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More Crazy Days!

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Sunday we went running around and visiting my grandmother. My mom brought my nieces over, and we spent the afternoon at the pool! They were just so cute – we had these little floaters for them to sit in, and they just smiled and splashed.

Monday I was caught up all day with meetings and work, and Tuesday I had more meetings, then went to spend the afternoon with the girls. Another exhausting day, and I came home around 10 and crashed almost immediately.

Today has been pretty quiet – just trying to get my work done. Friday is our 12 week ultrasound, and I’m so excited for that! If everything is good on Friday, we are finally going to make this pregnancy public!

Another baby picture!

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Today we had another ultrasound! Not to crank and complain, but the ultrasound tech showed up to work over an hour late AGAIN. The staff was fairly rude, and the doctor just made excuses for everything. We told her we would be leaving the practice – I really have had enough of the way this office is run.

Luckily, Elliot and I were stopped short in our complaining when the ultrasound began. We couldn’t believe how much the baby has grown over the past few weeks. Elliot was watching the screen, and when he saw the baby, his jaw dropped and he said “It looks like a baby and it is moving!!” I can’t believe I’m actually 10 weeks pregnant already! On another good note – my previously enlarged and cysty ovary seems to have returned to “almost” normal.

First OB appointment

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Today I woke up excited for our first OB appointment . . . until I went to the bathroom and realized I was spotting. I became panicked, and I was sure I was going to miscarry. We got to the doctor’s office – and no one was there! Our appointment was at 8, they asked us to arrive at 7:45, and we were not seen until 8:50. I was LIVID – the doctor blamed the ultrasound tech, and the ultrasound tech blamed the doctor, but the bottom line was neither one of them showed up on time and we were forced to wait.

The ultrasound tech was horribly rude. I mentioned that I was worried about the spotting, and when she did the ultrasound, she hid the screen from us. When I asked her questions, she told me that she doesn’t share information. I was not pleased with this office at all. I asked her a simple question – was there a heartbeat – and she wouldn’t even answer me.

Luckily, it all turned out to be good news. The baby’s heartbeat was measured at 178, so doing quite well. I have to go back for another ultrasound with the rude lady in two weeks to monitor my ovary (it is currently enlarged), and then another appointment at 12 weeks. We also got a prescription to do a nuchal translucency scan to check for Down’s Syndrome. I’ll be setting that up soon!

And the Verdict is . . .

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Today was our first ultrasound . . . and we have a beautiful little baby with a heartbeat! The baby measured right on target today with a heart rate of 107. It was fantastic – the ultrasound tech was so wonderful, and the doctor and my nurse were all in the room. My heart just swelled with joy. They took several pictures (the nurse put one in a frame for us). I just cannot believe it – Elliot & I were crying when we saw the heartbeat. We are going to my parents’ house tonight to share the news!

Here is my little bean’s first picture:

Big Day Tomorrow

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Tomorrow morning, we have our first ultrasound scheduled. I’m terrified and excited at the same time . . . I just hope we have a healthy baby with a heartbeat growing in there. I keep having these horrible feelings that something is wrong. I had a nightmare Saturday night that I miscarried – it was so graphic that I thought it was real. I was so upset when I woke up; it took me about 20 minutes to really believe it was just a terrible dream. We always seem to get bad news – I just hope we are in for a run of good news for a change!