Love at First Sight

Week 12 has come and gone, and with it was the first chance we got to see our little bit. We had a ultrasound appointment at my doctor's office last Thursday, it's the first of 3 ultrasounds total during this journey - This one my doctor did himself, the next two will be done at a high risk doctor office, something that all of my doctor's clients go to to verify the health and safety of baby and mommy. The next ultrasound will be around 18-20 weeks (so end of October or early November) and will be when we find out the gender, then we have another one around 30 weeks.

I can't really explain what I expected when we went, I was kind of a nervous wreck initially. Dev was there trying to make me laugh and what not, you know... what he is always trying to do, which is to ease me into situations I might not be the most comfortable in naturally. When the doctor came in we got straight to the nitty gritty. I laid down on the table and he did his magic. Thankfully it was a external ultrasound. (whew!) It just took a moment but in a matter of seconds there was little bit. He froze the initial scan and we got a head on view of our little bit. I had been expecting a profile image for some reason but instead we got a view of little bit's face. The doctor showed us where little bit's eyes, nose, mouth, were... I was in awe honestly. His/Her little arm stretched above his/her head as though giving a wave. I could feel tears kind of start and I grabbed Dev's hand and squeezed it. Doc unfroze it then and we say the little one start to move, it was crazy honestly! He then showed us the heart beating and we got to hear it at the same time, pounding at a good 153 beats per minute. Baby measures a day earlier then the estimated due date so Doctor said we are sticking with March 25 as Little Bit's anticipated arrival.

There is really no words for how you feel the first time you see what is growing inside of you. When the doctor had finished Dev just looked at me smiling and told me "Good job baby." The rest of the day was just surreal, I floated through the rest of it I guess you could say. It's one thing to know you are pregnant, but getting to see this little thing growing inside of you moving and getting to see the heart beating, it brings it all down to earth. It makes it real.

I am hoping that with the end of the first trimester will be the end of the moodiness and exhaustion, so I can really appreciate and soak in this experience. Speaking of the end of the first trimester that would be this week, week 13, I can't tell you how comforting it is to get into a safer zone, but I also can't tell you how unbelievably fast this is going by! Feels like it was just a couple weeks ago that I found out I was pregnant!!!

I STILL haven't replaced my chalkboard so I will post a boring ol' mirror picture here soon for week 13, luckily there hasn't been much difference in the tummy. I am SUPER happy that Jessica Simpson released her maternity line today though and you best believe I will be buying pretty much every single item she offers!

How far along? 13 weeks!

Total weight gain: 5 pounds.
Maternity clothes? Not yet, but I do sport my yoga pants more then anything else.
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: Still getting plenty of it thankfully!
Best moment last week: Seeing our baby for the first time!
Miss Anything? Laying on my stomach.
Movement: Nope.
Food cravings: Not really having any
Anything making you queasy or sick: The gumbo we made last night. BLAH!
Gender: Nothing yet, but Devin took notice that the Dr kept saying she and her during the ultrasound!
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: It hurts my lower abdomen when I sneeze :(
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, kinda sleepy all the time still though
Looking forward to: Da bump!