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Okay, so I may not be the most interesting read and I may not say anything that you don't already know but this diary is mainly for myself. I enjoy sharing it with others, particularly my close friends so they know what's happening in my world, but its still mainly for me. I love to type out my thoughts. Its a great break from my otherwise hectic day. And I love reading over old entries and seeing how much life has changed. So enjoy the read but try not to be too critical.

My Little Jelly Bean
September 21, 2007 - 10:21 p.m.

Sorry in advance if any of this is TMI....

We had our first "real" doctor's appointment this afternoon. I say real because the last appointment was just bloodwork and a mound of paperwork.

Today, we saw my OB whom I think is the best out there. :) The only thing is, he owns a Volkswagen. So the first half of every appointment is always just "shop talk". But I'm getting off subject. After the Nurse checked my blood pressure, she had me grab a cup and head to the bathroom for a "tee-tee sample". Being me and pregnant/brain-dead, I promptly sat down, peed and completely forgot to fill the stupid cup. Horray me. So I had to drag my butt over to the Nurse's desk where Dr. Williams was filling out paperwork and asked if I could blame "baby brain" on the fact that I forgot to pee in the stupid cup. So embarrasing. Yeah, I suck.

Anyway. The Nurse said she'd get me a glass of water so I could pee before we left and told me to go strip and put on the lovely gown they provide so that I could have my physical & the preceding ultrasound. She told me how to put the gown on but being me and being brain-dead, as I said, I completely forgot what she said. So I go in the room, strip and put on the gown the way I thought she told me to. But the stupid thing would not stay on my shoulders. I was not about to go back out and ask what she had just told me (especially after the cup incident) so I just sat down on the table and wrapped up in the sheet, hoping that they weren't going to laugh their butts off when they came in and saw that I had the gown on wrong.

Well, I guess that I didn't because my OB didn't say anything about it and proceeded to check my lungs, bbs (ask me if you can't figure it out), etc. The whole time, he's talking the "shop talk" with Paul. Paul had apparently worked on his Toureg a few weeks ago and blah blah blah blah blah. Gee. Its good to know that we're in there to see how BABY is doing. No, it really doesn't bother me. I just find it funny. But anyway. After the OH SO PAINFUL pap, we finally get to the ultrasound. I am excited and terrified at the same time. I have to see that little heart beating. I do not want a repeat of '04. First thing he does is check the measurements of the baby. Even though this only takes about 2 minutes, it feels like an eternity because the whole time he is measuring baby, I see no sign of a heart beating. My stomach seriously went into my throat. I held my breath for what seemed like forever, knowing he was going to tell me that he couldn't find the heartbeat and that baby was measuring smaller than it should. I really could have cried but I stared at the screen instead.

It seriously felt like an eternity. But like I said, it was only about 2 minutes. Then the OB said "Do you see baby moving?" I stared intently at the screen. Sure enough, the little one was wiggling like crazy back and forth. It was absolutely one of the most precious things I've ever seen. My stomach returned to its original position, I let out a big breath and almost cried. There was our little one. Alive and well and MOVING!! How cool is that? This is our third and I have never seen the baby moving around at this stage in my pregnancy. It was incredible. After OB took a few more pictures, he told me I could get dressed and he'd have the pictures ready when I came out.

I quickly got dressed and walked out to see those pictures. I had five. Woo hoo! And they were all so neat. I could see little hands and little feet. It wasn't just a blob on a screen, it was a baby - and it was very easy to see! Then I asked the next question that I dreaded the answer to - did my due date change? I just knew that he was going to push it back. It happened with our last two pregnancies. But his answer made me jump with excitement. It wasn't going back. Not only that but my due date is now officially April 19th so it even got bumped ahead a day! Wahoo!! I have only two more weeks before my second trimester and I am SO excited. I have posted two of the five pics of baby under the Baby 3 photo album.

So, "woo hoo!" for a perfect visit (other than the horrible pelvic exam and the stupid pee incident... btw, I never did go back and give the sample. Guess I'll just have to do that at my next appointment in four weeks. Its not like they didn't just get one on Wedneday anyway......).

Can I Nap Now?? - December 03, 2007
Yeah, I'm Really That Pathetic... - November 13, 2007
Something Special - October 29, 2007
Stupid Science - October 08, 2007
Autumn Changes - October 01, 2007

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