Life by India Tungate: April 2015

Chapter Fifteen: Half way there! 20 weeks Pregnant.

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It is hard to believe that I have made it half way through my pregnancy. I must say, it went by pretty fast but during it, it felt like normal speed. I thought I'd never get to feel my son but now I feel him kick and wiggle all the time.

I don't want to be one of those women who wish away their pregnancy. I actually enjoy being pregnant so much and I'm sure I'll be sad and maybe even depressed not having my son bouncing around inside my belly. Thinking about him being in my arms makes me even more excited and I can't wait to see what he is going to look like.

Today we had our 20 week doctor visit with a high risk specialist in Lexington. My husband and I were both nervous and prayed for good news. During our visit we not only got an ultrasound but they checked for any abnormalities. Clubbed foot runs on Wes' side of the family and our youngest niece has it as well. Bless her heart, she's still dealing with the struggles of her deformity but she is one of the most bravest and kind- hearted little girls I know.

Thankfully our baby boy (which we found out was for sure a little boy) is as healthy as can be. His brain looked good and had no signs of Down syndrome, his facial features looked beautiful and perfect. His legs and arms were long and moving around. When she checked his feet we saw that there was nothing abnormal with them. I heard Wes exhale a breath of air when she told us.

The ultra sound tech was super sweet and explained everything she was looking for and we even saw his organs, which were all functioning properly. Besides the fact that my baby boy was perfect, my favorite part was getting our first glimps of his beautiful face. The 4D image wasn't perfect because he is stubborn like Mom and Dad both but it was enough for us to get a hint of what he will look like.

I think he is going to have my chin and lips but his nose looks just like his daddy's. It's hard to tell but I was so happy to see a face and I fell so in love! I'm so happy our visit was filled with great news and a memorable experience.

So amazing!

How Far Along: 20 weeks

Weight Gain: My start weight was 134lbs and I was up and down the first 14 weeks of my pregnancy. Today I weighted 141 lbs and was told that my son weighted around 12 ounces.

Stretch Marks: Thankfully I do not have any so far.

Maternity Clothes: Like I've said before, my jeans are starting to get really tight around my hips and lower abdomin. I think it is time to break out my leggings and possibly go dress shopping soon.

Sleep: I used to get up and goto the restroom at least 2 times a night but now I sleep soundly a full 8 hours which is very nice.

Best Moment This Week: Of course it was getting to see my son again and finding out everything about him is perfect and healthy.

Worst Moment This Week: If I go a long while without eating, I become super tired. I experienced this today and I really could use a nap 😴.

Miss Anything: Sweet Tea like something awful! I'll treat myself to a few sips but I pretty much stay on a caffeine free diet.

Movement: Oh my goodness yes! My son is very active but I also stubborn. Everytime his daddy or anyone else touches my stomach he stops kicking and of course as soon as they move their hand he goes back to kicking. Such a silly boy.

Cravings: Sweet Tea! Lemonade, Fruit Smoothies, ice cream, salas ,

Queasy or Sick: None :)

Have You Started To Show Yet: Oh yes I actually am starting to look pregnant now!

Gender: Boy

Belly Button In or Out: In

Wedding Rings On or Off: On

Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Happy and Tired

Looking Forward To: Getting everything ready for my baby boy's room.

Chapter Fourteen: Week 18 & 19 of pregnancy

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I wanted to wrap two weeks into one since I felt the same during both weeks. Not to mention that I am finally caught up in my blog and can post it for my friends and family to read! I am so excited and love sharing my experiences and love for my baby boy.

My baby boy is growing so much!

How Far Along: 18 & 19 weeks

Weight Gain: Not going to lie, I haven't checked. I feel like the scale in my bathroom is way off but I say I've gained a good 5-7 pounds. 😱

Stretch Marks: So far I have none. I still use my lotion everynight and hope that I don't get any. I have old stretch marks on my chest and hips from puberty and there's no getting rid of those. I hope my body don't want to add more to the collection.

Maternity Clothes: I feel like I should give maternity clothes a try since my jeans are so uncomfortable but I had no luck finding any maternity jeans that were cute. I have two pair of cute shorts but it's almost too cold for them. 😁 Is it bad that I'm ready for summer?

Sleep: I haven't been getting up throughout the night as much or any at all. But during the day I have to go to the bathroom quite often.

