First doctor's visit

We went to the doctor yesterday and got our first sonogram. Here's what we learned:

1. We're actually only 6 weeks pregnant. The due date is set for 8/10/2010.

2. No, we're not having twins. They only see one baby. So stop tourmenting me with the thought of having to pay for two kids at once!

3. Baby Jordan is approximately 1/4 a centimeter in length

4. On the sonogram, the baby in its yolk sac looks like a diamond ring - the lining of the yolk sac being the band of the ring, and the baby sitting on top being the diamond. We were able to see the heart beat, which was really cool! They didn't let us listen to it though - they said they typically don't listen to it this early since the heart is still forming. They do take the heart rate though. More on that below.

5. The egg came out of the right ovary. They said that's how we got pregnant. Jason responded that he thought he had something to do with the pregnancy (he said that later - not in front of the doctor). They were able to tell that because the egg coming out of the ovary caused a small cyst on my right ovary. They said that is VERY common, and that they'll just keep an eye on its size to make sure it's regular.

6. Baby Jordan's heart beat is 100 beats per minute. That's actually low - it should be 120 at the lowest. HOWEVER, don't worry- they said 6 weeks pregant is the absolute soonest they could even pick up the heart beat with the sonogram, and they've found many times before that the reading is not accurate due to taking this measurement too early. We're going back next Wednesday (12/30) so that we can get a better reading. Please pray that our baby is healthy and has a strong heart! Jason and I really feel like this is going to be okay, and the doctor sounded optimistic as well. She said everything else looks perfect for being at 6 weeks.

7. Last thing we learned - that I'm an idiot. We thought the appointment was over when our doctor left the room. But apparently we were suppose to stay and have a nurse do blood work on me! I should have known better - I knew they had to do bloodwork in the first visit, but when she left and said goodbye, and reminded us to book the next ultrasound before leaving, we thought we were done! Oh well. I go back in first thing tomorrow morning to do the blood work.

We get to tell Jason's parents the good news on Thursday night, and then will tell the rest of the extended family on Christmas day. We're very excited about that!!!