Last week we had our very first appointment and got to see our little peanut. Peanut was 18.8 mm which is about 3/4 of inch. Growing fast and strong with a fast heartbeat of 169. We did not get to hear the heartbeat, but we sure could see the flashing beat on the screen. I was so nervous that day. My greatest fear, I would go and nothing would be there, but when she put the machine on she found peanut really fast. It's just amazing, the awe you feel when you first gaze at the miracle growing inside you.
It's been a rough week and a half. I've had two migraine headaches and I am trying to just deal with working day to day. When I am at home and can lay down all day I do not have any headaches. However, there is a need to work as long as I can, so I cannot just stay home. Luke and I agree that if I am miserable, sick or just having a horrific headache I should take a sick day, which I have had to do for a few days. I am also trying to keep my stress levels low, but I do have a demanding and sometimes very stressful job. It's just kind of hard to manage some days.
Tomorrow I go in for my extremely long up close and personal exam with the doctor. I was going to take Mary with me, but unfortunately her other foot is now under the weather so to speak. I would much rather her take care of her. Luke has to work, since this is a longer appointment and it is with the nurse practitioner. That's ok. I will get to hear the heartbeat for the very first time and it will be just for me, so I can't complain. It's my happy thought for the week, that no matter how miserable I feel this week I have the littlest angel growing inside me and that's all that matters.
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