Journal #6: OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT!

     The day finally came. I had tossed and turned since 2 in the morning and suddenly my alarm clock was going off at 8:30. I crawled out of bed with knots in my stomach. I haven't been so nervous in a very very long time! I ate breakfast, took a shower, and got ready all while stressing out about what could go wrong. What if there's nothing even in there? What if my examination hurts? What if the doctor isn't very sensitive like I need her to be? What if there's something wrong with my baby?? And on and on and on... Matt came home from work around 10 and I couldn't stop smiling! I smile when I'm nervous! So we got in the car and were on our way. My hands were sweating, my whole body was shaking, and I was just a nervous wreck! My body is very private, and I've never had any kind of examination like what was going to happen, so as you can imagine, I just felt like I was gonna puke! Anyways, so we get there and check in. A few minutes later a nice nurse calls my name and we head back to the room. She took my height and weight (I've gained 2 pounds already :/ ). I then took a urine test (no big deal) and then the doctor came in and asked me some questions. She was very nice and I would recommend her to anyone! Then I changed into a hospital looking gown that was kind of difficult to keep closed. She came in and kept me as covered as she could as she did the exam. The whole time she was talking to us about her cat and our dog and I was distracted the whole time! It was NO BIG DEAL! Really not that bad, only took a minute or so. I can't believe I stressed out so much about it! She used the doppler to try and find the baby's heart beat, but little baby is still tucked under my pelvic bone so we couldn't catch anything. I was a little disapointed. It just didn't seem quite real yet. So then we talked some more and she went over a packet of what to expect, and then I went and did a blood test. It was funny when I walked in there; there was a young nurse in pink and then a nurse in blue that I immediately knew (Sister Robinson)! She's in the same ward at church with my mom, and I see her at bunco all the time! (Yes I play bunco with a bunch of moms, and I love it!) So that was funny. And then I went back to my room and our doctor Jen came in and said that normally they only do one ultrasound at 20 weeks because insurance only covers one, but she was going to check with the ultrasound tech to see if she could sneak us in for a few minutes just so we could hear the heartbeat and see our little baby! It was so nice of them! So we went back to a dark room, the tech slathered the gel on my tummy, and wah-la!! There was a BABY on the screen!! An actual baby! Inside of me! I couldn't believe it! It finally hit me that it was real. I laughed and he wiggled his nubby legs! It was sooooo cute and soooo crazy!! Seriosuly, the coolest thing I have ever seen in my life. He/she was a wiggly little thing, and everytime it moved, Matt and I would gasp! Then we heard the heartbeat: AMAZING!!! Sounded like a washing machine: swish swish swish! 167 beats per minute. Seriosuly, it is the most amazing thing in the world that we created another human being, and that our next little family member is already inside of me! It just blows my mind everytime I think about it.

This is a front view, as if baby's facing you. You can see little arm and leg nubs on each side, as well as the sac at the bottom that feeds baby. Our little gummy bear is one inch long!

We saw baby's little heart working hard! So amazing! I can't believe we're parents!!!

Next appoinment is in 4 weeks! Can't wait!