First Ultrasound

April 11, 2011

The next several days after finding out I was pregnant are kind of a blur... so much disbelief, so much joy, so much worry. We had our first ultrasound scheduled for April 11th and we about died waiting for that. Luckily, our anniversary is on April 9th so we had a great distraction to get us through the weekend and to our Monday appointment.

We had a great anniversary. I got Jon an apple TV, and Jon made us reservations at Log Haven. We took Ollie to Becky and Cindy's for the night and headed up the mountain to the restaurant. It was a blizzard up there so most people turned back, but we decided to go ahead. It was a beautiful but slightly scary drive through the snow. The restaurant was nearly empty with such a storm, but Jon and I, and Jerry Sloan were there :) haha that was kinda fun. We ate delicious food and enjoyed watching the snow fall, then headed to the Grand America for a relaxing night away. It was such a great time until the middle of the night when I started to get sick... really sick. The next couple of days were AWFUL. Non-stop throwing up and horrible stomach cramps... I just assumed this was "morning sickness" and started to fear what the next few months would be like... I would not survive if it continued like this.

By Monday, I was still feeling awful, but had managed to sip some gatorade as we made our way to out ultrasound. I was so, so nervous. I wanted so desperately to hear or see my baby's little heart beating, but knew that this was very early and I might not get that. I kept a little bucket handy through the appointment, fearing that I would lose it again if I heard bad news.

And then, it was there. The moment I saw that little blob on the screen, I could see the little flicker of a heartbeat. I was so overjoyed, so relieved, but so sick I know I was fully enjoying the moment. :) But it was there, and all was right with the world.

Over the next couple of weeks, the sickness calmed way down. I wonder if I had food poisoning or something because what I feel now is just nausea and very random puke attacks. This is what I expected from morning sickness and it really is a comfort to me... feeling this way makes me really feel like I am pregnant and everything is working as it should. It's good.