“Good job.” She ran the wand over my belly, but the screen wasn’t facing where I could look. Then again, I’m not sure I know what I was looking at.
She pressed the wand to one side and then another, and then across the middle. Finally, she turned the screen. “See this?”
It all looked like gray and black blobs, but where she pointed there was a small pulsing.
“Yes.”
“That’s your baby’s heartbeat.”
“Oh my God. It’s okay?” I burst out crying.
“It’s where it should be and the heart is beating.”
She didn’t say it was okay though.
She started pressing buttons on her keyboard. “Let me check this…six weeks?”
I nodded. “Yes. Halloween.”
She laughed. “Trick or treat, huh?”
I blushed even though I was still crying. She handed me a tissue.
“Do you want a picture?” she asked.
“Yes. Please.”
“I’ll be sure to get you one.”
After the sonogram I was back with the doctor, who assured me that all was well. “Sometimes cramping and bleeding happens. It’s good to check with your doctor if it is severe as you suggested, but in this case, it’s fine. Here.” He handed me the picture of the sonogram.
“Thank you. Thank you so much.”
He smiled. “Just make sure you’re taking care of yourself. Get lots of sleep and eat well. Try to minimize your stress.”
“I will. I promise.”
When I left the emergency area, April rushed up to me from the waiting room. “Are you okay? Is the baby okay?”
I nodded. “Yes.” I held up the picture.
“Oh Petal. It’s beautiful.”
I looked at it. “How can you tell?”
She smiled through her own tears. “Because it’s yours.”
She’d sent Libby home with the promise that I’d give her an update. I texted her as April drove me home and put me to bed.
“Should I call Cy? I didn’t because I wasn’t sure what was going on,” she said as she sat on the edge of my bed.
“I’ll call him.”
She arched a brow. “Are you sure? Jude’s going to want to know what’s up and I don’t want him telling Cyrus something he needs to hear from you.”
“I’ll tell him. When you leave, I’ll call him.”
“Okay. Can I get you something?”