First PCP Appt, and Poppy Seed

Today Ed met me at the Primary Care doctor’s office. The doctor reviewed my medications. My pulse was 100! I was nervous. Good thing Ed was there because I couldn’t think straight. At the end of the appointment I went to the lab to take a pregnancy test.

After the appointment Ed and I drove around to chat a bit. It was very nice to see him. He had a previously scheduled appointment with Peter, our pastor from church. That worked out well! Certainly gave him plenty to talk about!

After Ed’s appointment he met me at work so we could talk some more. We have so much to think about! We have our next doctor’s appointment on Friday, January 22 at 1:40pm. This one is with Cynthia, our OBGYN. I can’t wait. We have a lot of questions. Again, thank goodness Ed has a smart head on his shoulders!

I told my mom and dad today. They are very excited. Jason and Sam are excited too. I am also very thankful to have Amanda in my life since she has already gone through a pregnancy. I also talked to Sarah-Jean today. She is due February 5th. She sent me a website to subscribe to: www.babycenter.com. Looks like the baby might be due September 25, 2010. That’s just what the website said though, given that my last period was December 20, 2009.

I also looked at an on-line ovulation calculator which is for people who are trying to get pregnant. It said that I should have been ovulating December 30th – January 4th. I guess I don’t know how to do the math. Ed and I have been using the counting method for quite a while now. Perhaps we really had no idea what we were doing. God had a plan for us anyway.

Ed and I spent the rest of the night at our respective houses researching questions we each have about medications, timelines, etc. He totally surprised me when he said “I guess we have to wait until June to find out the sex of the baby.” I had NO idea he had even thought that far in advance. He says he thinks he’d like to know the sex. I don’t think I have a preference, perhaps I will as it gets closer. I really do like to have a plan and I could get stuff in order if we knew what we were having.

For a little while I was worried about feeling too happy. This wasn’t in our plans. NONE of me was sad, I just wasn’t sure I should be super happy since the situation isn’t “perfect.” I told Ed and he said I was meant to be a mom. He said I am allowed to be happy, and then said, “I give you permission.” That made me smile.

Sam and Jason are buying us a camera because I told her I needed a new one. My old one won’t turn on so I had to take the pictures of the pregnancy test with my cell phone. I asked Ed to help me pick out a color. He picked sage green because it is gender neutral. How cute is that?!

Tomorrow I am going grocery shopping with Amanda. I do not have very healthy eating habits right now so she is going to help me. Plus, I need the basics like a pot and a cookie sheet, simple things. I should learn how to cook! I will also call WIC tomorrow to see what I need to do to get started.

I can’t wait for Friday’s appointment! Sarah thinks Cynthia will say I’m four weeks pregnant. When I looked online it said the baby is the size of a poppy seed. CRAZY!! I wonder if Ed has thought about names. I know he’s thinking about a lot.

I had an H1N1 shot today. It is highly recommended for pregnant women.