11 Weeks, First Ultrasound!

So, i had my first real appointment at 11 weeks. I was pleased with the provider i saw and she decided to do an ultrasound to confirm my due date. Which was confirmed as September 30th 2013. So we will expect this little monster sometime in September.. i call him/ her a monster in the most loving of ways! Brad missed this appointment because we didnt know they were going to do an ultrasound so i went alone.

Before this appointment i was of course excited but also nervous, i didnt have an nausea/ vomitting at all. which is of course the most talked about and least favorite pregnancy symptom  so i hadnt really felt pregnant except for extreme tiredness, bloating, and forgetfullness! which are all of course classic pregnancy symptoms as well. So, needless to say it was very reasuring to see our baby inside! I felt a surge of happiness, and was so excited after i saw the image of our moving little monster. He/She was kicking, moving arms a little bit, and overall looks amazingly beautiful and healthy. The nurse practitioner was surprised with how clear that image was and so was I. I expected a little bit more of alien like image but what i saw actually has the beginning shapes of a baby face. I could see the brain and heart clearly forming and little tiny toes! The hearbeat was a wonderful sound, i hear fetal heart tones frequently at work but when its your little fetus the heart just sounds so much more spectacular. We were very lucky to have gotten such a clear picture, and the baby is HUGE!!!!