First Prenatal Exam

We just had our first prenatal exam and ultrasound this week. Everything about the pregnancy still feels surreal, but seeing the ultrasound made it feel a bit more real. The technician was unable to get a clear shot of our little “pistachio” (our cat’s name is Peanut, so we had to create a different name for the baby). Apparently, I wasn’t as far in the pregnancy as the doctor predicted and our pistachio was only 3mm big, about 5-6 weeks along by the time of the first ultrasound. The technician was able to see the little flutter of a heart beat. We were able to see a better image of our pistachio by using a different type of ultrasound. It was tiny!!! Hardly seems like a baby is even in my body. We have another appointment scheduled in a few weeks for another ultrasound to confirm the due date. At this point, our doctor believes our baby will be due around August 8-10^th, 2011. I never realized how many doctor appointments I will be going to in the beginning of our pregnancy. We’ve got 3 lined up in January…a 2^nd ultrasound, informational meeting with the nurse, and genetic diagnostic screenings later in the month. We’re still not sure exactly how to feel about the pregnancy. Of course, we’re ecstatic, but there’s still this surreal feeling surrounding the whole pregnancy.