listen to the baby (9 1/2 weeks)

7/1/11

today was my 10 week checkup, and thankfully everything went well.  i don't know why but a part of me was very paranoid that we would have trouble hearing the heartbeat or something would be wrong.  maybe because i've been cramping up really easily lately, or my memory of a pregnancy just two years ago has completely escaped me and i've forgotten what to expect. 

i know i forgot how damn tired i was, or maybe it's just worse this time.  i miss sleep.  i have woken up at 3:30 or 4 am just about every day for the past four weeks. most days i stay awake, eventually leaving bed and coming down to the couch where at least i have a tv to help me escape my thoughts and worries.  i don't know why i ever listened to the smug moms who would tell me during my last pregnancy "just wait until you have kids, you'll never sleep".  sorry but now that i am a smug mom i can respectfully disagree.  gobbles is definitely not a model sleeper and didn't sleep through the night consistently until almost a year.  he still gets up about once a week with a night terror or something.  and one night this week he decided to join me at 4am asking for mickey mouse and pancakes. but after all that, i STILL disagree and say the exhaustion from being pregnant alone is a lot worse! 

it's not all that bad though, i've only gotten sick a few times but have found solace in prenatal gummies since i couldn't tolerate the real vitamins. i'm bursting to share my news since right now only family and a few close friends know.  but, that all will change shortly, especially after today's appointment - my 10 week checkup.  after a trip to replace his broken glasses (again), Gobbles and I headed to my OB's office. 

hubs has been extremely busy at work, already set to work most of the holiday weekend, so i told him he didn't have to accompany us. Gobbles was pretty well behaved throughout the appointment, mostly because of every mom's best friend - cheerios.  i laid on the table talking to the doctor and nurse with one arm hanging down holding the container as Gobbles ate one by one. 

when it was time for the dopplar, i of course got a little misty-eyed hearing a perfect 171 bpm.  i proclaimed Gobbles, listen to the baby!  his response?  Cheerios!!!  he'll catch on one of these days, as soon as i start to get a little bigger...

and to my little one - so nice to hear from you.  i can't wait to do it again, just four short weeks from now.