Best Moment This Week: We always have a good week. I hope that is a good sign that my baby boy will be a good baby. Keeping my fingers crossed. I love feeling him move more and it let's me know that he is doing ok. My cousin Ashley sang to him and I waited for him to move but she might of put him to sleep. It was sweet because it was a son our grandmother sang to us as children and would rock us, pat our back, and we'd go right to sleep too. :)

Worst Moment This Week: I didn't have anything bad happen. 😊

Miss Anything: I have been missing coffee so bad! I actually treated myself to a few sips of Pepsi the other day and I'm not sure if my baby boy got any caffeine or not because he didn't go crazy like I expected. I guess that is a good thing.

Movement: Yes! Baby boy is getting pretty active and hates my pants being buttoned lol.

Cravings: Lemonade of course, sweet and tangy candies, pineapple, peaches, chocolate milk, and my favorite mango pineapple smoothies.

Queasy or Sick: None. Thank you Jesus for letting this pregnancy not come with sickness.... Knock on wood.

Have You Started To Show Yet:

Gender: Boy

Belly Button In or Out? In but I can tell it's rose some where my son is pushing out my stomach. 😊

Wedding Rings On or Off? They are still on. The only swelling I've had was my feet but that was because when I'm at work, all I do is sit. I need to prop them up.

Happy or Moody Most of the Time: I stay in a good mood. I learnt that when mama bear comes out, she don't like to go away real quickly. We had went to a concert with our friends this weekend and two very intoxicated guys tried to pick a fight with my husband for no reason, literally, and I stepped in a released mama bear on them boys. They backed away really quick and usually I can control my anger but it was hard to calm down so quickly. I stayed mad for no reason lol. Finally it went away and I was happy again. I felt like a crazy woman lol.

Looking Forward To: Seeing my baby boy next week!

Chapter Thirteen: I am 17 Weeks Pregnant!

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Chapter Twelve: I'm 16 weeks pregnant!

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Chapter Eleven: My Gender Reveal Party!

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Of course if you read my Chapter Nine, you would know already that Baby Tungate is a Boy. We ended up having our Gender reveal party a week early because we were lucky enough to find out that our baby is a boy at 14 weeks.

Putting together a gender reveal party was so much fun yet was stressful. Would I do it again? Probally not but this is my first child and I always wanted to have a gender reveal party and mama bear gets what mama bear wants. Plus it was an excuse to have some delicious food and cake and be surrounded by my loved ones. You can't go wrong with that.

I wasn't even planning on having a cake but my sister in law insisted on making me one. It's nothing fancy but was cute and tasted amazing! We did not reveal by the color inside the cake though. We actually decided to do the box filled with blue balloons.

So it was a last minute project and I managed to finish my box the day of the party. I got the box from Kroger; luckily found one that was the size that we needed. I picked up blue and pink wrapping paper from a local dollar store and decorated it as you can see from the photo, in strips. I cut out a black heart from black card board and just picked up some pink and blue letters to throw on there. I wish I would had used chalk.

We got the balloons filled at Krogers as well but within a day the balloons already started to deflate; just our luck. We made it work and seeing everyone's reactions was well worth it all. :)

We took a photo of team boy and team girl as well. Of course, most people guessed boy because that's what everyone was guessing the whole time lol. I wanted all shock!

It was so much fun. We had a taco bar which was amazingly good. Pink and blue cupcakes, pink and blue candy, the cake, and of course pink and blue drinks. For some reason I forgot to take a picture of the set up 💁 Pregnancy Brain lol.

We probably spent way to much money on our party but it was worth the experience. 😊 I am so excited to have a baby boy!!!!!!!

Stephanie, Me, and Andrea. My two bestestest childhood friends.

My nieces Adryn and Ayvah and I. I have one more niece who is actually Adryn's twin but was with their Grandmother.

You can see some of the set up in the background lol. Wes' grandmother hugging me. :)

My big cousin Ashley and me. She's more like my big sister.

Shauntay, me, and Leanna. My best friends for 8 years now. Love these girls!

Team Boy Photos! Thanks to Leanna for making me the adorable signs.

Yes! We are having a baby boy! And it felt so good to finally tell everyone and get to start buying cute baby boy stuff. 😊

Chapter Ten: I am 15 weeks pregnant!

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Chapter Nine: 14 Weeks Pregnant AND we found out what sex our baby is!

