I am going to be very honest - going into today's appointment, I had pretty much convinced myself that I was no longer pregnant. I really hate that I have been SO negative. I just haven't been able to let myself believe that this time will be different - I am guessing mainly to protect myself from feeling the horrible pain that comes with losing a baby. Although I have to say, emotionally, I have been feeling pretty bad the past week or so and I don't even have a reason to grieve. Ok, I just realized I haven't even gotten into the fantastic details of the appointment. We saw the baby and his flickering little heart beat. He is measuring at 6 weeks and 2 days, about a day ahead - already an over-acheiver! My doctor said everything looks perfect. When he began the ultrasound, and I was bracing myself for "the news," he immediately said, everything looks GREAT. (He must be trained to tell people right away when things are good!) Here is baby's 6 week, 2 day picture. Sorry it is a picture of a picture, next time I will bust out the scanner!
(The baby is the small white blob in the upper left corner where the measurement marks are)
Ok, so that brings us to my new outlook. I made a deal with someone really close to me that if this appointment went well, then I would be more positive going forward. And to be honest, I forgot how great it feels to be happy to be pregnant. I got that little taste of giddiness when I left the doctor today....like hey, yeah, that's right, I am pregnant - and my baby has a heartbeat. I am going to take it one day at a time, but each day, I am going to thank God for his blessing of this pregnancy and enjoy these days bonding with my baby. I felt SO confident about this as I was leaving the doctor that I opted to go along with their standard protocol of seeing me back in two weeks (although my sweet doctor did offer to see me next week if I wanted!). Yep, that's right, me and my baby will be back in 13 days for a little check in and for another photo shoot.
Oh yeah, and if you noticed my gender references, husband and I both are having "it's a boy" intuitions.
(The baby is the small white blob in the upper left corner where the measurement marks are)
Ok, so that brings us to my new outlook. I made a deal with someone really close to me that if this appointment went well, then I would be more positive going forward. And to be honest, I forgot how great it feels to be happy to be pregnant. I got that little taste of giddiness when I left the doctor today....like hey, yeah, that's right, I am pregnant - and my baby has a heartbeat. I am going to take it one day at a time, but each day, I am going to thank God for his blessing of this pregnancy and enjoy these days bonding with my baby. I felt SO confident about this as I was leaving the doctor that I opted to go along with their standard protocol of seeing me back in two weeks (although my sweet doctor did offer to see me next week if I wanted!). Yep, that's right, me and my baby will be back in 13 days for a little check in and for another photo shoot.
Oh yeah, and if you noticed my gender references, husband and I both are having "it's a boy" intuitions.
Wonderful News! What a beautiful picture.
ReplyDeleteMy husband has been calling our baby she since the very begining. I sure hope it is, so the baby doesn't have gender identity issues. ha!
YAY!!! I'm so happy for your great news. I'll be praying that your baby keeps overachieving and grows like crazy!
ReplyDeleteHooray!! Glad to see that things are progressing well!!
ReplyDeleteSo exciting! Glad it's good news, and I look forward to more of it!
ReplyDeleteI love your attitude! This is great!
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