We had our first ultrasound today at 12 weeks and 4 days for genetic testing. We got to do an ultrasound and they took a blood sample. In a few weeks, they'll take another blood sample and then we find out the likehood of the baby having any genetic disorders. Enough about the serious stuff...look, it's our baby!!!

I can't believe that this little baby is actually inside of me! This is what is currently making my belly look like the previous picture! :) It's craziness. We also got to see the baby's two legs and two arms, they're all there. :) It's just so exciting, I can't stop smiling! This was one of the first pictures that they took and I was so surprised at how well it turned out. They also measured the heartbeat and everything was normal. We're only 8 weeks away from the big ultrasound where we get to find out the sex! I can't wait, then I can officially start shopping! Let's just hope that the baby will cooperate. :)

As far as blood pressure goes, it's still high, but not as high as last week, so I'm suppose to monitor it daily and if it gets really high again, I need to let them know. Not too bad, right? It could be worse.

So the remarks I've been getting on my belly have been really funny. They've ranged from, "what a cute bump" to "you look 16-18 weeks pregnant." Hehe...it's all been amusing. What I think is really weird is that the baby is sitting really low and is barely at my belly button, but I still have such a huge stomach. I think the baby is taking up a lot of room down there and it's just pushing everything up...that probably explains why my belly looks lumpy! :) I've been reading Your Pregnancy Week by Week, and for Week 12, it said that I might start to feel my clothes getting tighter...that happened about 4 weeks ago! Oh well, I guess I'm not exactly on schedule in that sense. :) According to the weigh-ins at the doctor, I've gained about 8 pounds...I know! Let's just hope that that number slows down. At least the ultrasound confirmed that there's only one in there! I was worried about that for awhile. :)

I'm going to be 13 weeks on Friday, which signals the end of the first trimester...yay! So, I've scheduled my appointment with our office managing partner for Monday at 10 AM to tell him that I'm pregnant. It's going to be really weird considering that I don't even think he knows who I am...oh well, wish me luck!

I also want to say that Steven's been the best father-to-be ever. He's even woken up at 7 AM on Saturdays to get me (and the baby) food. As most of ya'll know, Steven is not a morning person at all. He's been great. :) Love you hunny!

This is me at 12 weeks and 3 days...I know, I'm huge! There's been a lot of growing going on down there...I don't think that I can hide it anymore. :) Anyways...will update tonight!

Second Doctor's Appointment

We had our second doctor's appointment yesterday, August 9th. We got to hear the baby's heartbeat! It was amazing...there really is something in there. :) It's made the whole pregnancy even more real for me. I really can't believe there's something with it's own heartbeat inside of me!

They look my blood pressure and apparently it's borderline high. :( I have to go back and have it checked again. I think it was high because I threw up yesterday morning after breakfast and whenever I throw up, I always feel so horrible afterwards, so I'm not really surprised that it was high. It's still not good news. It was high at my first appointment too because I was really nervous. I dunno, sounds like I'm making excuses. If my blood pressure is actually high, I guess I wouldn't be surprised after this past year I've had at work...oh well, I guess that we'll wait and see.

We also scheduled our sequential screen. Basically it's a series of two tests to determine the likelihood of the baby having Down's. We're doing the first part next week, hopefully everything will turn out okay!

Even more exciting news is that when we scheduled our next appointment, we also got to schedule our 20 week appointment with the big ultrasound! The big ultrasound let's us know if the baby is developing correctly and the gender of the baby (if the baby is cooperating). I can't believe that we're only two months from finding out!