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Yes I know what you are thinking. You found out the sec of your child at 14 weeks?!? Yes, I did. My husband and I had to visit a high risk specialist in Lexington, Kentucky and at the office they had a high tech ultra sound. It allowed us to find out a little early, plus our baby really wanted us to know.

I honestly didn't care Weither we were having a boy or a girl, I just wanted a healthy baby. Plus after the horrid experience we had before (Chapter 8 explains it all), I just wanted my baby to be healthy.

While we were at the doctors, I notice something between my baby's legs. I asked the ultra sound what that 'bubble' was and she said, "Well, do you want to know what you are having?"

It was very obvious that Baby Tungate is a BOY! He was kicking his legs and stretching them out so that we had the perfect view. I don't want to show off my son's family jewels but here is his 14 week ultra sound. You'll understand what I am talking about in the photo. I had to shake my head at my child but of course, dad was as proud as can be.

I mean, you can not mistake that lol! He sure wanted us to know and at first I found myself kind of sad. I was beyond happy my baby was healthy but all the cute bows and dresses were pushed far away from my reach. I was stuck with hot wheels and cars lol. But that wore off really quick because again, my baby BOY was healthy. I am having a mama's boy and thinking of that and how amazing it will be to have a son, objects don't matter.

No I can't buy pink or dress up my child in silly bows. BUT my favorite color is blue and have you seen baby boy bow ties and dress clothes? Cute as can be! It's not about the outfits though and once I pushed that thought aside, I wouldn't change the news for anything. I am so so so excited to have me a little Mama's boy.

Dad on the other hand, grinned so big and I think I saw some misty eyed action going on. He looked over at me, kissed me, and said, "I didn't realize I wanted a boy until we found out he's a boy." Lol!!! He made me laugh. And the first thing he went out and bought was hot wheels. Lord, this child better like cars as much as his daddy. His hot wheel collection has grown and is well over 50!

Now that we found out 2 weeks early, how was we going to hide this news that long? I knew I could but my hubs sb was about to burst. We moved our gender reveal party up a week and managed to keep our mouths shut until the party. I'll make sure to post all about our party in the next chapter.

I can't believe it! I'm going to be the mother to a baby boy!!!!!!!

Chapter Eight: The day I thought I was losing my baby.

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At 11 weeks and 4 days I started spotting brown blood. Of course I freaked out just like any mother would but I ended up not going to the doctor because I knew my appointment was in 2 days. As long as it was old blood and just spotting I was ok.

I went to the doctor at 11 weeks and 6 days and we saw nothing wrong with our baby or my uterus. They saw no cause of bleeding. My doctor then did a pelvic exam on me and just saw nothing but old blood, that's it. So she told me to take it easy and as long as it didn't get worse, I should be ok.

Old blood could be left over from a period or could also be left over from when the baby was implanting itself to the uteran wall. It could be maybe caused by irritating. Heck, it could be a million things but as long as it wasn't hurting my child, I was ok.

I went on about my week as normal. There had been a huge snow storm hit our small town in Kentucky and my husband and I ended up calling into work. We were happy to finally get a lazy day together and spent our time watching movies and cuddling. I had taken a small nap on the couch and had laid on my back.

When I woke up of course like any other pregnant woman, I had to go pee. As soon as I lifted myself from my couch I had a sharpe pain inside my right hip. I limped my way to the bathroom, not thinking nothing of it until I looked down as I say on the toilet and noticed my pee was pink and when I wiped I had started spotting bright pink blood.

My heart jumped into my throat and I immediately started to panick. I yelled for my husband and showed him what I was seeing. Each time I wiped there was more blood. Wes ran outside and started shoving slow from our Honda civic. Yes, we drove that Honda civic through 6 inches of snow lol.

As he was preparing the car I had to call my mom. I didn't know what to do and I knew she would had calmed me down. As I was on the phone with her, I went into the bathroom to double check to make sure I was still spotting. I prayed that it stopped or eased up.

I began pouring blood. Like worse than a period and I began bawling my eyes out on the phone with my mom. I didn't want to loose my baby. I love my child so much. This can not be happening! Why me? I'm not strong enough to handle the loss of my child.

My mom snapped me back into reality real quick. "You need to stay calm or your going to hurt your child even worse! Breath, it will be ok. Bleeding can be caused by a numerous of things. You have to stay strong for that child or your stress level will make you have a miscarriage."

