Kelly Belly-9 weeks (a day late)

I was 9 weeks pregnant yesterday.  I waited until to today to post because I had my first OB appointment this morning.  It was so fun!

When we first got there we sat with a girl and she explained to us the cost of everything.  She talked all about how much our insurance covered and when and how much we would have to pay.  She gave us a bunch of numbers that went in one ear and out the other because I was still reeling from when she said things like "when you deliver", "after your vaginal delivery", and "when you have the baby".  Errrrrmmmmm......wow!  I had to hold back tears...she probably thought I was an idiot.  

After that she showed us what I will need to do every time I come for a visit.  I don't check in where the non-pregnant people do...I get to go to another little area and check in with her.  Then she will give me a label and a cup and then I pee in that cup.  After that I get to wait in the pregnancy waiting room.  I have been waiting so long to get to go into that waiting room.  Second time in less than 20 minutes I had to seriously hold back tears.  

I think I like the fact that they have separate waiting rooms.  I mean it kept me away from the cute pregnant bellies when I was there just for my yearly appointment (and not happy about it at all).  But I was always so envious of the girls that just breezed in with their smiling faces and big bellies and went through the other door to the pregnant waiting room.  Smug bitches!!!  (I am so just kidding....except maybe on a bad day)  I was worried that would never be me....and here I am....one of those girls!

Anyway, so after waiting for a minute the lab tech came and got me to draw an insane amount of blood.  Seriously, I think I was starting to feel light headed!  I guess I got used to just getting the one tube drawn for an estrogen level.  Then I peed in a cup which should have been so easy because I pee constantly but of course I had performance anxiety or something.  It finally happened and off we went to the exam room.

Now, I love my doctor.  He is just so nice and supportive and just all around awesome.  I swear he was absolutely made to be and OB/GYN.  When we first moved here I saw another doctor in his practice simply because she was female and I didn't know any of them.  Well after seeing how he treated one of my co-workers while she was pregnant, I switched.  He was the kind of doctor I wanted when I was pregnant...I wanted to be treated like that.  I can't believe me or my husband haven't run into him in the past 5 weeks at work to tell him about my pregnancy.  I usually see him all the time.  So, when he came in to see us he was so excited for us.  He knows all of the stuff that we have been through and I feel like he understands and really cares.  I don't feel like just another patient.  

He did an exam and answered our questions.  I really only had one and it was about the chicken pox.  My mom and I can't seem to remember for sure if I had them or not.  I feel like I did but just not 100% sure.  Normally this wouldn't be a big deal but I work in a hospital and am around patients with shingles all the time so we kinda need to know.  They are going to do some extra lab to see if I have the antibodies against it.  He didn't seem too concerned so I am not either.  

Then he said that they could do a quick ultrasound if we wanted.  DUH!!  So we did and holy cow my uterus is just so much bigger.  Of course the baby is too.  The little guy even wiggled for us!  It was just the cutest thing I have ever seen.  This time I could not hold back the tears...they flowed.  I thought hubby might cry too.  We both knew that they can start doing this around 9 weeks but it was just so amazing and shocking to see it happen....IN MY UTERUS!!!!  Here is a picture....measuring 8w6d and I am 9w1d....

(not a good quality picture because I had to take a pic of the pic because our scanner is not hooked up right now!)

He also gave me a new prenatal vitamin that I just remembered I need to go pick up this afternoon.  

I feel really great after this visit.  It feels more real and like it is really going to happen.  I look forward to my next visit which is on April 14th.  

We still haven't told the public yet.  I think another week or two and we will.  I kinda like it being a secret for now though.  I get all teary eyed when we tell someone new.  This hasn't happened much but my husband went to the doctor today also and we told him and asked him if he would be our pediatrician.  I almost cried then.  I don't want to cry every time we tell someone!  I can't tell you how happy I am to have a doctor in this town that can see our whole family.  I know that will come in handy.  

The only thing new in the symptom department is that I have been pretty sick this week.  My nausea seems to have gotten worse and I have thrown up a few times.  I had a really bad day Friday and Saturday but I have felt better yesterday and today.  Still really tired but have trouble sleeping at night.  This is just because I have to get up to pee so much and then it is hard for me to fall back asleep.  I will gladly take all these symptoms to see that beautiful baby wiggle inside of me......priceless!

I'm not going to post a "belly" picture this week because I still look the same as last week!  I'll post some in next weeks Kelly Belly update.  

Oh and I hope everyone has a happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow...I know I will because it's my birthday!!!!  HOLLA!!!!!!