Our first doctor's appointment seemed to take forever to come. Since I was being monitored for an ectopic pregnancy we had regular contact with my doctor's office throughout the first few weeks of the pregnancy which was nice and reassuring, but we were counting down the days to the first ultrasound. I wanted the proof that there really was a baby and that it was where it was supposed to be. Mostly I needed the reassurance so that I could sleep, because my mind refused to turn off at night as I went through the list of things that could be going wrong at any minute.
At 8 weeks 2 days we headed into Kaiser to meet with Joan, our NP. She was great and answered all of our questions without making us feel stupid. I particularly liked her because she took my side in the caffeine debate that I was having with Dave. It is the one habit that I cannot kick, but I have cut down to a bare minimum. Once all the talking was over we were able to move onto the ultrasound and see Lil' P (our gender neutral name for the baby at this point). I cannot begin to describe how it felt to see a baby moving around on the screen. I thought that it would be old hat for me since I have witnessed so many for work, but it was completely different. I think that it is fair to say that it was one of the more emotional times for both of us. The ultrasound was also able to confirm that our due date was in fact December 29, 2009. We left with reassurance, a due date and some great pictures.
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