I took in a deep breath, walked myself through the snow, and sat down in my car and was as calm as can be. My poor husband tried to stay calm for me and got us through the horrid snow storm we had. I prayed the whole time that God would get us to the hospital. That everything would be alright. He would take care of my baby.

As soon as we got to the hospital, I ran into the ER and told the front desk assistant, "I am 12 weeks pregnant and I have sever bleeding. I need to get back there as soon as possible."

The assistant blinked towards me, handed me a sign in sheet and paperwork, and said in the most timeless voice I've ever heard "Here fill this out." And then turned away. There was no comfort. No trying to calm me down, which you would think in the ER they would try to do that. I was extremely mad. That was the first time I ever met the mama bear inside me. She was sassy and I liked her.

"I am bleeding as we talk. It's going down my leg. I need to get back there now!" I had shouted, causing people to look over towards us with wide eyes.

Wes had to stand in front of me and fill out the paperwork. He took my arm and begged me to sit down and wait. "It's not going to be like in the movies where they drag you back as soon as you walk in." He had said which only made mama bear even madder.

I could had been loosing my child which is a life. There was a life on hand and they cared about paperwork? They made me wait? I was about to rip someone's head off.

Finally after waiting around 10-15 minutes, we were entered into the ER. They gave me some pads to lay on and a gown to change into. I felt like my body was going into shock. I was sweating yet I was shaking all over.

Thank god for my mother because as soon as she came into the room, I felt a little calmer. She tried to make me laugh and take my mind off the fact that I was bleeding severely. It worked for a little while.

Finally the ultra sound tech took Wes and I back into the ultra sound room. We were about to get some answers. I prayed the whole way that there would still be a heart beat. That my baby would be wiggling around.

The ultra sound tech smiled and moved the screen so I could see, which I was VERY thankful for because I was able to see my baby wiggle around and even wave it's tiny hands around as if saying, "I'm still here mommy." I almost broke down right there. Thank The Lord my child was ok. The ultra sound tech saw nothing wrong which gave us some hope.

The next step was blood work and I was also thankful to find out I had A+ Type blood. Positive blood means that my antibodies would not try to fight off my baby if mixed into my uterus. More good news. More hope.

I had to go to the restroom really bad and thankfully the nurses let me go. As I got up I saw the wide eyed look on my mother's face and knew something was wrong. I looked down and noticed I had the pads underneath me soaked in blood and so was the back of my gown.

I was so embarrassed and had Wes get me hospital socks and a new gown. In the bathroom I was still shaking horridly. I was still pouring blood but this time we at least had some hope. I cleaned myself up and we managed our way into the room.

The last step was a pelvic exam which of course I had my mom to step out of the room for that. The woman that did my exam was a Physicans Assistant, I have to add that factor into the story. She for one, opened me way to harshly which could had caused more bleeding. Secondly she freaked out at how much blood I had and I also managed to pass a huge blood clot. Once she saw that, she was done.

"Ma'am, your blood clot was huge. In miscarriages sometimes the uterus will fall apart." I don't remember what she said after that. It was just like in the movies; her voice got muffled, the room was spinning, and I couldn't feel anything.

Suddenly her voice snapped into reality. "This could possibly be a miscarriage and you need to prepare yourself."

I wanted to scream at her. I wanted to tell her that she had no idea what she was even doing or talking about. I just saw my baby. My baby was moving. My baby can't be dead. How the hell can I prepare myself for this? It's my child. It's a life!

"But in the ultra sound, we saw the baby move. It had a strong heart beat. How?" Wes had spoke for me.

Suddenly the woman wasn't sure of herself. She had not seen the ultra sound yet. Hope leaked back inside my heart and I started to feel again. Still the woman was leaning towards miscarriage and as soon as she shut the door, I started bawling.

We sat in that room for an hour. We prayed for an hour. I cried for an hour while my poor husband felt hopeless and didn't know what to do. For an hour, I was in hell. It was the worst hour of my life.

The Physicians Assistant walked into our room after what felt like days and managed to smile. Mama bear wanted to rip that smile away from her face but I sat there calmly. "Your ultra sound came back fine. We are not sure what is wrong. We are calling this a risked miscarriage and you can go home but you need to see your doctor as soon as possible."

What? So my baby is ok? This isn't a misscarriage? Thank you God! Why do I still want to rip off her smile?

