9 Weeks Pregnant - 2nd doctors appointment and 1st Ultrasound

Hi so today I am 9 weeks pregnant and it was a big day. I had my follow-up doctors appointment and she said that my blood work I had done a couple weeks ago was good so that is a huge relief. She weighed me and I am at 126 still but that was with an extra sweater so I think I lost another pound or so...and took my blood pressure which was good. I was supposed to have a urine sample done but I couldn't pee. Kinda embarrassing but I had to pee so bad before I left home...anyways it wasn't a big deal. She also gave me all the papers for the IPS testing to be done at 12 weeks. I heard of people opting out of it but she def recommended it. So I think we will have it done. At least this blood test is not a fasting one and I can have the ultrasound and blood work done at the same time so I don't have to take extra time off work. Oh yeah she also gave me a referral for an OB that works out of the Queensway Carleton Hospital. She said she recommends most of her patients to deliver there and I looked up the hospital online and it seems like a good hospital so I am happy to deliver there. I just hope that I like the OB she referred me to. I am waiting to hear back from my GP about when they scheduled my OB appointment and there is a good chance that I will see my GP once more before I switch to an OB.

Now to the most exciting part...we had our first ultrasound this afternoon and I am super happy to announce that everything went well! We saw the baby and it has tiny legs and arms and it has a nice strong heartbeat at 169 bpm. The doctor said it was measuring at 9w1d and based on my LMP I am supposed to be 9w0d so it is basically measuring perfectly on schedule which is an amazing sign! Its funny cause in one pic it looks like you can see a face with eyes but apparently its really the brain. Mitch liked that pic best so that is the pic we got for the keepsake pic! I am very relieved that we saw a heartbeat and it is measuring right on schedule! I was really nervous!

We have our IPS testing for April 17th, 2014 which I will be about 12w1d and it will be our 12 year anniversary too! I picked it cause I thought 17 is our lucky number and at the time I totally forgot it was anniversary! Hopefully everything will go smoothly and we will have a great anniversary present seeing our little baby!

I was totally going to wait to tell people the good news. Up until now the only people that knew were Mitch and I and my doctor but after the good ultrasound results, I was too excited not to tell people so I stopped by my mom's house unexpectedly and shared the news with her! She was happy obviously. I had wanted to have a big grand announcement but instead I just let her open the little card with the ultrasound pic and she caught on...I also sent the pic to my sister on facebook because she is in Bermuda and her phone is often off. I still don't know if she got the message yet. I was going to call Mitch's sister and tell her but Mitch wanted to wait until we saw her in person on Saturday! I am excited to tell her! I still have to tell my dad and for some reason I am nervous to tell him even though I know he will be happy! I am really worried about telling my boss. I don't think we will tell my boss or our friends until after our 12 week ultrasound...just close family right now!

Anyways as far as symptoms go, I still feel nauseous, especially after being on the bus but it has been getting better which I am happy about. I was worried on the weekend when I started feeling better but now that we saw a strong heartbeat, I can enjoy it when I am not feeling so sick. I know that we are not completely out of the woods yet but it is still such a huge relief to see our little baby with such a strong heartbeat!

Baby Spiegelman 9weeks: