And, we have a new doctor!!

I'm so happy/relieved/excited!  We had an appointment with one of the doctors that a few friends of mine had recommended, and everything went great!  The Dr. we saw was very nice and so informative...he actually took the time to explain everything, and just made me feel instantly comfortable.  It was weird, honestly.  I never felt that way with my last practice, and I've never had a male doctor either, so I figured it would make me UNcomfortable.  Nope, not at all.

And, the ultrasound tech that did our ultrasound was amazing, too!  Before she even started, she turned the computer screen so I could see everything that was going on in there (during my 'after bleeding scare' ultrasound, I never even got to see the bean once b/c they u/s lady never turned the screen towards me.  And, she was stone faced the WHOLE time...like, never even cracked a smile.  Definitely not winning 'Friendliest Tech of the Year' award, that's for sure!)  So, her doing something as simple as that made me so happy.  And, she printed out a whole bunch of pictures for us, too...again, without me asking!  I was sold after that.  :-)

So, yay!  I'm pretty psyched.  I have an appointment with one of the nurse midwives on August 5th to go over everything that will happen throughout the entire pregnancy, and all their policies and procedures.  Hopefully that appointment goes as well as today's!  And, I also have to make an appointment in the next 2/3 weeks for the NT scan.  Seriously, where is the time going?!  I can't believe I'm going to be 11 weeks at the end of this week already.  It's crazy!

Here's 2 of the best pictures from today's ultrasound (the head is on the right in both pics.)  The 2nd pic has the baby's heart-rate at the bottom of it.  It's hard to tell, but I though it was kind of neat.  Oh, and at one point, she did a close up of the baby's little legs and feet.  It was SO cute!  I could almost tell if we were having a boy or girl from that close up....almost.  ;-)

I'm alive!

And, I swear I didn't plan on taking a 2 week break, I promise...the baby told me to!  ;-)

Honestly though, these past 2 weeks I have just been absolutely exhausted every day when I get home from work.  Like, when I get home, I'm lucky enough to change out of my work clothes and into some comfy clothes before I plop my big butt either on the couch for the night, or in bed (and it's usually in bed where I end up.)  Aside from being exhausted, I've been getting some serious headaches lately, and the only thing that helps is for me to go to sleep.  So, at least 3 or 4 nights in the past 2 weeks I've had to come right home from work and go to bed for the night.  But, I'm not really complaining, I swear!  I love me some sleep (duh, you all know that!), and anything's better than having morning sickness 24/7, right?!  I've been pretty lucky in that department, thankfully!

So yeah, this is me every night by 6 or 7pm...

Anyways, to catch you all up...

Two weeks ago we had our first ultrasound.  I was 7 weeks 5 days pregnant at that point.  Everything went perfectly, and our little bean was actually even growing a day ahead of schedule, and had a good, strong heartbeat of 160bpm.  Hubs and I were thrilled!! 

But, the next day things didn't go so smoothly.  I had an appointment at my doctor's office that day to fill out some paperwork, and I was about to leave work for the day to head to my appt.  I went to the ladies room before I left, and what do I see when I'm about to wipe?...blood in the toilet.  And, not just brown spotting-type blood, bright red new blood.  I almost threw up right there on the floor.  Of course, I completely freaked out and immediately thought the worst...I was miscarrying. 

Long story short (b/c I could go on and on about how upset I was, and how frustrating my doctor's office was, and how no one called me back when they said they would, and how I will be switching doctors ASAP....are you seeing a pattern here??), I had blood-work done on Friday afternoon and again on Monday morning to see if my HCG levels were still doubling.  They didn't end up doubling (which I was told was normal this far along and when the numbers are this high), but they did go up.  So, I was finally scheduled for another ultrasound on Tuesday afternoon to make sure everything was OK. 

Thank the Lord, everything turned out perfectly.  **HUGE sigh of relief**

So, without further adieu, here's our first picture of Baby B:

 

And another one of the picture upside down...you can make out the lil babe better.  :)

I cannot believe I'm going to be 10 weeks already tomorrow!  Where the heck has the time gone already?!  I haven't taken any belly pics since my first one, but I promise (I really do!) I'll take one tomorrow, b/c I definitely think I'm starting to get a little belly pooch.  But, I'll let you guys be the judge.  ;-)

So, my next task is to call the OB/Gyn that's been recommended to me and find a new Dr. there.  I'm thinking positively, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to find a new Dr., but we'll see.  I still have to call and make an appointment, but I'm honestly not even sure what to say.  Has anyone else ever switched Dr.'s before??  What do you say when you call the new place?  Do I actually have to talk to my old Dr's office and tell them?  I'm such a scaredy-cat...I never know what to say in situations like these!

I hope you all are doing well!  I've been keeping up on all of your blogs, and trying to comment as much as I can before I end up falling asleep on my laptop.  ;-)  I've missed talking to you all so much, though!!  xoxoxo

Top 2 Tuesday and a quick weekend update

I haven't played along in Taylor's  Top 2 Tuesday post in SO long!  I have no idea why, either.  So, since I've been such a boring blogger lately and I've been super tired and lazy I don't have too much excitement going on in my life, I'm definitely playing along this week! 

 

Top 2 Favorite Purchases Made This Year

1.  My BBT - Basal Body Thermometer...I know, I know, that's probably one of the most boring picks ever, but, it's true!  If it wasn't for this little sucker, I wouldn't have had a clue about what was going on with  my body during my cycles each month, or whether or not I was even ovulating.  I know to some people it seems like such a 'hassle' or 'takes the fun out of it', but it definitely wasn't like that for me.  It made me feel SO much better to know exactly what was going on with my body each month, and for only 2 minutes a day, it was worth it!  

2.  My Northface jacket....again, another notsoexciting pick, but, it was definitely a good one!  I think I've gotten more use out of this fleece than any other jacket that I've owned in my entire life.  I don't even care that everyone and their mother a lot of people have the same coat...it's so warm and comfy, I could never give it up.  

I didn't end up doing a 7 week bump update this week, since there wasn't anything different from last week, and there's not much of a bump going on yet.  I have my first ultrasound on Thursday, though, so I'll definitely update about that this weekend, post some pics, and give an 8 week update!  Keep your fingers crossed for me that everything is going well with our little bean...please!  :)  I really appreciate it.  

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend!  We spend a lot of time relaxing, swimming in our pool, and relaxing a little more...it was great!  I wish every weekend could be a 3 day weekend with great weather.  ;)

Oh!  I almost forgot.....my favorite part of the weekend was on Friday night.  I got to see this guy in concert:

 

 :::swoon:::

He was AH-MA-ZING!  And, he's SO funny, too!  If you haven't seen this man in concert yet, you must see him.  It's definitely worth the money, and you'll be even more in love with his music/voice than before. I know I am.  :)