Yep, that’s your kid in there

     I am a very impatient person.  I cannot keep my own secrets to save my life, so it’s a wonder I’ve waited even this long to blog.  Today we got a really good look at one of God’s miracles:

     We’re having a baby!  Today was our first ultrasound and our due date is August 4^th, 2012.  So I am 9 weeks 4 days today.  His/her head is on the right and the little feet are sticking up.  You can see the umbilical cord in the middle.  

     We found out the day after Thanksgiving.  I took a test on the Monday before Thanksgiving and it was negative.  I just had a feeling though so I took one that Wednesday morning before work and saw a very faint positive line but thought I might be crazy.  So work was not fun.  Then I took two when I got home and swore I saw faint lines but Matt was in denial.  So we had to leave for Minnesota that night.  We got back around midnight on Friday and I finally took a digital test, and had proof for Matt.  He was scared at first but he is very excited now and like my mom said, very giddy after this appointment.  He said he prepared himself for twins all morning but now he and my uterus are relieved.

     The baby bounced once and kept moving his/her arms and legs.  Matt said he/she was doing the Robot.  I said “yep, that’s your kid in there.”  The baby is about 2.81 cm.  We got to hear the heart beat, it was 184 bpm.  I heard that girls have a faster heart beat…hmmmm.  I’ve got the feeling it is a girl, but I also kept thinking it was twins so maybe my instincts are off. 

     I told myself I wouldn’t buy anything until my second trimester but I just HAD to buy cloth diapers and they came in today!  I’ve done tons of research on cloth diapers and I’ll do a specific blog on that later to explain to people (my mom) why I’m not crazy and how different they are from 20 years ago.  Here’s a picture though, I got gender neutral colors and they have really cute names.  I’m going to get different brands since we won’t know what works best for us. 

      These are Bumgenius one size pocket diapers.  The one on top looks white in the picture but its a light mint color called "sweet".  The yellow is "butternut" and the green is "ribbit." 

     I’ll definitely be blogging more now that I can talk about this.  I started off being a hungry hungry hippo and eating everything in sight.  In the past couple of weeks I’ve gotten a huge aversion to most foods and I lost 5 pounds in a month.  I can’t eat pizza or anything else with melted cheese, anything with a strong taste, greasy foods, or sweet sandwiches (jelly and honey cannot accompany my peanut butter anymore.)  My body wants fresh fruit and blt sandwiches. 

     Poor Matt has been living off my diet as well and I think we have had a lot of macaroni and cheese from a box.  He has been taking very good care of me and will go get me a donut, a sandwich or ice cream whenever I ask.  I’m already a little needy when I’m not pregnant, so you can imagine what I’m like now.  Maybe in a couple months I'll be able to post some belly pictures!