Guess who's having a baby?!?!?!

I'M PREGNANT!!

So here's the story with this smidgett of exciting news: last week, Saturday night to be a little more specific, I took a home pregnancy test, and BAM....positive. Sunday night, same thing. We told our family that sunday and everyone was really excited. This will be grandbaby number 13 for Joe's parents and the first for my parents!

Tuesday I was able to schedule an appointment with an OB for today at noon. What a week of mixed emotions and anticipation!! Definitely a long week. Today, man, what a killer. I was at work for the morning before I went home to meet Joe so we could head out to the appointment. About 35 minutes before I left work, I started freaking out. But, luckily for me, my man helped me calm down and reassured me everything was going to be fine. I tend to get a little stressed out when I don't know what to expect in situations, such as a first prenatal exam.

We made it to the appointment and got busy getting weighed, blood pressure, pee test, all the goods. We then met with Dr. Newman who we really liked. She answered a few of our questions, gave us some basic information, and was able to get us in for an ultrasound. The entire reason we rushed to get an appointment so quickly was for an ultrasound/sonogram cofirmation, you can't deny a heartbeat!

After downing 32 ounces of water in ten minutes, we waited in the imaging office for about 35 minutes. As my bladder was ready to explode all over the waiting customers, I was finally called back in. On went the gel and they started the ultrasound. Apparently, Joe, knew exactly what he was seeing on the monitor, while I, on the other hand was totally lost (Joe has seen a number of ultrasound photos from all his neices and nephews). About ten minutes after she started, she said, do you see the heartbeat? She pointed it out to me and then pointed out the head. The little thing kept moving, it was so amazing. I'm still in awe about the whole situation. We are both super excited and can't wait.

One of our friends are expecting their first baby the first part of September, and then i just read on my cousins blog that she's expecting their first baby and is due 3 days before me!

I'm so excited. I hvae a couple pictures of things, i'll try to get them up here soon.