it's for real, for real!

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i had my first ultrasound yesterday! wahoo! so exciting!! i called gabe and announced "there's a baby in there!" and he's like yes, i know. and i say "it's for real for real!" again, he's like yes, i know. but hey, just because he knew it was for real for real didn't mean i did! lol. so i saw the little one and on screen it actually looked like a little tiny baby, to me anyway. i saw and heard the little heart beating. how. incredibly. amazing. there are not enough words in the world to describe what it's like to see and hear your little one for the first time. u/s tech said everything looks good so far and little one is where it's supposed to be. he gave me a due date of aug. 22 (i had figured the 21st) based on little one's size and current development, so we'll see how many times that date changes. heart rate was 194, which he said was good. i'm a mommy i'm a mommy!! as soon as i left i went and got a picture frame and put the u/s pictures in it to start showing everyone and to keep them safe since they print on such flimsy paper. next i need to get a picture of myself and maybe talk gabe into posting them on here for me. w.o.w. i can't wait to show all of you our little one!

while i was there i talked with the ladies at the front office about my concerns with the doctor. i also told them what i wanted. they set me up with a pa in the office who can follow me almost through the very end but will not deliver the baby. they said she is more talkative and sounded like a good fit for what i want. so i set up my next appointment with her (in a month) and we'll see how that goes. i'm fine with her being a pa, sometimes they're more dedicated, caring, not burnt out, not rushed, etc., any way. and as far as not being able to deliver the baby, there's no guarantee i'll get who i started with anyway since it depends who's on call. so we'll see how that goes at my next appointment. keeping my fingers crossed!

gabe is looking forward to me having cravings. maybe he things i'm going to crave something really awesome that he'll get too, or maybe he just wants an excuse to spoil me more (lol), i'm not sure. but either way i have not experienced anything i would call a "craving" yet, and who knows if/when that will start.

it's funny the mixed reaction i get when i tell people i'm not going to find out if little one is a boy or a girl. a few people think it's neat, but most people just can't believe it and look at me like i'm crazy. when i get further along i want to put a poll on here for people to guess what it is and sometime around august 22 we'll find out who is right!

thanks for reading my updates and keeping up with our little one. i can't wait to show y'all the pictures!