As I'm sure is true with any new parent we are already learning so much at an incredibly fast rate.
The first thing we learned this week is that Mudgekin has a heartbeat! Last Monday we went to our first doctor's appointment and got to see our sweet little baby for the first time. Granted, it doesn't look much different than a cheeto, but it's there and it has a strong heartbeat. For the first 7 weeks or so, you start having the symptoms of pregnancy, you've had a positive test, but you don't really know that there is something actually in there until you see it with your own eyes. Everything at the doctor looked good, so we will go back in mid December for our 12 week appointment. We have a sonogram picture, but for some reason I find it a little uncomfortable to post on the blog for everyone to see inside me, maybe once it looks a little more like a baby and less like a cheeto it will make more sense to me. :)
Another thing we learned this week is to never complain about NOT being sick in the mornings. I guess in my mind, being sick means everything is working properly. I have mornings that are better than others, and on those bad days I remind myself that I kind of asked for it. Knowing that both my mom and sister were very sick with their little ones I keep waiting for the storm to come. Although I am not 100% in the mornings and sometimes feel a little uneasy, I will take it and count it as a blessing!
I have also been introduced to what the word "tired" really means. My whole life, I thought I had seen tired, I thought I had been tired before, and I'm sure this definition will change again when I am on a lack of sleep with a newborn. BUT for now, my "tired" has been taken to a whole new level. When it's time to sit down and watch tv after work and I'm asleep by 8 because my body has shut down...THAT's tired.
My last lesson for this week is that no matter how hard I try to be creative or follow something on Pinterest...there is a great chance that I will fail! I realize that no one can read what this sign says, so I promise my 12 week picture will be legible and much larger, but I decided to post anyway. This blog is a way for me and Chris to remember every step of this journey along with letting our family and friends see into a little bit of what is going on with Mudgekin. So....you get the big picture, the details are not important! It says that Mudgekin is as big as a green olive and is its limbs are starting to grow big and strong. (Trust me...that's what it says). :)
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| 8 Weeks Before anyone tells me they see a belly, any belly you see is food related due to my increased appetite over the last few weeks! |
