I've decided that on Thursdays, I'm going to try to post a day out of the journal aka Throwback Thursday! I can't promise I'll do it every Thursday, but I'll try my best.
April 28th
Had appointment with OBGYN. Michael came to this one. She did a full exam & then did a ultrasound. The doctor said, “Let’s see how many are in there.” Hadn’t even thought of twins until this point & felt a little panicked. She moved the ultrasound around a lot & Michael thought it was because she didn’t see anything. Later he realized she was just trying to see if there was more than one. Then she pointed out a blob on the screen & said it was our baby. Looked like a chicken nugget to me. Then she turned on the sound & I wondered why my heart was beating so fast. Then I actually realized it was the baby’s heartbeat. I think the doctor was looking for a bigger reaction from Michael & me, but we were stunned. Michael said I couldn’t stop grinning but I remember it being a nervous smile. I was just thinking – this is so weird! Then she measured the baby & estimated I was 7 & a half weeks along. She changed my due date to Dec. 14th. This means I got pregnant right before our trip to Europe. I thought maybe it was a Europe baby, but I guess the little thing wanted to come on our trip with us. We asked the doctor when she thought it would be ok to tell people & she recommended after the next appointment (in a month). My thyroid condition makes my risk of miscarriage higher & we wanted to be safe. I started calling the baby “chicken nugget” because it freaked me out less than referring to it as a baby. I wasn’t ready for the B-A-B-Y word yet! Michael started doing it, too, and eventually it just became the nugget...
On a side note, Alex wanted to send
this special message to his Grammy today.
(The paper apparently looked delicious!)
Happy Thursday everyone!
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