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.