First Doctor's Visit

Today we had our first doctor's appointment, I am 7 weeks and 5 days along. The first thing I had to do was give a urine sample...you'd think that any pregnant woman would be able to pee on demand! Anyways, once I got enough out, the nurse did a urine pregnancy test (kind of like the home pregnancy tests) and told me that I was definitely pregnant...yay! It was weird hearing it come from someone else, because I've been the one telling people that I am pregnant!

We sat down and had a little introduction on how the group works. Basically, it's 7 female doctors who share on-call responsibility and one male doctor who does the ultrasounds. Apparently my doc has a higher rate of delivering her patients as opposed to the other docs in the practice...don't really know how that works, but it sounds like a good statistic to me. :) She's also the head of the group, I guess it's like having Blue as my doc...hehe...

I'm suppose to write down any questions that I have and bring them to my next appointment. I've been reading the Babies on the Brain board on the nest.com a lot lately, so I feel like I don't have any questions at all! Those ladies like to tell all!

Then the doctor came in and examined me. She said that I was coming along right on schedule. Yay. It's so much more reassuring when a doctor tells you these things! Basically, what I'm saying is that - Maria, Kathy and Mae, lie to me! :)

My estimated due date is February 23rd...yay.

They asked me a lot about my symptoms. I'm feeling okay in general, but there's lots of little annoying stuff like morning sickness, which doesn't necessarily occur only in the morning! I get naseous when I don't eat, so they suggested that I eat every two hours. Sounds like a plan to me! It also helps with metabolism which slows down when you're pregnant. So instead of Steven worrying about me getting a headache if I don't eat, he worries about me getting naseous...hehe...I guess my need for food will never go away!

Another symptom I have is sore boobs! Steven can't get anywhere near them and they feel HUGE! Like PMS boobs, but worse. Sorry if this is too much information, but I feel like this blog is going to be like that!

Haven't had any real cravings, just the normal things like when I see food on TV, I want to go out and eat it. Or when we pass by a restaurant, I start craving their food. It's all pretty normal.

They said that I should gain about 25-35 pounds...I guess Britney putting on 60 pounds wasn't normal...

As far as exercising goes, no more regular person yoga for me...I have to switch to prenatal. It's kind of weird though because I'm not showing yet, so if I go to prenatal yoga, I feel like I'm faking it...I know, I worry too much.

That reminds me...the bloating! Geez...the baby is smaller than my pinky nail and already I can barely fit in my pants! Maternity clothes are looking more appealing...I hear people can't really tell the difference...we'll see. I've read that since my uterus is getting bigger, that it's pushing my stomach out too...again, a lovely side effect of motherhood. What's really sad is that what I weigh now will be the least for the next 9 months. I can see why women with body issues can have such a hard time with pregnancy.

Now for some fun stuff! We told Maria and RJ this weekend that we're making them an aunt and an uncle. We drove up to Dallas on Friday and gave them the news. It was fun stuff, they were very excited. They even bought us our second baby gift (the first was a t-shirt from Emili from her her trip to Oregon, thanks Emili!), a book entitled "Yum Yum Dim Sum." So, yes, I am now craving dim sum and am planning go to Kim Son this weekend while we're in Houston. Anyone else care to join a pregnant lady satisfy one of her cravings? Yum!

We also made our very first baby purchase, Ellie the Elephant Stuffed Chair. It was $20 off. With a deal like that, how could we resist? We thought the elephant would be especially fitting because of our trip to Thailand...hehe...lots of inside jokes with this baby already!

Our next appointment is on August 10th at 9:15. We will get to hear the heartbeat, which I am so psyched to hear! I've read that once you hear the heartbeat, the risk of miscarriage (which I'm still worried about) decreases and it'll decrease again once I reach the second trimester. Phew...got a long way to go...