2nd Ultrasound!!!!

I went to see the doctor on Monday. He asked about my 1st ultrasound. I explained to him that I didn't get to see the heartbeat because it was too early. He was so cool about it! He looked at me and said, "Well, I want you to see a heartbeat so we're bringing you back in this week for another ultrasound." I'm not supposed to get another ultrasound for a while so this was out of routine for them. I was so excited and pleased with this doctor who I've only seen this one time.


So yesterday was the appointment. Jeff couldn't come with me this time because of being transferred to a new job site just the other day. It would have been too soon for him to take off already. I asked my mom and sister to come with me. They screamed with joy on the phone when I asked. :)

When we got there the tech. had me go in first by myself. She didn't show me the screen but took many pictures. She made me kind of nervous because she didn't say a word to me during this time...NOTHING! That upset me because I just kept thinking "What if something is wrong! What if she doesn't see a heartbeat! Why won't she tell me anything?????" So I asked, "Do you see anything?" Her response was, "Yes." and that was it! Needless to say, I wasn't to happy with her. I almost broke down in tears right there just out of nervousness. A little while later she got my mom and sister and brought them in the room. She turned the monitor and there it was...a HEARTBEAT!!!!! All three of us started crying! We were so happy to see this little flash of light pulsing right before our eyes. What a sense of relief!!!! Whew!!! :)

So here it is, an updated picture of our little baby.

1st Ultrasound

Here's our first official picture of our baby! Today's ultrasound went GREAT! The doctor said that everything is progressing well. However, it was still a little too soon to see the heartbeat. We missed it by just a few days! Oh well! We'll see it soon enough. Things are going so well that she released me to my regular OB/GYN - So that was GREAT news!!! Jeff and I were so happy when we finally got to see our little baby. We had smiles on our faces from ear to ear. I thought I'd cry, but I didn't. I was just beaming with excitement...so was he!

I have my first appointment with them scheduled for Friday, August 24th at 8:45 with the nurse. Then another one on Monday, August 27th at 4:30 with the Doctor. It's all getting so exciting!

1st Belly Shot

Well here's my first official belly shot to use as a reference point during the next 9 months:



Yeah, I have a little pooch, but I've always had one! Even when I was much skinnier. It's a little embarrassing to expose myself like this and show all of you my belly fat and stretchmarks, but OH WELL!! It'll be worth it to see the growth that is made!

I got my blood work results from Friday and the numbers jumped up to 1077!!!! Which was so AWESOME!!!! I can't wait until our first ultrasound on Tuesday! I really hope we see the heartbeat!!!! I'll post a pic of it when I get home. :)

The Good News Just Keeps on Comin'!!!!

We had more wonderful news today! I got my beta results and they jumped up to 459 in only 2 days!!!!!! I go back again on Friday for more blood work (my poor veins!) and then Tuesday we will have our 1st official ultrasound!!!!! It may be too soon to really see anything, but I am hoping we could at least see a little dot or something.

I haven't had any worse spells of nausea. I just think I won't have eggs again. Or maybe I will to see if it happens again. I am just noticing I get full faster so that's actually a good thing. I'm not over eating.

Well, I will update again on Friday!
Thank you everyone for checking in on us and following along on our journey! :)