First Appointment & Ultrasound

Hello everyone! Today we had our first doctor appointment and it went wonderfully. Basically, we were asked a few questions about family history and Ashley had to take a urine test and have about six vials of blood taken. The best part was that we got to see our baby for the first time. It was hard to make out anything except the head and heartbeat. The doctor said everything looked normal and said our due date is accurate. Looks like November 6th is the day! :) The heartbeat was so amazing to see. We also got to hear the heartbeat and it made everything feel surreal. It sounded so fast but was a beautiful and comforting thing to hear. Needless to say it was a very good day for us. Our next appointment is on May 2nd and our third appointment is on May 29th. Our doctor was really nice and told us the earliest we can find out the sex of the baby is at 17 weeks so we will hope that baby J will cooperate and let us know ASAP. :)

In the images it's hard to tell whats what, but in the first picture you can see the baby's head pretty prominently. The last picture at the bottom you can see the baby's heartbeat.

 

 

Today, Ashley is 9 weeks and 1 day according to the due date. The baby is now that size of a prune. She is constantly eating blueberry bagels and sweettarts. We are so excited and are rapidly becoming more aware of all we have to do. We are looking at cribs right now and trying to make a list of everything we'll need. If you have any suggestions of things that new parents (especially new fathers) need to know we welcome your input, whatever they may be (anecdotes and personal accounts welcome!).

Thank you all for your support and we are looking forward to keeping all of you updated on any new information we receive.

P.S. Be on the lookout for the Facebook announcement coming soon! :)