Wonderful. 13 Weeks

Yesterday we had our first appointment with the doctor. I had been worried since most girls I've talked to seem to have doctor appointment between 6-8 weeks and then their second appointment around 11-12 weeks and we were thinking I was around 13 and a half weeks. I actually called the nurse a couple weeks ago and asked if this was okay and she said it would be fine. I was so nervous.... so so nervous. I was partially nervous because what if the pregnancy test and the missed periods were just a fluke and there wasn't really a baby in there... and I had never had a pap smear and I was prepared for something awful.

We got there and checked in and then they had me.... TMI....... pee in a cup and I'm really just so proud of myself because I didn't pee on myself or spill or anything. I then got weighed and then gave me a gown and a sheet.

The doctor came in and told me it was normal to be nervous. He said "You're here because you're pregnant right?" I responded with "I sure hope so." He told me he would leave no doubt after the appointment. The pap smear really wasn't bad at all I don't know what I was so worried about. After the pap smear he did an ultrasound. It was the most wonderful thing I've ever seen.

I didn't know they were going to do an ultrasound but I think they wanted to measure to make sure of my due date since I wasn't really sure of a couple of things. They found the baby right away. Chris said he thought it would take a little while to find the baby but was amazed when he saw the heart beating right away. He also said he didn't think it would look so much like a baby. It was incredible we could see our baby's face and hands and arms and legs and baby was moving all around and waving it was such a tender moment. I didn't expect to get emotional but I cried as soon as I saw the baby. I feel so blessed to be carrying this little one. I love our baby so much. I wasn't sure I really felt connected for a while and was worried but seeing our child made everything real and it feels wonderful.

The doctor said everything looks great and that I'm right what we were thinking I am. So today I'm 13 weeks 4 days. He said that we will be able to find out what we're having at about 20 weeks. So not our next appointment but the next. I'm so excited for everything... well almost everything to come :)