The doctor's appointment went really well. We see Dr. Lois Barnes and she is on the board of Community Memorial Hospital, where we will have Little Ostrander. She said everything looked good, and we went over any questions we had, etc. I left with a really cool tote bag with magazines, information packets and some samples of prenatal vitamins (however, we are sticking with the ones we have).
I had wanted to schedule the appointment for the ultrasound and bloodwork as soon as we left the office, however, since my insurance card is in limbo at the moment, I can't schedule anything without it. I had the opportunity to upgrade my insurance for maternity which wound up really benefiting us in a huge way!
On another note, it has been very frustrating to actually get my insurance card because they switched my policy number around so many times.
March 14, 2014
As I was settling in from the beginning of work, I received a call from Grossman Imaging saying that they had an earlier date, if I had wanted to come in.
I said, SURE!! I had finally gotten my insurance cards, so why not?
We got there, stomach pumped with water for the ultrasound. It was very nerve racking... It still felt surreal too!
I had the belly ultrasound and I guess that I wasn't bloated enough, so we did the vaginal ultrasound afterwards. Boy, did that make me want to run to the bathroom when they did the second one!!
The baby measured at 7 weeks, but I am 9 weeks according to the doctor and the ultrasound tech said it is quite normal to still be measuring small when you are in the first trimester. She said by 10 - 12 weeks the ultrasound will be more accurate at measuring and giving you a better due date, so I am still going with the fact that we are 9 weeks and not 7.
What made me the most happy, was we got to hear the heartbeat. It was quite surreal and I was convinced it was my heart for the first few times! It was 140 beats per minute and the sound was something I have never experienced or even imagined of before. It was truly amazing! I didn't cry but I laughed. I saw Clark jump out of his seat just beaming at it and he had wanted a closer look.
All in all, it was just that much more of a "pinch" to realize we are having a baby!
Here is Little Ostrander.... He/She is sooooo tiny!!!
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