Our First Appointment

Today we had our first appointment and it went really well. I was very excited for the appointment, but also very nervous. I have been having a really weird pain/feeling in my right pelvic area, and I didn't really express how nervous it made me to anyone else, because I didn't want to stress anybody when it could be harmless. Well, I asked my Doctor about it, and she said it was harmless. That your ovary creates a cyst when you get pregnant, and some women can feel it, while other women will never feel it at all. She said it is just my body doing exactly what she wants it to do. 

My appointment was at 3pm, but we didn't leave the office until 5pm! The doctor was a little bit late seeing us, but we were with the doctor for over an hour. It was a very relaxing visit. Jordan and I just sat down together and she asked us a billion questions, and in return we asked her a billion questions :) It was very informative and it just made me SO much more excited! My next appointment will be at the end of August, and I will also be having my first ultrasound! I will be 12 weeks pregnant, so we should be able to see a pretty good shot of the baby. We won't know the gender until 18-20 weeks though. 

My due date is March 11th, which is Jordan's maternal grandfather's birthday. We have decided that if our baby is born on his birthday, and if it is a boy, we will give him the same middle name as his grandpa "Richard". 

After the appointment I had to have my blood drawn. They took three huge vials! I HATE getting my blood drawn, but Jordan said I took it like a trooper and I didn't whine at all. The lady who took my blood was very gentle and very funny. She said that she could tell by the look on our faces that we were going to be first time parents. She said nobody is glowing and smiling like that when they get their blood drawn, but I told her that was my nervous smile :).  Also as we were talking about getting my blood drawn MANY MANY more times throughout this pregnancy, she so kindly told me childbirth would be MUCH worse. It was a great day, and I can't wait until we get to meet out baby!!!!