Doctor's Appointment

Today I went to my OB/GYN for the second time. The practice has three doctors who rotate, but I've only seen one of them so far. I think I see a different one next month. I haven't quite figured out my impression of this doctor yet though...she's a bit mousy and always has her little laptop with her to input/read information from my chart. She seems a bit timid too. I would think about maybe looking for another doctor, but I'm trying to wait and see what the other ones in the practice are like first. Plus, if I did switch, I think I'd still want to find one in close proximity so I can still deliver at DeKalb Medical.

I've officially gained two pounds since last month's checkup. It feels like way more than that sometimes though, with all the bloating. It hasn't been terribly bad or painful lately though. I have been hungry like clockwork though, and it hits FAST. I start to feel the pangs and then BAM, I feel like I could eat my whole desk if it were edible. I've been trying to keep decently healthy snacks at my desk though, in case I'm not ready for a meal yet. My fav has been a small can of pineapple chunks so far. I have no idea if I've actually really craved anything, but I've been eating a lot more Taco Bell, broccoli cheese soup from Quizno's, and queso from Moe's. I've probably had more pizza too, but I think that one's because I'm too tired to cook and Little Caesar's and its $5, always ready pizza is right down the street. I haven't been a big fan of leftovers lately either. Once I've had it, I'm good.

All of my test results were great!

Today was heartbeat day. We sat in the office trying to hear it, and I think I did a few times, but the doctor kept moving the thing around so I wasn't sure if I was just hearing the inside of my body, or the heartbeat. I was a bit nervous when she said we needed to go do an ultrasound to make sure, but lo and behold, a baby:

Yep, that's the inside of my body. Yep, there's a kid growing in there. Seeing it and seeing it's little heart beat made everything sooooo real. In case you can't make out the blurs, the black cavern is holding the baby, and head is in the middle of that, and the body and little legs and arms are to the right of the head. I shed a tear or two. It was surreal. 

I'm really going to be a mother.