First Ultrasound

Today we had our first ultrasound. After sitting for an hour in the waiting room, we were finally called back to an exam room where we got to sit for another half hour. I did get the chance to inform my doctor of the uterine septum that was removed during my surgery last October, which placed us in the high risk category and instantly placed us in the c-section category.

I asked what my counts were from my second round of blood testing and my HCG counts went from 227 to 1,997 in the span of four days. My sweetie secretly hoped that would mean we had multiples, and couldn't wait to get into the ultrasound just to see how many babies were in there. We finally got into the ultrasound room and got to see our little Baby Bean. Sorry sweetie, there is only one. It measured at 8 weeks, and the heart was beating strongly. Of course my eyes welled up when my doctor pointed out the little heart and when she zoomed in so I could see the baby from crown to rump. Then she turned on the sound and we got to hear the heartbeat. I totally started to cry when I heard that.

The baby is developing well and looks perfectly healthy so far. We have pictures from the ultrasound, but our scanner met with a glass breaking accident tonight, so I am unable to show off the first pictures of our Baby Bean.

As for pregnancy symptoms, I really don't have many. The biggest problem I have is that NOTHING sounds good, so I constantly have to try to find things that don't sound disgusting. My girls are still a bit sore and getting bigger every day, a symptom neither of us minds one bit. I have also started to get a little bit of heartburn, and have been a tad more exhausted than normal. Overall I have no uncomfortable complaints. My mom said if I haven't had morning sickness by now, she doesn't think I will have any. I'm hoping the next four weeks are just as smooth sailing as the past six have been.

Our next checkup for Baby Bean is in two weeks. I am hoping they won't need to take another five vials of blood at that appointment like they did today. I also think we're going to get more checkups than a normal pregnancy because we were placed in the high risk category today, which I am completely okay with. The more opportunities I have to see my baby, the happier I will be.

It was just so amazing to see that little baby inside of me today. To realize that everything we've worked so hard for over the last two years is finally happening for us. I loved seeing the little head and arms and legs. Its crazy that the baby is so tiny, yet you can make out all of the limbs. Just keep growing little Baby Bean!

And the car? It turned out to be corroded battery connectors, and sweet $50 repair. I was elated to hear it wasn't anything bigger or more expensive.

I will sleep soundly tonight having seen my baby and knowing that my car will start reliably again for some time. :)