eight week appointment- this kid's got a tail!

from 3/10:

had our first doctor's appt today!

i am in such good hands. dr. moritz is a gem. i couldn't ask for a better doctor. plus, he delivered max roach's daughter's babies!! how crazy is that? if he's good enough for max roach, he's good enough for us.

he is also a bit of a tv star. here is a clip of him on abc news discussing eating disorders.

anyways, i gave about six vials of blood, had an ultrasound, and heard a big, beautiful heartbeat (about 150-160 BPM) and saw a gorgeous little bean, complete with tail stub and a gloriously beating heart. i could even make out the beginnings of tiny arms and legs and a head!

crazy. seriously crazy. bdub claims that if you hooked me up to a lie detector test and asked me if i secretly wanted the tail stub to stay, i would have to say "yes". this is true. i guess it has something to do with my mild obsession with the book Geek Love in my early twenties.

anyhoo, i got a bunch of prenatal vitamins, paid my $50 copay and that was that.

i can't describe the elation of seeing that heartbeat....nice and strong. plus, our due date is earlier than we had expected:

OCTOBER 18!!

that's brian wolfe day! what a coincidence! ehrrin keenan pointed out that already the bean knows how the wolfeinelli's roll, and is falling in line to arrive for our celebration.

symptoms thus far:

1. gas/constipation
2. fatigue
3. sore boobs
4. bloat
5. nausea