The first trimester was a fun new experience, and I say that without any sarcasm. My biggest complaint was that I often felt lightheaded and dizzy. In fact, this was my first indicator that I was pregnant. Other than dizziness, I haven't really been sick. I've had nausea every once in a while, and my gag reflex was on over-drive, but again I can't complain. I did suddenly notice just how stinky my middle school students were, and a very accommodating administration worked things out that several of my student would shower before class or leave my class to shower if I couldn't handle it.
I went to see my doctor right around my 9 week mark. Since I had miscarried before, they offered to let me have an early ultrasound to get some peace of mind. I was scheduled for an ultrasound the very next morning. Kyle went with me, and it was the first time we got to see our tiny baby. At that point our baby was about 1 cm big, but with a healthy heartbeat. The technician measured me at 7 weeks instead of the 9 weeks that I thought I was. That was a tiny bit of a let down, but seeing our baby was worth it.
I had another ultrasound at 11 weeks when they couldn't find the heartbeat. I wasn't too worried, I had been told by my ultrasound technician that my uterus is tilted back, so it may be hard to find a heartbeat early on. With that in mind, I was just excited that they pulled in an ultrasound machine. Again, I cried with joy when I saw my tiny baby kicking and punching. Such an amazing sight!
On Wednesday, Jan 7th, we had our gender ultrasound. I have felt from early on that we were having a girl. I always pictured a girl in my head and was so excited to pick out little girl clothes. Kyle and I had even agreed on two girl names! Kyle had always teased me about our baby being a boy, since I felt so strongly it was a girl. We decided to bet on it. Girl meant Kyle would clean both our cars, Boy, I would. When we went into the ultrasound, the technician told us that at 18 weeks it may be too early to accurately tell what we are having. I was instantly let down, I had been so excited. But when she started looking, within just a few seconds, she was able to announce that we are having a BOY! I was so shocked. (Kyle informed that I better clean the cars before I got too big. Funny boy) I think I am just now getting used to the idea. What was more amazing was to see our little bouncing boy! He was so active. Moving constantly, kicking his legs and moving his arms. What an amazing technology we have today. My technician also measured me closer to 19 weeks, which was why it was so easy to see the gender.
This pregnancy has been fairly easy (knock on wood), and it never felt quite real to me. But after our ultrasound, and my ever increasing belly, I finally feel like we have a baby on the way. Which means that I want to shop! I also finally shared the news on Facebook, which was a big step for me, but also so much fun. Our tiny bundle of Joy is due around June 10th!
Our baby boy! Kyle joked that he's already taking after me with the lip rub in the picture on the right. We couldn't be more excited!
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