1st Prenatal Appointment- 6 weeks!

I am exactly 6 weeks pregnant today!  Half-way through my first trimester already!  :)  Kevin and I had our first prenatal appointment today, and got to meet Dr. Guiroy, our OB/GYN! I was a little nervous about meeting her because I wanted to make sure that I was comfortable with her, and that I got a good "vibe" from her.  As soon as she walked into the room, I felt completely at ease.  She was so happy and energetic! I felt like I've known her for years! 

After talking to our doctor for awhile, and answering some questions, we learned that there is a 99% chance that she will personally deliver our little "pumpkin!"  Most other clinics have several OB/GYN's, and there is no guarantee that your doctor will be the one who actually delivers.  It's usually whoever is on-call.  I felt so at ease to know that she would be there, even if it's on her day off!  She also speaks fluent Spanish because her husband is from Argentina, which my dad will LOVE! haha.  :)

At the end of our visit, I had to get some blood work done. NOT FUN!  The doctor said that we should be able to hear the baby's heartbeat on our next visit which is in 4 weeks.  She also said that right around this time is when morning sickness starts.  So far, I haven't felt any of the morning sickness symptoms, so we'll see! I'm really scared! :/

After our appointment, I went with my friend Judy to Whole Foods for a "date" and some yummy snacks!  She bought me a slice of my FAVORITE chocolate cake, a mini Ben & Jerry's vanilla ice cream, and a bag of Sea Salt and Vinegar Kettle Chips! Random cravings, but SO good!

OB Intake Appointment- 5 Weeks!!!

Well....Kevin and I had our first visit with the OB nurse today!  We went through all of the "Family History" questions, health questions, and overall concerns/feelings.  Unfortunately, these questions brought up my mom's passing, which was REALLY hard for me to talk about.  It's so scary and emotional knowing that I'm going to be having my 1st child without her.  I never imagined that such a happy time in my life would also be filled with such sadness.  I'm trying my best to stay positive and not get too emotional.  I'm so lucky to have such great people in my life who are going to support me through all of this!

The visit went great overall and the nurse gave us some fun reading material to get us ready for our little one!

         
We scheduled our first prenatal appointment for next Monday, the 28th!  We'll get to meet Dr. Guiroy who will be my OB/GYN and bombard her with a BILLION fun questions! ;)


I'm feeling SOOO tired lately.  It's crazy how exhausted I am.  All I want to do is sleep and eat!  So far, I haven't experienced any morning sickness.  The occasional nauseous feeling will sometimes come by, but it doesn't last long.  I've also been making myself do at least 35 minutes on our elliptical every night so that I stay somewhat healthy.


When I'm not sleeping, or eating, I'm reading every baby book and website known to man!  Here are a few of my favorites so far!

Happy (late) Valentine's Day to US!!!!

I woke up to my alarm at exactly 6:30am on Tuesday, February 15th and had a gut feeling that something was "different."  I decided to take a pregnancy test, and as I sat in the bathroom waiting for the results, I kept telling myself, "You're probably not pregnant." "Don't be sad...there's always next month." "There's no way you could be pregnant this soon."  Well, guess what?  I looked down, and starring back at me was the word "pregnant" on the test.  I broke down and started sobbing uncontrollably as I held the test in my hand.  I could NOT believe it!!!  I couldn't stop crying and smiling! It was the best/weirdest feeling in the world! 

I instantly thought about how I was going to tell Kevin.  Do I wait until tonight to plan a fun dinner, or go to Party City to buy a bunch of baby stuff to surprise him after work? Ugh...who am I kidding?  I have no patience!  I still wanted to do something special, so I went into my dad's room and sat at his desk.  I opened up the drawer and found a pink and blue highlighter inside.  PERFECT!  I grabbed a piece of paper, and folded it in half to make a (late) Valentine's Day card for Kevin.   I didn't get a chance to buy him one over the weekend, so I felt terrible when he surprised me with flowers, a card, and dinner!  I figured this "late" card would DEFINITELY make up for it! ;)  After decorating the card inside and out, I went to wake him up so that he could read it.  He was a little confused when I woke him and said that he had to sit up and read the Valentine's Day card I made for him...right NOW. haha.  I turned on the lights and opened the blinds so he could see my "surprise" message.  I will never forget the look on his face when we opened the card and read "I'm Pregnant!"  surrounded by pink and blue hearts.  His jaw dropped and his eyes started to water as he said "Really?!!!" 

 

 
















It was the happiest moment of my life!  We sat on the bed and cried, laughed, and held each other for awhile.  Being the planner that I am, I immediately figured out my expected due date.  Turns out our little bundle of joy will be making his/her entrance on October 24th!  (The day after my daddy's birthday!)  We can't wait to meet our little "Pumpkin"!

To celebrate our BIG NEWS, Kevin surprised me with a chocolate ice cream cake from Coldstones! We had no idea that chocolate was on the "do not eat" list for pregnant women. Haha! Oh well! It was GOOOOOD!!!  We both laughed at the Coldstone girl's grammar skills. ;)