It finally came. I have been waiting for what seemed like FOREVER for my first prenatal doctor’s appointment. Before the appointment I didn’t know what to think. Was I really pregnant? Should I have taken more than one at home pee test before believing the result? Was that cramp normal? What about that headache? Of course, I had my blood and urine test a month before the appointment. They would call if I wasn’t pregnant, right? They would let me know if something was wrong… right?
10 weeks and 3 days. That is how far along I was when I first met my prenatal doctor. That was today. My first trimester is almost over – the time when my baby is most fragile; the time when I need to take the right vitamins and do the right things; the time when I feel the worst that I have ever felt, the most apprehension and the most excitement – and yet, I had to wait until all of this was almost over before I got to meet my doctor!
On Wednesday, two days ago, I was so worried that something was wrong (Note to Pregnant Ladies: don’t go online and read about all the miscarriages and problems that everyone else has…) that I went to Lawton’s Drug Store and bought another pregnancy test. At 10 weeks along, two days before my scheduled appointment, I had to assure myself I was pregnant. And I was…. Thank heavens!
My first doctor’s appointment was today. What a huge milestone. I was reassured that yes, my uterus is growing; Yes, the baby is in the right place; and Yes, she is alive! My baby has a heartbeat and I got to hear it today!
Now, let’s bring on this next chapter of pregnancy: No more silly worrying. No more feeling crappy. There is a heart beating in me that isn’t mine and that is the most amazing thing in the entire world. I am in love.
