The Big Reveal!

I know I will most definitely not be one of those fortunate women whose first trimester was heavenly. I wish I could say otherwise, but sinus headaches and nausea have been a daily occurrence for almost two weeks. Humidifiers, hot compresses, Vicks rub, and crackers have been my best friend for the past couple of days. Enough about my misery! Let's get on to the good stuff because it has been a while since my last post.

We had our first appointment on Friday, October 5, where we were finally able to see our little peanut. The X-ray specialist kept saying the baby would look like a little grain of rice and there wouldn't be much of a profile. After she took all of the necessary measurements she turned the screen toward me where I was able to see the teeny tiny profile and a friggin' heartbeat!!

 

It probably looks like a little blob to everyone, but I see a little head and a little body! The little heartbeat was a strong 145 BPM and my husband was able to see peanut do a little jiggle.

 

 It was so hard to keep this a secret from our family and originally we were planning on not telling anyone until 12 weeks. We were too excited to keep it a secret any longer so we planned a skype date with our families this past weekend.

 

 My family was up first and since I am so awful at keeping secrets my dad already had a hunch that we had some big news. We chatted for a little bit then pulled up the picture so they could see it on our screen. There were a couple of seconds of silence before my mom started screaming in excitement and crying. My mother-in-law was shown a framed sonogram and it took her a little while to put the pieces together. I believe her exact words were, "ooh my.. ooh my... oh my goodness!" It was priceless!

 

My husband will be gone for a little over a month so we will begin to take belly pics at 11 weeks when my bump will begin to show.