Yesterday was my first doctor's appointment, and I am so happy to say that everything went well! They took the big long medical history, and did a bunch of lab work (I'm pretty sure they took an entire bucket of blood....). But of course the most exciting part was the ultrasound! It was news to me that they can take ultrasounds so early now - I'm only 9 weeks along at this point. It was even more startling news to me how they actually do this early ultrasound..... ever hear of an internal ultrasound??? (It's about as uncomfortable as it sounds!) Here's the result:
It was amazing to watch. The still pictures are more difficult to see anything in, but when Josh and I were watching it live, it was so incredible! You could clearly see the heart beating, as well as arms & legs moving. The baby is about 2 cm long right now (a little less than an inch), and everything looks exactly as it should so far. The next doctor's appointment isn't until the beginning of January, so there's not much to do until then except enjoy the holidays! =)
