Our Baby's First Picture!

For those not ultrasound savvy I pointed out the baby :

The baby is the little white thing in the black thing. The black thing is the sac, soon to be placenta. The baby measure 4mm today, right on schedule for 6 weeks! There's a + on the top and the bottom to mark the top and bottom of the baby.

The blurry thing next to the image is the heartbeats! Right on target: 118 beats per minute! Go baby!

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This is Doug's fortune he got last week when he went for Chinese food, the first one is the front and the second one is the back:

Our baby is due in SEPTEMBER. The day Doug
got this fortune he couldn't wait to show it to me.
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I've been really emotional and worried since Friday.
I was worried about something going on with my body and was crying on and off for the past few days. I was so scared. I was still crying on the way to the doctor's office. So we got there and waited for a bit. This was Doug's first time ever going to the doctor with me. So the nurse called me back and asked me if I needed to pee, which I did, my second time since I got there.

The nurse came in that was doing the ultrasound and she was SOOOOO nice! She asked how far along I was, I said 6 weeks. She told me we may not be able to see a heartbeat this early, so don't be concerned. As soon as she started the ultrasound she said "There's your bladder, it's full!" lol. And then she's like"There's your baby!" Yay! I cannot tell you how relieved I was! I'm surprised I didn't cry since I was so emotional right before we got there. I was just scared and nervous, I was seriously shaking! She measured and everything was right on target for 6 weeks. She said "This blinking is your baby's heartbeat, Your baby's waving hi!" and she was looking at Doug. I couldn't take my eyes of the screen so I couldn't even look over at him to see what his reaction was. Then she measured the heartbeat: 118 beats per minute, right on target. It was just amazing. She checked around the baby and there was no blood, she checked my cervix and there was no blood so everything looks healthy.

The nurse said my insurance company approved one more ultrasound from them before I go to my OB and of course it's not necessary but I wasn't going to refuse, ultrasounds are good! I scheduled my next one at the RE's on 2/16. I have my first OB appointment on 2/5! I cannot explain how relieved and happy and excited I am right now! She also confirmed my due date was right: 9/15/04!

A recap of the last few days:

Sunday January 11th



I took another test and the line got darker!

I called my Mom and told her, she told my Dad. They were both thrilled! I'm so thankful to have such supportive parents!

Monday January 12th

I left messages at my Reproductive Endocrinologist's Office and my Gynecology/Obstetrics office. A nurse from my my RE's office called back and I heard "Congratulations" for the first time! She told me I could get a "Beta" blood test to check the HCG levels in my system, then on Wednesday I would get another to check the number again. The number should double every two days. So I went and got my blood drawn.

Tuesday January 13th

My RE's office called back with the results for my beta: 2216 @ 19DPO! I'm told that's a good number for 19DPO. My OB's office doesn't want to see me until I'm 8 weeks which is February 5th. I'm somewhat disappointed, I'm concerned because I have PCOS, which has a higher risk of miscarriage. I'm lucky I have been treated for it for the past 7 months with a medication called Metformin. Metformin actually decreases the chance of miscarriage in PCOS women, so that's a good thing!

Wednesday January 14th

I'm 5 weeks pregnant(LMP) and 3 weeks gestation today!

My Mom can't keep secrets and she told me she told my brother Marty and his girlfriend Colby, they were excited! I told her not to tell anyone else though. :-)

I went for another blood draw.
I bought myself a pregnancy book today, "What to Expect When Your Expecting".

Thursday January 15th (today)
I was nervously waiting for the results of my blood test. I got to go home early and was at home taking a nap when the nurse called. My beta was: 4928 @ 21DPO! So, it doubled! To my surprise, she also said they'd like to see me for an OB/Ultrasound when I'm 6 weeks along and asked what the date of my LMP was. I told her 12/10 and she said they'd like to see me on January 21st or 22nd. I took the 21st, which is next Wednesday, and I will be exactly 6 weeks! I know it will be too early to see anything, but I the ultrasound could let us know how things are going so far. My RE's office takes such good care of me! :-)

So far my only symptoms have been severe heartburn, I had to quit taking my heartburnmedication, and I'm going to the potty a lot. ;-) My sense of smell has been heightened and I don't like to eat all that much right now. I'm just waiting for the morning sickness to kick in.

THERE'S A LINE!

There's a line!
This morning I woke up and knew something was different, I felt pregnant. Actually, I really started feeling it strongly on Friday. I went to Target and bought a pregnancy test. It turned positive in about a minute. I went back a few minutes later and it had darkened up a little bit. I'm still in disbelief. I was worried about some of the things going on with my body: cramping and spotting. But then I read online that cramping and spotting is normal the first few weeks of pregnancy.

I met Doug for lunch today and was excited to tell him the news. Before he got out of the truck I told him to sit down because I had to tell him something. He said "What?" I leaned over and whispered "I'm pregnant!" He said "How do you know?" I told him I took a test today. I had complaining earlier in the week that my period was coming so he wasn't expecting this. So he said "Cool!" I told him if all goes well we'll be welcoming our baby in September!

I'm going to take another test in the morning -- just to be sure! And I'll be calling the doctor first thing Monday morning!

Other Symptoms
Some other symptoms that were telling me something was different were increased heartburn and tiredness. I've always had heartburn, but it just got worse this week. I've also been really tired. I was really cranky on Monday at work. I had to stay late because my carpool buddy (Mary) had to stay late. I got crabby because I just wanted to lay down. Also, on Tuesday I came home from work and Doug and I were watching TV, I fell asleep on the couch! I am the lightest sleeper and I can't sleep with the TV on or any noise. I fell asleep in the living room while watching the TV, I was snoring! That is totally odd for me. I did it tonight too! I was watching SNL and Doug left for band practice, I was cold so I cuddled up with a blanket on the couch. Next thing I know it was 45 minutes later.

I'm really emotional today too! I haven't cried yet, I keep getting close. It's like a choked up feeling, but I haven't cried. I almost did when I told Doug, I had tears in my eyes and was shaking with excitement and nerves!