What a difference an ultrasound makes....

Wow! So yesterday I had my first ultrasound. I wasn't expecting to see anything but was hoping to maybe hear the baby's heartbeat. Well, no heartbeat but I got to see my little nugget for the first time!!! It was SO amazing. There is this little love bug growing in my tummy!! My OB said this was the clearest he's ever been able to see a baby at 9 weeks and everything looks great. I got some pictures, which I'll post below but it's so hard to tell because he zooms in all the way to take the picture. I couldn't help but cry from excitement and happiness when I saw that little thing on the screen. It just immediately changed everything about how I feel. I was all smiles and when I would chuckle you could see my stomach go up and down and then the baby would wiggle around a bunch. It was like he knew he was on stage and was ready to perform!

The baby's heartbeat was at 176 bpm which is normal when they're that little. My uterus is already so much bigger than the baby and I did put on 4 pounds already, which at first I was very upset about, but once I saw that little guy on the screen I could care less if I've gained 100 pounds! (not really, but you know what I mean). And the baby is only 2.62 cm right now which is so tiny but for some reason on that screen it looked larger than life. If I wasn't sprawled out naked from the waist down, I would have asked my Dr. if I could stay there all day and stare at my little girl. Yes, I'm still convinced I'm having a girl. I'm hoping if I think it hard enough, like The Secret, then it will happen :)


We were also able to confirm that I am as far along as we thought. Today is 9 weeks and 4 days and my expected due date is still December 19th. I get to go back for another ultrasound (and some poking and prodding) in 3 weeks and I can't wait!! My OB said he should be able to determine the sex of the baby around 16 weeks so just 6 1/2 more weeks to go!!

Okay....well I'm having problems getting this image to flip right side up, so this is the best I could do....very irritating! And that "smudge" at the top center is just from the light in the room, it's not part of the picture. The actual baby is the length of the dotted line. The head is above where it says the date on the photo and the body ends right underneath the "9w3d" thing.

Love, Diana :)