I called the on-call doctor and they told me not to worry yet, but to watch it and if it didn't go away by the night or the next day that I should go to the hospital. By 5:30 I was still spotting, and even though I had been feeling the baby move, I just kept imagining my poor baby bleeding to death in my womb. I think I'm a little over dramatic when I worry...
We went to the hospital and I did a really good job keeping myself composed, I knew people didn't want to deal with a crying pregnant woman so I held my tears back. Our nurses were so nice and hooked me up to the machine to find the baby's heartbeat. They monitored the heartbeat for a while and the baby was kicking A LOT. Harder than I've ever felt and it would kick right on the belly monitors, like it was trying to get its personal space back, it was so funny. The nurse called my doctor with the results and she said everything looked good, and since I wasn't having any cramps they weren't worried about the baby. They said the baby's heartbeat was really strong, especially for only being at 20wks. My doctor did want an ultrasound done though so they could check the location of the placenta.
It was our first ultrasound, and I am so grateful Jared was with me so we could experience it together. The technician was able to tell us what we are having...we saw our baby's cute little butt, two legs, and a little nub sticking out in between. We are having a BOY!
We finally left the hospital after about 4 1/2 hours. Part of me felt sad that my day with Jared was gone, but I know I was blessed to have him with me to go through all of this. Our baby boy is healthy; they think my cervix just bled a little bit, but said everything looked normal and to not worry.
I am ecstatic to be having a boy. I've had dreams of Jared and I sitting on the couch playing with a baby boy, and I was really hoping it would come true. I can't wait to see Jared play soccer with our little guy, and teach him to be a good man worthy to hold the Priesthood. I am incredibly blessed to have Jared as my husband; our children will be lucky to have him as their father. Now we only have a few more weeks until our family is back together again!
