1 Beat at a Time

After much anticipation and excitement-- we finally had our first doctors appointment!

Dr Cowen is a great man. He was very patient to explain everything and hear me gab about this and that. Mom and Jeff both accompanied me on this appt. I was grateful. I'm kind of a chicken when it comes to most things in life. :) I will say I am getting better at handling scary situations.

Mom has really been talking to me about "FEAR". For some time of my life fear has really guided my decision making and held me back from doing a lot of things. I tend to change that. With Jesus as my Lord--fear is not going to rule my life anymore. Done.

Onward with my doctor story--so, they went ahead with my yearly examination or what I like to think of "invading my privacy" :) hahah He determined that I am at 8 weeks and that everything is moving right along. We did an UltraSound (since Im so early in my pregnancy)For those who are not familiar..this is a vaginal entrance. The first thing I said was "please tell me there is a baby in there". He squirmed around a minute and then said "Yep, there's a lil one in there and the heart is pumping"~ About that time Jeff and mom came in and got to see as he took pictures. I think Jeff, mom, and myself all started crying at the same time. REALITY! There really is a baby coming into my life. That one lil heart beat changed everything today.

*SLOW CLAP* Leaha didn't freak out or cry when she got her blood drawn! THANK YOU EVERYBODY!

The doctor said that me feeling so healthy is a blessing. He said my hormone levels must be really good for me to be feeling fantastic. He also noted that the sac looks super thick and healthy! We couldn't be more happy.

Round 1 Doctor- done.

Super excited to see the adventure begin. Being pregnant only 2 months feels like FOREVER! :)
I guess I will be blogging for eternity!

To help pass the time I do things like read. My cousin, Kenley, gave me a great book that i've been hitting up here and there. "The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy" by Vicki Iovine
Such a hit with me. It's super fun to read all the lil things that you wanna talk about, but rarely bring up to normal people.

Rituals and Routines
I love taking my hot bath round 4:30 every afternoon.
Putting cocoa butter lotion on all prone areas of stretching!
Keeping me feet from hanging over the couch.
Eating 6 times a day
Falling asleep on my back
Waking up and rolling on my belly to snooze (while I still can)

I hope we are not totally boring you with our updates :) Love you all and thank you for continuing to pray!