We were so relived but I was still worried sick because I was bleeding heavily still. We managed to score some pads while at the hospital for me to sleep on and Wes ended up buying me wipes, adult diapers, and pads. Bless his heart he had no idea what I would need lol. I was and still am so thankful for him.

I laid down a pad on our bed, threw on a pair of depends, and laid on my left side. It must had helped because the next day I had stopped bleeding like I was and it turned into spotting. More hope!

We made our way to our doctor's office at 8 o'clock that morning but only to find out they were not opening until one and our doctor didn't even work on Fridays. We decided to go to the ER which was in a different county than where we had went to the night before.

The way we were treated at this ER was like night and day compared to the one in our home town. The nurses were super sweet and made sure we were comfortable and ok. One nurse even told me she hoped everything was alright.

The doctor himself was amazing and had a way of making me calm and relax. He decided against another pelvic exam and stuck with a ultra sound. He turned his computer screen our way and explained everything he was looking at and what he was looking for. My baby was still moving and waving its arms, letting us know our baby was ok.

The doctor was thrilled with the ultra sound and informed us that he would call this "First trimester bleeding". I could had hugged him. That was the news I wanted to hear. We made an appointment with our doctor that Monday and took it easy for the rest of the weekend.

At our appointment on Monday we was able to see our baby again, the only positive thing from this scary experience. Of course, or baby was fine and it was amazing to see how much our baby had grown in the matter of a week and while all of this was going on. I had taken a photo as comparison.

The ultra sound tech saw no bleeding in the uterus and saw no signs of what could had caused the bleeding. It all still remained a mystery but thankfully my bleeding had slowed down to spotting and instead of being bright red, it was dark which was a good thing.

Finally we managed to get some answers a week later when we visited a high risk specialist in Lexington. The ultra sound tech was amazing and the ultra sound they had there was more high tech and we saw just exactly what had caused the bleeding.

I had a Subtonic Hemorrage, which is a collection of blood between the uterus wall. The Hemorrage I had was so small that the doctor threw his hands in the air and said he wasn't worried about it as long as my bleeding had slowed down and I wasn't experiencing any pain.

This isn't very common for women but for this doctor, he deals with nothing but high risk pregnancies and have seen much bigger hemorrhages and much worse. This made me feel SO relieved! He also mentioned that sometimes these hemorrhages can be healed as the body absorbs the blood itself. He made an appointment for me to come back at 20 weeks to check on the Hemorrage.

Finally we had answers and my baby was healthy as can be. Life was falling back into place again and mama bear went back into her cave, for now. We had also managed to find out what we wrote having as well!!!!!! The high tech ultra sound was so awesome that at 14 weeks we found out what our baby was. BUT I'll save that for another post 😉.

I hope that if any mama-to-be is experiencing bleeding like I had or any similar experience like the one I had, that this post and my story will make you feel better. Always believe in God and always pray. What ever is meant to happen will happen and sometimes all you can do is hang onto all the hope you can summon to help get you through such a scary experience.

I still find myself freaking out if I feel like I might had started bleeding or if I have a sudden pain. I feel like that experience scard me for life but as long as my baby is ok, I'm happy. It will all be ok mamas!

And to finish of this long post, here is my belly updates:

Chapter Seven: I am 12 Weeks Pregnant!

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How Far Along: 12 Weeks

Weight Gain: Back to normal which is 135 lbs

Stretch Marks? Thankfully none yet!

Maternity Clothes: I can only fit into two pairs of my blue jeans and I'm having to do the hair bow trick around my jeans button.

Sleep: I sleep fine other than trips to the restroom.

Best Moment This Week: Getting to see our little baby again and meeting my new doctor for the first time. We decided to go to DR. Jamie Atwood who works in Standford which is about a 35-45 minute drive from our house. The birthing spa is amazing there and that is where we are wanting to give birth. The way we are treated in the office by the nurses and staff is amazing. We feel like we are getting the best care offered there.

Worst Moment This Week: I started spotting brown blood. It freaked me out and I thought something was wrong but turns out it's normal for some people. As long as it is brown which means old blood and it's just spotting, it will be ok. My doctor checked everything and things seem to be ok. They did an ultra sound to check on our little baby and found no sign of blood in or around the uterus. Thank The Lord!

Miss Anything: I miss coffee something awful and Pepsi. I'm proud of myself for staying away from caffeine.

