Our First Doctor Visit

The first picture of our little baby!!!

The day of the doctor visit felt like it took months to arrive! When I first called the doctor (which was about an hour after I got a positive pregnancy test) the receptionist told me that my doctor would not see me until ten weeks... TEN WEEKS! There was no way I that I would be able to last that long with out a little reassurance that everything was going well. Plus, Mark and I had already agreed that we would not tell anyone until the first doctors appointment. I knew that I could not keep this secret from my mother for six more weeks! So I called my doctors nurse, whom we had been seeing for about two months now, and explained that there was no way that I could wait until July... she was so nice and said that we could come in for a "confirmation of pregnancy" at six weeks.. WHEW! That was much better.

The Day of the Doctor Visit:

When Mark and I arrived for our appointment I was so nervous. I had heard so many horror stories and I just wanted everything to be okay. I was lucky because Mark was very supportive for the entire wait. My doctor (Dr. N) was out of town so we were seeing another doctor in the practice. We waited in the room for what seemed like forever until Dr. R came in to introduce himself. He was so nice and very comforting. I thought I was at 5 weeks and 6 days so he explained that we might not be able to see the heartbeat that day. He said he would take some measurements first and then turn the screen for us to see. I felt like I held my breath until he said "I see a very healthy pregnancy"... then I could not stop grinning! Mark and I looked at each other and were SO happy. We were also able to see the heartbeat which was a huge relief!! That little flutter on the screen was one of the BEST things I have seen in my life! Mark and I learned that once you see the heartbeat your chance of a miscarriage drops significantly, so now we only have a 5% chance of having a miscarriage. Dr. R also let us know that we might want to be cautious and not tell anyone until 12 weeks. We knew we wanted to tell our parents but we decided that we would try to keep the news as close as we could until we hit the 12 week mark. As I write this I can not wait until 12 weeks... which should be about when you are reading this entry. :-)

Dr. R also said that the baby was measuring about 6 weeks and 3 days... which is about 4 days further along than I think I am. He said he is allowed to be off by 7 days but now my due date is January 29, 2010. Although I hear that this date will move around a little as my appointments continue.

After the appoitment Mark and I had lunch to celebrate our little baby... we could not stop talking about that little flutter of a heartbeat. It makes the expereince so real and so much more amazing! Now I just CAN'T wait to tell my parents and Mark's parents!!

Here is the side of our little baby...