April 23rd

Today I made an appointment with a new OBGYN.  They deliver at NYU and I got positive recommendations by a couple online message boards, so I guess it’s worth a shot.  At this rate, I have no other solid leads so I’ll give them a whirl!   The appointment is next Tuesday afternoon and they’ll apparently confirm the pregnancy with a blood test as well as go over some other important info.  Hubby won’t be getting in on the fun until the following appointment, which will be my "first OB appointment" and I think when I will get my first ultrasound!!!

After work I had a chiropractic appointment, which means I told another person the happy news!  {I had to so that he wouldn’t use the electric pulse machine on me, which he mentioned last time should not be used during pregnancy.} The funny thing was that while I was awaiting the doctor, a woman 8 months pregnant came in and the doctor jokingly referred to her as “fat”.  Then, when we went into the treatment room and I informed him that I was pregnant, he replied: “Oh, so you’re going to be fat, too!”

I went to Zumba tonight and it was a hard class -- I took it a bit easier than I normally would but it was fun and I felt fine afterward!  Absolutely starving, but fine!  I hope that whatever murmur the doctor heard in me yesterday isn’t dangerous and won’t prevent me from Zumba-ing my way through a healthy pregnancy!

TMI Alert:  I’m noticing some fullness/tenderness in my boobs, and my belly feels a bit bloated.... probably from all the water I’ve been drinking!  I’ve also been making more frequent potty visits.  :)

April 22nd

Because I made zero progress last night, I started the day by calling the 3 OB practices my regular gynecologist recommended to me a couple months ago.  As my luck would have it, two of them don’t take my insurance and the one that does is not accepting new pregnant patients.  Boooooo!

I had a regular check-up scheduled with my GP for an annual exam and also for the wrist pain I’m having, and while I was there I found out that I have a heart murmur.  Say wha???  The doctor thinks it’s what’s called an “innocent” murmur, probably a result of my Zumba exercise, but wants me to have an echo just to be sure.  Lovely.  I also have to get a fasting blood test for the wrist pain.  Looks like I have a lot of doctor’s appointments in my immediate future...

On the positive side, today was my first experience telling someone out loud that I’m pregnant!  Scary but fun!!!

As soon as I got home from work I spent a lot of time looking through new websites and message boards.  Researching pregnancy info could be a full time job!

April 21st

Hubby and I just took a pregnancy test and it’s POSITIVE!!!! Of course, I had to snap some photos of his face, my face and the test right away for posterity.  :)  I was pretty convinced we were pregnant because my period is over a week late, and I think I experienced what’s known as “implantation bleeding” last week, but for some reason I was afraid to look at the stick once the results were done! So, Hubby and I held hands and as I flipped it over, he looked first while my eyes were closed.  I asked him what the result was and he didn’t say anything for what seemed like an eternity!!  I asked “what does it say?!” for the 3rd or 4th time and he finally replied: “Congratulations, Mama!”.

Of course, I started to cry. I’m sure hormones had nothing to do with that.  ;)  WOW.  We’re pregnant!!!!   Even though I was pretty sure before we took the test, I can’t believe it!

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Your baby's the size of a poppyseed!

At week four, your baby, now known as a blastocyst, is practically microscopic -- a teeny ball of cells. She's busy settling into her new home (your uterus), prepping for all the crucial development she'll be doing over the next six weeks.

The ball of cells is splitting into the embryo (your future child) and placenta. Baby's neural tube, the building block of his spine, brain and backbone, is already formed. The amniotic sac and fluid are forming into protective cushioning for your baby.

 

at 4 weeks

- The ball of cells is splitting into the embryo (your future child) and placenta.

- Baby's neural tube, the building block of his spine, brain and backbone, is already formed.

- The amniotic sac and fluid are forming into protective cushioning for your baby.

I’m excited and nervous all rolled into one.  I love Hubby so much and first and foremost am so happy to be taking this journey with him.

Using an online tool, we calculated my due date as December 25th!  A healthy baby couldn’t be a more perfect Christmas gift if you ask me.

Now there is so much to think about!!!!  I need an OB, a hospital, an announcement plan..... I’m overwhelmed!  I better start researching OB doctors stat!!

Hubby went to the grocery store while I stayed home researching like a maniac.  When he got home, he announced that he’d bought me a gift and very sweetly presented me with a yellow baby beanie cap.  He explained that he wanted to be sure he was the first one to buy me something.  So cute!!!  Am I lucky or what?!

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I signed up for a few different websites and began my “to do list” on The Bump:


Being that I’m always late, it figures I’m already behind on a few items even though I just got started!  Although technically I have until Wednesday, which starts my 5th week!  :)