4w1d - Is this real?

Two days later, and it’s just starting to sink in. On around July 8 I am going to be somebody’s mommy. And Hubby-poo is going to be somebody’s daddy. That’s CRAZY! We are not responsible enough for this.

I finally got a book. I went with a classic – “What to Expect When You’re Expecting.” I thought I would start there. It turns out that I should have bought the book when I started trying, because then I would know if I wanted an Ob-Gyn, a Midwife, or something else. I would also know where I wanted to have the baby, and I would have assembled a crack team of expert medical personnel and holistic hippies to make this all go smoothly. But since I bought the book *after* I knew anything, I basically just jumped in to the later on stuff.

The eating is going to be the hardest part. I am a very healthy eater overall, but there are lots of rules. There are also way too many rules about what I am not allowed to eat. I knew that not eating sushi and lunchmeat, or drinking wine would be a bummer – I just didn’t realize how much I depend on those things. After my doctor’s appointment I pulled into the McDonald’s drive-through to grab breakfast (I know, breakfast of champions, but Acorn wanted a chicken biscuit). In an effort to get some Monopoly pieces, I ordered a cup of coffee. And then I remembered that I’m supposed to limit my coffee. And I don’t yet have an opinion on artificial sweeteners. So I got the coffee with cream and SUGAR. I haven’t had sugar in my coffee in a LONG time!

The doctor is obviously really cool and supportive of it all – my desire to do things as naturally as possible, the natural supplements I want to take per my hippy doctors (she read through all of the formulation sheets), etc. She also asked a lot of questions so she could find me an Ob-Gyn who fit well with my desires and personality. She is confident that it will be a low risk pregnancy because all of my vitals are good and healthy (she’s not worried about my weight, even though I am technically overweight – apparently it’s okay when you work out as much and eat as well as I do).

I have my ultrasound on December 9, which is a few weeks later than I would have liked due to Thanksgiving and a few all-day meetings that I have scheduled already. But it’s also awesome! I am SO excited about that! With technology today, they were all, ‘bring a jump drive or CD and we can give you digitals of everything.” SO COOL!