First Doctor Appointment

It's the 7th!! Finally, my first appointment with Dr. Biter!! I feel like the luckiest girl on earth... not only have a found a doctor that comes highly recommended, he takes my insurance, AND he starts seeing patients at 7-8 weeks!!!! I think all of those things more than make up for the fact that a. he's a man (I thought I wanted a woman, but I'd rather have someone who's recommended) and b . he's from Pennsylvania (those who know me know how I feel about this state- long story).

My appointment was at 3:30 and I was running a bit late. After almost having a panic attack because I couldn't find a parking spot (it's the littlest things these days) Dustin parked my car while I went inside to check in. This was going to be the moment of truth... is everything "normal".

So we waited, and waited, and waited. Gulam (my friend who gave me the referral) had given me a warning that Dr. Biter is notorious for running late. I guess you never know whats going to come up (or out) at an OB-GYN's office. Dr. Biter puts his patients first. If that means something comes up before you, you have to wait. And I'm 100% fine with that because if "something comes up with me" I would want him to take the time with me too. No rushing patients in and out- isn't his style. I love that. Granted, next time I will definitely take a book...

So 2 hours later we were brought back to the sonogram room. (I am so nervous at this point I can barely function.) Dr. Biter comes in and introduces himself. He has a really calming personality, I feel at ease (or at least more at ease) almost immediately. He goes through all the "what to do" and "what not do's". After the "basics" I present him with "the list". "The list" is a list of questions I've been working on since day 1... it's pretty expansive- almost an entire page single spaced. After "the list" I brought out "the bag". "The bag" is full of all of my bathroom products I wasn't sure were "safe" or not. Everything checked out. Dr. Biter jokingly asked for me to bring all of the contents in my kitchen cabinets next time. Which I might. :-)

Now the good part. The sonogram was so easy... Just put that thingy up there and voila- there's your baby!! It was crazy to see to see "the little jelly bean" for the first time. Dr. Biter told me I was 7 weeks and 3 days pregnant. It's crazy how they can tell almost to the day!! And even better- it actually looks more like a baby than I expected (although you cant really tell from the pictures). Its only the size of a raspberry!! You can see the head, arms and legs. When he showed us the heartbeat beating away at a million miles a second (which is also "normal") I screamed with excitement. What a relief!!! Everything looks great. I'm so excited and Dustin is too!! Both of us couldn't be happier!!

Next appointment: Aug 5
Official due date: Feb 18