it is fantastic (as bizarre as that sounds) and to top it off (it's odd that this is such good news, but in this context, it is), it was confirmed today that the m/c was due to a trisomy 22...similar to my first m/c which was a trisomy 13. So we have an explanation. As I might have mentioned, DH & I have also been karotyped so we know this is spontaneous (due to age) and not inherited. Just have to continue to wait for the golden egg. (oh - and have to continue to monitor HCG to see it go to zero, but I can handle that now that the worst has been ruled out)

Again - you all have been so wonderful.

This whole experience has also deepened my belief that a having a healthy baby is a miracle to be truly thankful for (not that I needed this driven home in this way - but I find it helps me to take positive things out of awful experiences...like focusing on DH's amazing support and not his dirty boxers on the floor!)