I went to the doc this morning. I was told that I wouldn't be able to hear the heartbeat in the office until week 11 or so. I can't wait that long!!! They were going to try and fit me in for a sonogram, but the doc who does those is out on vacation...for over a week! What was I going to do? I have no reason to worry, but I really wanted to know how my bean was growing. Dawn, the nurse, was going to see what she could do and then call me. In the meantime, I went to get my bloodwork done (not a fun experience - I HATE NEEDLES!!!) and while I was waiting for my Cruisers burger, Dawn called. She worked her magic and got me in at the hospital for an ultrasound. So now it's noon and I haven't eaten AND I was told to drink 32 ounces of water in 10 minutes. What? Who can do that? I had both an internal and external ultrasound. But, and here's the kicker...the tech doing the scan couldn't show me any picutres (I did sneak a peak when she wasn't looking) or let me hear anything. That sucked! But she did tell me that I was about 7 and a 1/2 weeks and that there WAS a heartbeat!!! What a relief. Dawn called a couple hours later with the results and said everything looked great. That made me so happy. Hopefully some of my anxiety will go away now.
I go for my next appt on Sept 28th and Dawn said they can probably do another ultrasound then - with pictures! As for the morning sickness - I feel so much better today. I was able to get some good sleep last night and that burger today was soooo good. Cruisers is the best! Leaving for TN tomorrow. I'll update when we get back.
Love ya! -Erika