Officially 12 weeks!

On Tuesday, I hit 12 weeks!!!

Last Friday, I tried Fuzzy's Taco's for the first time with my parents...not gonna lie...not a big fan. But my dad loves it, so we went for him. Afterwards, I was feeling full, bloated, and wanted to undo my first button on my jeans. So my mom offered to buy me my first pair of maternity jeans, and a shirt. We went to Kohl's...which by the way, has literally only 4 racks of maternity clothes. Note to self...try a different store next time. But I came home with some jeans and a black maternity top. The jeans are...hmm, what's the word...sexy! NOT! But they serve their purpose, and are very comfortable, although I have not worn them yet. I came home and modeled for Joe, and told him how it makes my butt look flat. His response, "Well Deanna, it's probably because you don't have a butt." Oh yea, forgot about that part. I am hoping to grow one over the remaining 7 months.

Today, I had my 12 week appointment. I was a little nervous going in, I was scared they weren't going to be able to find the heartbeat...you know me, I think the worst. But the nurse was very sweet and could see the worry on my face, and said, "Let's see if we can fix that." So she took my weight, which I have now gained 3 pounds, and took my blood pressure, which was normal. Then she took out the Doppler and put some gooey stuff on my belly, and forewarned me that sometimes it's too early to hear the heartbeat on the Doppler, but that if she couldn't find it, they would do a sonogram. So she searched and searched, she found my heartbeat...and searched and searched, then I heard her say, "Oh! It's a little higher than I thought! Do you hear that...that's your baby! It's a very strong heartbeat, very strong, 161 beats. That's really good!" As I heard the heartbeat, I grabbed her arm for reassurance. She let me listen for a while, as I cried. It was the most wonderful sound. It still brings tears to my eyes knowing my baby is alive and well! After that, my doctor came in and did a culture for chlamydia and gonorrhea...which is routine for them to test. I think they do an STD test every tri-mester. They are also going to test by thyroid since I have been very sensitive to coldness. Other than that, the doctor said everything looked great. and she would see me in 4 weeks. Until then....I am going to dream about hearing that heartbeat, and sleep well tonight! =)