A day of Firsts

I meant to write this yesterday, however it was a very long day and by the time I got home we were eating dinner with some friends and watching a movie, and after that I, of course, crashed! So, here is my post, a day late :)

Yesterday was a day of firsts. We had our first OB appointment, first ultrasound, and first time hearing our baby's heartbeat. What an amazing day!

 We arrived at the doctor's office for our 10 AM appointment, only to find out that they misheard me on the phone when I made the appointment and set it for 2. She tried to fit me in, but could not. Luckily, my awesome manager gave me the whole day off, and the doctor's office is just up the road so going back later was not an issue. We came back at 2 :)

We got the doctor's office right before 2, and did not leave until 4:30! We had to go through a list of questions with the nurse, and of course the normal stuff: weight, bp, etc. Then we had to wait for the midwife. I had to have a pap smear done, and although we weren't supposed to have an ultrasound this visit she decided to check with the tech anyway to see if she had an openings from cancellations. Lucky us, she did!

Seeing our tiny baby on that screen was the most amazing thing I have ever experienced! Seeing the reason that I am experiencing all of these pregnancy symptoms has made every second of feeling lousy totally worth it! We got to see our baby, and we could even see his or her little heart beating on the screen. It was so cool! Then we got to hear the heartbeat, and we were even able to see the spinal column! I did not cry then, but even describing it now makes me want to. Talk about indescribable emotions! I will never be able to capture in words how I felt at that moment.

We left the ultrasound tech and waited for the midwife again after that. (It feels very odd for me to go from describing how amazing it was to see our baby, back to waiting on the midwife.) She gave us our estimated due date, which is February 26, 2012 *maybe we'll have a leap year baby? ;)*, and told us that I am 8 weeks and 3 days along, not 9 weeks and 5 days as they originally estimated. After that she gave me a prescription to get some meds for my nausea, and we were off to get some blood taken. And boy did they take blood! I was shocked at how much blood they took...it was vile after vile...I seriously thought she would never stop adding a new vile! But, after 5 viles of my blood, it was over :). We went and scheduled our next appointment, and the visit was finally over.

Now, a day later, I am sitting at home and I can't stop staring at the ultrasound pictures of my baby. Just the thought, "my baby", still sounds so odd to me. After so many years of wondering whether or not I'd actually be able to get pregnant, I did not expect this day to come so soon, and without even trying! It still amazes me. And sometimes it's still doesn't feel real. But then I think about seeing our baby, and hearing the heartbeat, and all I can do is thank God for him or her. I am so amazed at everything He has done in my life, and everything he continues to do, day in and day out!