appt 1

we had our first appointment with the midwifery practice on september 2nd. i was 9 weeks pregnant at the time and we were very excited to have our first glimpse at baby z. however, i found out the day before we went that we would NOT be having an ultrasound done until 16-18wks! i was so disappointed and angry! SO MANY other women on thebump have ultrasound pics from as early as 4-5wks and it just didn't seem fair that i would have to wait until week 16 to get my first glimpse at the thing in my belly. i was so upset the night before our appointment that i didn't even want to go anymore. what was the point in going if they wouldn't even be able to tell us if the thing was alive?

surprisingly, i felt a lot better after the appointment and i learned more than i anticipated. the midwife was super nice and answered every single one of my questions (i only had 13), including, why must i wait SO LONG for an ultrasound when other women earlier in their pregnancy already have 2 or 3? it turns out that since im not high risk and im not having any bleeding, etc., there's no medial reason for the procedure. it all makes sense, but i still don't think it's fair and i still really want a pic of baby z.

the midwife did recover some points during the appointment by attempting to locate baby z's heartbeat using a doppler (keyword: attempting). she gave a disclaimer that it would be early to hear the heartbeat at 9wks w/a doppler, so we weren't too upset when she couldn't locate it. she said we should definitely hear the heartbeat when we come back for our next appointment at 12wks (september 23rd).

after the appointment, we went to international mall to look at "pea in a pod." it was premature, but fun nonetheless. the sales lady talked me into this stretch mark prevention cream that costs 35 bucks per 4 oz. and this boob sagging prevention cream that costs even more. im not sure how or why i got suckered into the boob sagging prevention cream since im not sure that my boobs are or will ever be big enough to sag (without augmentation of course), but the stretch mark cream seemed like a wise purchase. little did i know that it'd only take a week to blow through the first 4 oz tub. based on that rate of use, it will cost us $35 x 29 pregnant weeks remaining = $1015 for stretch mark prevention alone! it would be cheaper to just get the stretch marks and have them treated later! with that being said, i've still since purchased one more tube. :) oh, and we also bought a bella band. most of my pants were already feeling a little tight, but the hair tie through the loop trick was still working. it's only a matter of time before i need to use the band though, sadly.

stats from appt 1
WEIGHT: 122 lb
EDD: 4/6/2010 <- according to their calculations. im still saying our due date is 4/5/2010 because kenny's sister and nephew were both born on 4/6! i figure if baby z is gonna share a date with anyone, it should be with us.
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well, i guess that's all the stats for now. that was a little anticlimactic.