I was back at the doctor again last Thursday.... and again today! I had some bleeding on Thursday-pretty scary so they wanted to see me right away. They did another ultrasound and said everything looked good. We saw the baby's heartbeat. And also I had to start my Lovinox injections. It is not as bad as I thought it might be. Dan has been incredible!! He gives me my shot every morning--I don't think I could do it by myself. My belly has little bruises all over it but overall is not that bad. The shots sting for a few minutes pretty badly but then it goes away. Today was just to make sure everything still looked ok. And it does. We saw the heart beat again. It is 133 beats per minute. It is pretty incredible to see our little baby in there. They verified that I am six weeks and four days so my due date is Septmeber 10th. But they are already planning on inducing about 39 weeks because they have to stop the blood thinners a couple days before I deliver. My next appointment is in six weeks. I will get another ultrasound and get to meet one of the two doctors who might deliver the baby. After that I will get an ultrasound every four weeks. I will get to find out at sixteen weeks if it is a boy or a girl! We can't wait!! Then we can really start preparing. I've still been feeling good. There were a couple days with nausea and one morning of being sick but that is about it. I am a little more tired than usual but generally have felt really good.

Some good news!

I went back to the OB on Monday for another ultrasound and saw the gestational sack where my baby will live for the next eight months. The nurse confirmed that I am now between 4 and 5 weeks along. They will have a more definate due date once they can measure the fetus and see how big it is and how its growing. I go back on the 19th for another ultrasound to see if they are able to hear the babies heart beat. And to get lessons on how to poke myself every morning. YUCK!! I have been beginning to feel the nausea of early pregnancy. I have not yet been sick but it makes it difficult to teach when I feel like I might be at any time. Dan and I feel incredibly blessed and are enjoying learning about how our baby is growing and changing inside of me. Right now it is about the size of a poppy seed but its heart and nervous system are developing already. It is such an incredible miracle. We will keep everyone posted as we know more.

PREGNANT!?!

Well, I thought that this might be a good way to keep friends and family updated on my pregnancy. Dan and I are very excited to share this experience with the people we love. I suppose I will start from the beginning for those of you I have not had the chance to talk to yet. This past Monday Dan and I found out I was pregnant. We already had an idea, but after four negative home pregnancy tests, I went to the doctor and they confirmed it. They originally estimated that I am about 7 weeks-making my due date somewhere around August 23rd. I set up an appointment with an OB in our area and because I have had some cramping they wanted to see me right away. They did blood tests and said everything looked fine--I may have just been dehydrated. I have been drinking a lot of water and the cramping has gotten better. They also wanted to see me right away because I have a blood clotting disorder called Factor V Leiden that increases my chances of getting blood clots and can cause me to miscarry pretty easily. So I went in yesterday for my first ultrasound. Dan was able to get off work early and join me. We had a little bit of a scare because they could not find the baby or the yolk sac. But after looking at my blood tests, they think that I am probably only about 4 weeks along. They took my blood again and I have an appoinment on Monday for another ultrasound to see if they can see the baby yet. They also told me I need to start taking baby asprin- one every day of my pregnancy, to keep my blood thin. And as soon as the baby has a heart beat, I will have to give myself a daily injection of Lovinox-a blood thinner- into my belly. I guess I am quickly going to have to outgrow my fear of needles :) I have felt really good so far. No morning sickness or anything. A little heart burn but nothing too bad. And I have been a little tired so my two week break from work has been a blessing. So that is about all we know at this point. We will know a little more hopefully on Monday. Dan and I are so excited, we really can not even express how blessed we feel! Although we did not plan on kids for a couple years after the wedding, we are really excited about sharing this experience and know that it will only make our marriage stronger.