Movement: At 11 weeks I swear I felt a thump or a poke inside of my uterus while laying down to sleep. I'm not sure if it was just gas or my little baby moving. I haven't felt anything since.

Cravings: I crave salas and chips, pineapple, or anything chocolate!

Queasy or Sick: Lucklily I don't feel any sickness and haven't the whole pregnancy so far.

Have You Started To Show Yet: As you can tell from my weekly bump photos, I'm starting to show a little bump.

Gender Prediction: Everyone is telling me that we are going to have a boy. Wes and I have no idea, it could be either way.

Belly Button In or Out? In

Wedding Rings On or Off? On

Mood? Happy and haven't had any breakdowns or crying spurts like people said I would. I've stayed the same.

Looking Forward To: Finding out what the baby is! I am ready to buy stuff!

Baby Tungate at 11 weeks and 6 days:

It was so amazing to see my little jelly bean transform into a human shape. We heard the baby's heart beat which was at 157. I couldn't help but tear up when I heard it. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. We even got to see the baby move and wiggle around inside of my uterus and it was so crazy that I couldn't feel anything.

I am so in love with my little baby.

Chapter Six: Weekly Bump Photos (9, 10, & 11 Weeks)

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Chapter Five: My first baby doctor experience.

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February 2nd 2015 was the day I got to see my baby for the very first time. Dad tagged along and we arrived to the doctor's early that morning. Tip: Always arrive early to your first appointment because there is a ton of paper work. Ugh.

As we were turning in our huge stack of paperwork, my husband and I's friend Natalie, opened the door to the office and called in a patient. She stood and blinked towards us, clearly confused as to why we were at the Woman's Health Specalist. We had not told her the news yet but what a way to find out. She smiled and went on about her job. How had we forgotten that she worked at this office?

A few minutes later while waiting impatiently in the waiting room, Natalie texted me and asked "Why are you and Wes here, huh?" Clearly she took the hint so we had to tell her. We shared a good laugh at our luck. What a way to find out your friend is pregnant.

Finally after what felt like days, they called my name and we followed the nurse to our room. I gave them a urine sample and then had to get ready for a Pap smear, ugh! Not my favorite thing in the world but I was over due for one. Not everyone gets one the first visit.

In a way I was glad I had to go through one because my poor husband was in the room with me while the doctor did her thing. His face washed of color as he saw what they were doing and he quickly stood up, walked to my side, and held my hand. I couldn't help but laugh at him. It's about time he sees what women have to go through.

"Are you ok?" He had whispered.

I grinned and replied, "Honey, I've done this before. It's not as bad as it looks."

Finally that was over with and it was time for us to get an ultra sound! I couldn't help but get nervous and so many questions were flying through my mind.

What will the baby look like? What if we can't get a good look? What if it doesn't have a heart beat? Oh no! I can't think like that. Will it have a body yet? Will it show any facial features? What will it feel like seeing my baby for the first time? Will I cry? Will Wes cry? Ah here we go!

The Ultra Sound Tech put 'the goo' on my lower stomach and I was thankful that it was warm. Usually people at 7 weeks and 6 days, like I was at the time, have to have their first ultra sound vaginally but luckly she tried it on my stomach. The moment she pushed the little gadget on my lower stomach, I saw my baby!

It was a strange feeling, seeing my child for the first time. It all hit me that yes, I really am becoming a mother! I was over joyed and had a strange feeling of peace and excitement overcome me. I had never felt happiness like this before.

The baby looked like a little jelly bean. I could make out it's head and eye (I only saw one side of the baby). The ultra sound tech pushed a button and took it's heart beat. It was 167.

We weren't able to hear the baby's heart beat but seeing it's tiny heart beating made me almost tear up. It was amazing! Creating a child with the man of my dreams felt like such a blessing and we were so happy our baby was healthy. Dad was also happy that there was only one baby and not two, since twins run on his side of the family.

I was sad once the ultra sound was over but was excited when the tech handed me the photos of our baby! Here are a few:

See what I mean? The baby looks just like a Jelly Bean.

The last thing we had to do was get some blood work done and the best part about that was that our friend Natalie was the phlebotomist there. We were able to talk with her and show her our baby jelly bean. Not to mention I hate needles but I wasn't scared knowing she was taking the blood.

It was an amazing experience and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I was both happy and sad when we left the doctors, happy that our baby was healthy but sad that I couldn't see it until the next appointment. For once in my life, I'm excited about going to the doctors.

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