post ultrasound update

Well, apparently good things can come from ultrasounds too, not just miscarriages and ovarian cysts! We had our first ultrasound yesterday at 5w0d, and everything looks as good as can be expected at this very early stage. It was too soon to see a heartbeat or even the embryo, but we saw the "apparent intrauterine sac." So the good news is that this isn't an ectopic pregnancy and it's probably not multiples. Now our next step is to wait until 7w3d (Friday, Sept 9) for our next u/s. Hopefully we will see a heartbeat then! I spent over 45 minutes on the phone yesterday setting up my transfer back to my regular ob/gyn from the reproductive medicine clinic. So we also have an u/s scheduled on Mon 9/19 (8w6d - just past the dreaded 8-week mark!), a "new patient" visit on Tues 9/20 (9w0d), and another u/s on Mon 10/17 (12w6d). It's hard to believe that I might actually be able to keep these appointments and still be pregnant in October. I'm trying to have trust in my body to do the right thing, and of course I'm hoping that that means having a full-term pregnancy! (Please, please, please, please, please....)  So, cautious optimism for now...