Our First Ultrasound!

Today we got to see our little one for the very first time. It was such a beautiful moment! Paul cried and cried :) It was so sweet. We got to see the baby kicking/moving all around. We also got to hear the heartbeat, and it was the most gorgeous sound ever. It definately is real now for the both of us! I got 3 pics, and had to take pics of them with my camera. So they aren't that great. I will try to scan them soon so that I have better pics to show you guys. Well here is the debut of baby Gentle! :) In the first pic, the head is on the left but not very visible. In the second, the head is on the right. The round object you see on the left is a yolk sack.

Yay for a letter

Yesterday I got a letter in the mail that I didn't expect for 2-3 more weeks. My acceptance letter for Medicaid! Yay, so the LO and I have insurance now and I couldn't be happier about that. It was so precious; under my name, bday and insurance # said Unborn A. Gentle and the baby's EDD, and insurance #. That got me so excited for this LO. As days go by I feel more confident in the fact that everything will be fine. Although I still worry.

This is day 3 of not feeling like crap. I have had adversions,cravings, and nausea off and on. But the morning sickness and fatigue isn't constantly bringing me down. I reckon that's a good thing, but I can't help but worry a little.

In just 11 days I will get to see my LO!! Just 11 days! Oh my how it seems like forever, but close at the same time :) I also have my WIC appt tomorrow so that we can start getting WIC checks. I'm sure that will help out a lot. I hope everyone is doing well :)

Appointments are in place!

Yesterday I had an appt with Best Start. Best Start is a program in Alabama for women on Medicaid. They work kinda like a social worker and are the middle-man between you, medicaid, and your OB. They really help you to figure things out, and are there for you during your pregnancy. My B.S. worker helped me pick out an OB and called to make an appt for me.

My first OB appt will be Tuesday 12-22, and I will be 9w6d at that appointment. Only 1 day away from 10 whole weeks!!!

I still get to have that free u/s from the pregnancy clinic. It will be Thursday 12-17, and I will be 9w1d at that appt.

I am so excited to see my LO for the first time and to hear his/her heartbeat. I can only imagine how magical it will be when Paul and I know for sure that something is live, well , and growing inside. I have my fears of course, but I'm trying to stay positive.

Update on me: I am 7w1d today, so only 1 week until I am a full 2 months pregnant! Symptoms have really started to kick in, so now in addition to the fatigue, bloating, tightness/cramping I now have: real morning sickness... horrible nausea but not enough to actually vomit, headaches, food adversions, and every now and then.. cravings :).

You can see updates on my LO on the ticker to the right side of the page :)