Appointment Number One

On Thursday I had my first appointment! I am certain that I have never been so nervous about a doctor's visit in my entire life. Josh was nervous too- which gave me comfort for some strange reason. I think it's because he usually laughs at me when I get nervous over silly stuff. This was far from something "silly" and it reassured me that my nerves were totally justified.

It went a lot faster than I anticipated. When we went to the back my heart rate and blood pressure was pretty high- imagine that! I told the nurse that it would probably be high, not realizing that it would cause a little concern when my doctor saw my stats. We finally got back to the room and I thought I would throw up by this point. Luckily, there was a little boy in the waiting room that provided much comic relief. He saw that I had "dum" in my purse and it was his personal mission to make sure that he got a piece of "dum" from the lady with the purple purse. It gave Josh and I something to take our mind off of how nervous we both were.

Now ladies, I am not sure how many of you have ever had your husband at the OBGYN with you, but that was a little strange for me- and him! But I won't go into detail. So the doc finally comes in. He can see that we are both extremely nervous, so he doesn't waste any time. With ultra sound in place, this is what we finally get to see...

It looked a little more human-like on the actual screen. I was too nervous to actually notice if it was moving or to pay attention to detail. I just kept thinking "oh my gosh, this is MY child and it is growing inside of me!" Wow. What a thought. I have never been so relieved in my life. Period. Baby is doing great and we could see its little heart just a beating. It was so cool! Praise God!

I am really looking forward to the next appointment when we get to actually hear the heartbeat. We are due January 28th. That is 2 days before Josh's birthday. Kinda cool. Life is good.

WHOA BABY!

I guess that I started this blog just in time for our big news that most of you already know....

Yep. I am pregnant. That is what all 4 of the tests that I took said. I guess that means it's for real! 2 weeks later, we are still in a state of shock. We most definitely did not plan this pregnancy, but we know that Jesus has a plan and that we will be having a little Josh or Amy sometime the end of January. I don't have a set due date yet, but the computer says January 28th. We will see in a few weeks how reliable the online calculator is.

I have not had too many symptoms yet. The only one that has been a problem is the fact that I have NO appetite at all. Everyone knows that Mexican food is my favorite. At this point, the thought of eating Mexican makes me want to vomit. It is terrible. I am also tired of eating Ritz Crackers. Blah. Everyone keeps telling me that nausea is a sign of a healthy pregnancy. I hope they are right, because if not, I am convinced that Baby Miller hates me and wants me to suffer (ha, I am kidding. Sorry for being such a drama queen.)

In other non-preggo news, I am officially on summer vacation. I don't quite know what to do with myself. I don't have enough energy to really clean like I need to. I recall last summer going through some type of 2 weeks depression when school got out because my life came to an abrupt stop. It can mess with your head. It does mine. Big time.

I am sorry that this has been one long blog of random thoughts. Get used to it. These hormones make my head foggy! Next week... Vacation Bible School! I am taking pictures! Yay for me. I don't have to teach this year. For this I am thankful!