8 Weeks!

Well, I had my midwife appointment - it didn't go quite as expected. I guess I viewed this a first appointment whereas she viewed it more as an interview and did I want her to be my midwife. So, what basically happened was I talked a wee bit about me and then she talked for a good 10-15 mins about midwifery in BC etc and then asked if I wanted her as her midwife. Since she seemed nice and isn't going to be at the delivery anyway (we're moving far far away just after the halfway point) I said yes. I filled out a couple of little pieces of paperwork, she took my blood pressure, pronounced it good and we booked my next and first official appointment with her for May 21st - I'll be 12 weeks! :D

The next day we got to meet Bun, officially, for the first time! We went to Olive Fertility and got shown into the little u/s room (this is a temp office so it's not very big). I was expecting them to get Steven to wait just outside until my RE had taken a first look and I honestly might have preferred this since it was a transvaginal u/s but that's not the way it went down. lol Steven was put in the room with me instantly and I was told to undress from the waist down and there was my huge paper towel blanket to drape over myself. So I do that and lay on the table and the RE comes in and we talk for a minute (that's not awkward since I'm half naked or anything lol) and then he sits down and gets the wand ready then asks me if I would like to put it in (now he's asked me this before, I was expecting it but it was even more mortifying with my hubby in the room) to which I said 'no, you go ahead' so he did.

Everything was normal after that, no awkwardness because there was Bun! I think Bun was sleeping because s/he wasn't moving around but we could instantly see the heartbeat pulsing away. The RE turned on the machine's sound and the most glorious sound filled the room! He then measured Bun's heartrate and it was a nice 144 beats per minute! :D Bun her/himself was very well defined...I was hoping for a clearer view since it was a transvaginal u/s but maybe I still had some pee in my bladder making it more blurry or something...so Bun looked mostly like a blob with a little beating heart and an extra blob that I was told is the yolk sac. It was still awesome and amazing to see! :D The RE measured Bun from crown to rump and declared Bun to be 7 weeks and 4 days big and I was very pleased since it was only one day ahead of my original calculations! :D They gave us two pictures and the the RE forwarded my info to the midwife (though he seemed a bit surprised at first that I was going with a midwife...had it been twins I might have had a fight on my hands lol) and then congratulated us and shook Steven's hand and gave me a hug...yeah, I was still half naked but I didn't think about it at that point. lol

I now have a confession...I was so absorbed in seeing Bun that I completely forgot to look at Steven's face and see his reaction...which I really regret at this is his official first. For all that he is truly my daughter's father in every respect and thinks of her as his own he wasn't there for the pregnancy so it's all new to him as will the first couple of years will be. He did seem pleased though and declared as we were leaving that Bun looked like a little blob alien but seeing Bun and hearing the heartbeat etc must have been reassuring because he suddenly declared I could call my family and tell them now etc. I was like 'say what?' because he was the one who hadn't really wanted to tell until 13 weeks and I was fine with that - I kind of liked Bun being something that mostly only we knew about. :) However, he really meant that very day so I called my siblings who were all extremely excited and happy for me and then I called my mother who was also very happy and then started babbling in a way that made it all about her...but that is another post entirely. Now, I know most people would call their parents first and then siblings and then friends...I did it the other way. Well...I know from prior experience that telling my parents first means I don't get to tell any of my siblings myself...and I'd darn well earned my "thunder" this time and I didn't want anyone stealing it...so to speak. :)

Steven told his parents a few days before the u/s and the evening after the u/s he called his grandparents. You might wonder why his parents got priority...it wasn't really that so much as we know darn well they won't say anything to anyone until we say so and they called so it just seemed right. Also, this will be their first official grandchild and even counting Phoenix (who they spoil rotten and have since they first met her) their second whereas it will be my parent's 16th grandchild...lol

Weekly Update:

How far along? - 8 weeks 2 days

Total weight gain? - 4lbs...gained 2 in one week! :(

Sleep? - Not horrible...still hard to get comfy and still waking up about 2 times to pee and need a nap during the day but I know it gets worse so this is pretty good. lol

Food cravings? - Yogurt, Water, Toast (white bread) with Raspberry Jam, and Bananas sliced up and sprinkled with a dash of sugar.

Anything making you queasy or sick? - DH had beef jerky the other night...really hate that smell. lol Also not keen on his chicken corn chowder soup. We also went shopping and I wanted chicken really bad so I picked up one of those pre-cooked rotisserie bbq chickens but ended up putting it back halfway through the store because I still really wanted the chicken the smell of it was just awful for me.

Symptoms? - My "morning" sickness is all day and if I let it it can get pretty bad but I know how to control it so the key is to not let it get bad. lol Gassy - I'm constantly burping or passing gas it seems. Still exhausted too.

Gender prediction? - I'm actually thinking boy...we'll see if this changes again. lol Also, I'm happy to report that it's just one! Though I'd have been just as happy to report my twin feeling was right. lol

Happy or Moody most of the time? - Happy

Best moment this week? - Seeing Bun on the u/s and hearing the heartbeat ! However, dumb eblogger still won't let me post pics even though it appears to upload just fine! Grr!

Looking forward to? - Saturday! I just found out that a good friend is expecting her first in October and I am so thrilled for her and to be PG close together and we're going to hit a huge baby/kids swap this weekend and see what we can find. :D

Miss Anything? - Not needing to eat every 30 minutes to keep nausea at bay. lol

Nervous about? - DH going away for 3-4 weeks and having to do everything myself...scared of lifting things even though I lifted them before PG. lol

Maternity clothes? - Very very soon! My belly popped even more this week and my once very loose (due to losing 40lbs) and comfy comfort/relaxed fit jeans are almost too tight! lol

Movement? - Nope

Stretch marks? - Just the ones from my first PG with Phoenix. lol

Wedding rings on or off? - On!

Belly Button in or out? - In!

Labor Signs? - No way! lol