Today it seemed real! I mean I've felt pregnant as far as being sicker than a dog and sleeping half the day away but I just felt sick and lazy, not really pregnant. But today was my first appointment and I got to have an ultrasound and see the cute little thing (it's weird to not say girl or boy). I loved loved loved seeing it (again having to call the baby it haha). It was so crazy to see it's little heart just beating so fast in it's little insides. The heartbeat was 170 bpm. And it has little legs and to me the ultrasound picture totally looks like a little puppy. I love that the ultrasound tech kept saying how cute it was even though it doesn't even have distinctive features yet.
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| Doesn't it look like an upside down puppy!? |
Thomas came with me to the appointment and it made me so happy to have him there experiencing it with me. They set my due date as May 25th, 2012 so I am officially 8 weeks and 4 days. I actually did just fine getting my flu shot and getting like a million vials of blood drawn (okay it was only four but that's a lot!). Normally I get pretty anxious and feel sick getting shots or blood drawn but I felt just fine.
The nurses who gave the shot and took the blood were pros at it. All of the women at the office were super nice and I feel like we made a good choice in doctor (Thanks Tess).
Yesterday was the first day I felt like a normal human being and not a sick dying person. Seriously I have felt like I have had some terminal illness the past 2 1/2 weeks. I kept wondering how I was ever going to make it through 9 months of this. I know they say it's supposed to subside after the first trimester but at least one of my sisters had it her whole pregnancy so I am thinking that's going to be my deal too. I was really optimistic the first couple weeks that I knew I was pregnant that I wouldn't get sick. But exactly at 6 weeks I was sick, sick, sick.
After a few days of being so sick I couldn't go to work I called the doctor's office and her nurse told me to try B6 and unisom. That worked for a few days and then didn't. So I called again and got a prescription for zofran and finally felt back to my normal self! I felt so bad for Thomas those couple weeks because I would just either be laying on the couch asleep or in the bathroom sick. He told me he was happy to have me back today :) I'm happy to be back. Being sick for an extended period of time definitely gives me compassion for those suffering with longterm illnesses and makes me appreciate good health.
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