’ve been to hear that the baby’s heart rate had accelerated like it was supposed to until today. Once we heard the nurse tell us “153 beats per minute” – I almost let out a yelp of excitement and relief. Instead – I just cried a little. …so did Brennyn. We were so happy…I don’t think either of us would have expected to feel much better…until the nurse jostled Brennyn’s tummy a little, and the baby moved! Bobbed it’s head a little. Wow! It was really, really amazing. That little thing is really in there! Doing things!

We went in the office with a light rain falling, and very anxious, and we left the office floating – happy, relieved, excited, and met with a beautiful late-December snowfall. Now we’re home sitting by a warm fire while the snow falls outside. What a great day.