2nd Appointment (11 Weeks and 4 Days)

Today was our 2nd appointment. As my previous post mentioned, my doctor had to once again cancel at the last minute (since he is delivering other people's babies I'll give him a break). I called first thing this morning to reschedule and told them that I'd like to get in today if I can, even if I see someone else. So they booked me for 11 am with a Nurse Practitioner.

Aaron and I were planning to meet at the office around 11, but he called me around 10:50 and had just gotten off a conference call at home. He wasn't very happy because he kept telling the people on the call he had to leave and they kept asking him questions. No biggie though, we decided that it wasn't a big deal that he couldn't make it this time.

So at the appointment we did the usual (pee, weigh, blood pressure). And then the exciting part -- they used a Doppler to hear the heartbeat. The nurse had to look around for the baby for a couple minutes. She said sometimes they like to hide, so I told the baby, "come on, little one, swim to the top" and it listened (hopefully this is an early sign we're having an obedient child -- I won't hold my breath though!). The heartrate was in the 160s and every once in a while we would hear it kick through the Doppler! It was quite funny to hear and it was kicking every 5 seconds or so for probably 30 seconds! The nurse said that it sounded great!

Grrr!!!

Yesterday I had a meeting in Wichita. Garmin has a few small planes that they use for relatively close business trips, so we flew there and back. I was a little apprehensive about flying (I've read online not to do it in unpressurized planes), but I called the doctor and talked to some other women and the doctor said that there would be no problems and none of the other women had heard not to do it. So, I went for it. The weather was a little rough, but being from KS and flying from Gardner to Wichita many times, it wasn't the worst I'd seen. I usually don't have any problems, but the doctor did mention that you're more likely to get motion sickness while pregnant, so I took all kinds of precautions...I wore my Sea Bands, brought along flat Sprite and some crackers to snack on. I felt a little nauseous at times, but it ended up not being too bad and the meeting was really productive.

So you may be wondering why the "Grrr!!!" title...well as we were taxiing at the airport on our way home I checked my phone for messages. I had one from my OB's office -- he had an emergency surgery scheduled for Monday and they need me to call them to cancel and reschedule my appointment! Yes, this is my 2nd appointment and the 2nd time I've been called the day before to be told that it would need to be rescheduled! Last time his back-up filled in and we didn't have to reschedule. Since we were getting ready to take off (i.e., cell phones off) I didn't get a chance to call them back. So now I will have to call first thing on Monday. I'm pretty frustrated! Maybe I wouldn't have been so frustrated if they would have said that I could call and reschedule or Dr. so-and-so could see me instead. At this point I don't really care who I see as long as they are nice and willing to answer my questions, but I really want another appointment soon and don't want to have to keep waiting! So that's my grr! Thanks for listening!

Word is Out at Garmin

Today I decided to start spreading the word at work. I had already told a couple of my girlfriends and also my boss, but no one else. Working with a large majority male workforce I was a little apprehensive for some reason, but I shouldn't have been. The guys that I told were so excited for me. It was really fun! I guess I don't really know what I was expecting, but I think I imagined it more to be, "cool" and then "let's get back onto this work topic." Nope they all asked me how I was doing and told me how exciting it is and then gave me all kinds of advice. A pleasant surprise!

10 Week Pic

Left (7 wks) Right (10 wks)

Not really much going on yet, but thought I'd add an updated pic. Enjoy!

Princess Portia's Crystal Ball -- Weeks 9 and 10

Sorry, I have been bad updating the blog lately. Last week Portia's crystal ball showed GIRL once again. This week, same thing! But...we asked her a 2nd time this week and she said BOY! Hmm! I wonder if her "phsyic" power thing is just a sham. :)

Staying Put

Most of you probably know that Aaron and I have been seriously considering building a new house on the north side of Spring Hill. We have decided to stay where we are for now! It was a tough decision, but the right one. We hope to start looking again in a year or maybe two.

Growing

For the first time today, I felt really uncomfortable. I normally wear jeans, which tend to sit lower on my belly, but today I had a meeting with some customers, so I dressed up a bit and wore slacks, which have a higher waist. I had bought them at Target (clearance of course!) a few months ago when we were trying to get pregnant and I got a size big in anticipation of these early days, but today as the day wore on, they just got more and more uncomfortable. I certainly don't look any different yet, but I guess something must be changing. I wish that I could just jump from this point to looking pregnant. I'm not looking forward to getting all of those "is she or isn't she" looks!