still there

I admit to being surprised, still, about the baby. But today I went for the 20-week ultrasound, and sure enough, there's a little heart beating away. Better still, that little heart has four perfect, lovely chambers and two valves that do exactly what they should do. I often wish that I didn't know what to look for in a heart ultrasound, but it is nice to know that I am seeing what I ought to be seeing. And baby has long bones (femurs, anyway) that are perfectly within the normal range. All good news, which is a relief.

Oh, and there isn't any indication that it's a boy. And we looked hard.