Last visit to Dr. Deaton/ Sonogram at 6 wks 5 days

Today was my final visit with Dr. Deaton...our Reproductive Endocrinologist, or better yet, the one who helped us become pregnant in the first place.  Nana joined us on this visit so she could see the sonogram too.  The first part of the visit we were taken back to the sonogram room.  Sonogram showed 1 healthy baby with perfect measurements and a heart beat of 121 bpm, normal for just 6 weeks and 5 days pregnant.  We got to see the tiny heart beating n the screen, although it looked  more like a flicker.  They gave us tons of pictures, here is one of them.

After the sonogram we were put into a conference room where we would meet with Dr. Deaton for the last time.  He and Angela came into the room and sat down with us for about 10 minutes.  He went over the sonogram and confirmed that everything looked great.  He told us that once the baby was measuring correctly and a heartbeat was seen, that the miscarriage rate was less than 2% at this point.  This was a huge relief for us.  He discussed how long the road had been for us, longer and a bit more difficult than most.  He said "Every pregnancy is special...but this one is very special, not only for your family, but for us as well"  He asked that we keep them updated throughout the pregnancy and asked for us to send pictures when he/she is born.  That's the least we could do... I wonder if they really understand what an important role they just played in our lives?

I was really emotional knowing this was my last visit with them.  I guess it was because of how much that office had become a regular part of my life for the past 5 months.  Maybe it was because I felt like I owed him my life for what they had done for us.  I don't know, I just know it was hard walking out of there for the last time.  I wanted to just jump up and hug them both, but I didn't.  It was all surreal.  I hope the little tears running down my cheek was enough to let them know how much they meant to me.