6 1/2 Weeks, Roughly

So wow, that Dr. appt on Friday was the most incredible of my life and that still feels like understatement. My Dr. told me I was 6 weeks and 1-3 days, and she did an ultrasound and I saw my baby's heart beat!!! I knew it would have a heart bulge but I didn't know we'd be able to see it beating already! OMG. I was overwhelmed. I wanted to cry but I was too shocked, really. Then she printed out 3 little pictures of the baby for me which of course I immediately took a pic of and sent to Reggie, via text msg! She gave me a due date of Dec. 18!

When I told her I was going to explore birthing with a midwife she gave me a recommendation to the St. Luke's hospital midwives. Today I made an appt for an orientation there for Weds. 5/16. My Dr. told me the baby looked good but she still wanted me back in 2 weeks because of my age and she just wants to take another look then and make sure everything is still ok. I want Reggie to come w/me so he can see the heart beat but he is usually working in the afternoon so the earliest I could arrange an appt where we can both go is Thurs. 5/17. That's almost 3 weeks but I'm sure a few days is not that much of a difference right now to tell us what we need to know.

Reggie and I sat with his mother yesterday for a brief visit, since I'd only met her twice before. I've been showing the ultrasound pic to our close friends/family that know. A few close F.O.B.'s (Friends of the Band) who I feel I can trust and who were wondering why I wasn't drinking at our gigs this past weekend were let in on the secret too.

I feel (and look) bloated around my middle, which has always been my problem area anyway. I'm still tired a lot and I'm even colder than usual, still. I wanted to cry at our House of Blues gig on Thursday, it was so unreasonably cold in there!!! I've been carrying around my leather jacket b/c I am just COLD COLD COLD everywhere. Still no real nausea to speak of, although on Sat. night after our gig I was a little hungry but then on the drive home my mouth started to salivate a bit like I might throw up, but it went away and the hunger did too. On the way TO the gig I made Reggie stop at McD's so I could get a vanilla cone. The baby needed it, LOL!

Today I started taking these kickass prenatal vitamins my Dr. gave me a sample of. There's 3/day, well 1 vitamin and the other 2 are DhA and anti-nausea Vitamin B6. They're $55 for a 3-month supply but nothing is too good for my baby and you better believe I shot over my credit card toot suite. Reggie and I are still discussing names. I told him not to tell anyone our name choices b/c everyone is going to have their opinion and I don't want to hear it. But whatever name it will be it will be unique, meaning one of a kind.

Monthly sheriff meeting tonite in Atascocita, such a long drive, sob! Can't wait to get home and get into bed. Reggie cleaned my whole kitchen top to bottom last week, took him 5 hours. I think HE'S the one with the nesting syndrome kicking in, LOL! I love him and it's clear he's crazy about me.