A heartbeat!

So far every day of the pregnancy seems to bring new challenges, for example, the last few days Maggie has been sick with a bad cold, so we researched what over the counter medications are safe to use while pregnant. It's been a flurry of doctor's visits, injections, medications, naps, and lots of checking on the internet for reassurance.

Well today was a real milestone, during this the third ultrasound (day 36) the doctor turned on the fetal monitor and we heard a strong, steady heartbeat! Completely amazing stuff. If you click on the sonogram above you can see the full size picture with the heartbeat shown.


The second sonogram shows how the fetus is growing. The bug is now about 0.5 cm in size and the egg sac is at least about 2-3 cm. Everything looks good, the doctor is taking Maggie off of the progesterone injections which should give her a nice break from the needles.

Changua to make it all better

Maggie's come down with a cold. Coughing, sneezing, runny nose and a not so good tummy to boot. So i fixed her my version of "changua", kind of like Colombian matzah ball soup. Here's the recipe for anyone wanting to give it a try:

Ingredients
1 package of Lipton Chicken Noodle soup
1 egg
1 1/2 cups of milk
1 1/2 cups of water
some diced onion
teaspoon of cilantro

In a medium saucepan heat up the diced onion, cilantro, water and milk till it boils.
While you're waiting crack an egg into a small bowl, make sure the yolk is intact.
Once the liquid has boiled stir in the contents of the dry soup mix, and gently slide the egg into the pan so it can poach.
Reduce the heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.

Serve in a bowl with a nice piece of crusty bread, you'll [like her] be feeling better in no time!