Follow Up on Appt #1.

Today was our first appointment. As I mentioned before, we've decided on Seasons of Bristol for our OB/GYN office of choice, and as soon as I walked in I knew we'd made the right choice. The receptionist was super nice and congratulated us on our BFP as soon as I told her my name. Not only that, but I just felt deep down inside that this was the place for us to use for this amazing journey! :)

After filling out what seemed like a book of information, the nurse called us to come back. My first stop was the bathroom to give a urine sample. She said this would be 'To Do' #1 every visit, so to be prepared with a full bladder! After that was done, we went to our room where the nurse took my weight, blood pressure, and temperature. I'm actually down 2 lbs since my last doctor visit, but it could just be this office's scales. My BP was 120/70. Yay for that. My temperature however was 100.4. The nurse asked me if I was feeling okay and I told her I was feeling fine. She said it was probably nothing to worry about and that a higher temperature is common during pregnancy.

Then the questions started...all 8 million of them! ha. The nurse was really nice though and asked us if this was our first, how long we'd been trying, if we'd told our families yet, etc. After she finished the nurse practioner, Cynthia, came in. She informed us she'd be asking more questions (what else could their be?!)...so she did. After THAT was finished, she informed us they would do an ultrasound next visit and since I'd had a pap smear in late June, I wouldn't have to worry about that. So, December 21st is the big day we'll get to see our baby for the first time AND hear his/her heartbeat! She said that according to my last menstrual cycle I'm 5 weeks and 6 days pregnant and put our due date at July 27th. That's exactly what I'd figured out via The Bump/BabyCenter/etc. Who knows though, it may change after the ultrasound.
Cynthia also gave me a goodie bag full of magazines, information on exercise, medicines that can be taken during pregnancy, coupons, brochures on local pediatricians, and nutrition information.

Before leaving, I had to make one more stop by the lab and give 4 (yes, FOUR!) viles of blood. It felt like it took her 15 minutes to get all that blood, but I know it was only a couple of minutes. I'm fine with having blood taken as long as I can turn my head. I can't stand to see the needle go in or the blood to come out. ha.

So, we're really excited that we'll have a picture of our little one before Christmas! Cynthia also told us to bring a DVD-R so we can record the ultrasound. How amazing with that be to watch over and over? We're so excited! I can't wait to see the looks on our families faces when we break the news!! :)

And now...the infamous prego survey.

How far along? 5 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: n/a...this was my first "weigh-in"
Maternity clothes? Not yet. I'm so bloated though that I can't wear my favorite jeans. :(
Stretch marks? No...hopefully it will stay that way!
Sleep: Can't get enough of it!
Best moment this week: Going to the first appointment and Kevin getting to go with me!
Movement: Not yet!
Food cravings: nothing really. seems i can't get enough hot chocolate, but i don't know if i'd consider that a craving
Gender: Still a while till we find that out!
Labour signs: n/a
Belly button in or out? In.
What I am looking forward to: Our ultrasound on December 21st and telling our families on Christmas!
Milestones: First appointment!

Nervcited...

1/2 nervous...1/2 excited!

Tomorrow is our first appointment, and I'm not going to lie. I'm nervous as craaaaap! All of this just feels too good to be true and I don't think I can handle anything bad happening. I'm trying to stay positive and have faith, which I do, but I can't help be be scared.

Please pray that everything will go perfectly tomorrow. I'll update ASAP!

<3

Happy Black Friday!

I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving! Ours was great. Be proud of me, I kept my mouth shut! Heck yes I wanted to "break the news" to everyone, but I didn't. :) Go me!

I've been up for about an hour and a half...in that time I've managed to buy my brothers Christmas gift, my sister in laws gift, AND my mom's gift! Thank God for black friday online deals! I've tried the whole going to the store kind of thing, but for me it's just too crowded and you can't really shop! More power to the people who get major buys though!


Oh, and look what else I bought...


Cute, right? $5 at Old Navy...AND our first baby purchase! :) Maybe I'll use this as part of the gift we'll give on Christmas to break the news! Eek! I can't wait! 4 weeks from today!

Good luck to everyone shopping today!! I'll be working, then heading to a wedding rehearsal! My dearest college friend, Tiffany, is getting married tomorrow! :)

5 weeks today...i think

4 wks 6 days

According to Fertility Friend, I am 5 weeks as of today. I'm feeling great so far. Yeah, my boobs ache and I'm tired and ready for bed by 8:30, but over all I'm feeling great! No morning sickness yet, though I've had a few moments of nausea.

I'm not gonna lie. I am ecstatic about being pregnant. However, I'm terrified of all the things that could happen. I know I should think positive and put it in God's hands (and I am...) but it's so hard to not worry. Everytime I go to the bathroom I'm terrified of seeing blood. Thank you God for letting this baby hold on this long. Please bless us with ~35 weeks more of "stickiness" and perfect development.

Kevin's so sweet with the whole thing. He rubs on my belly, kisses it, and insists we start thinking of names NOW! Considering we rarely agree on a name, it may be a good idea to get a head start!

We've made the deal to not tell our families until Christmas. One problem, I suuuuck at keeping secrets! haha. I'm dying to tell somebody, anybody, EVERYBODY! I'm thinking I'm gonna have to tell mom, dad, and jason on mom's birthday (12/15)...at least I'll be able to talk about it with someone then...and that will be 10 less days i have to keep quiet!

Hope everyone has a safe and happy thanksgiving! Hope you eat until you're miserable and spend as much time as possible with your family!

First Appointment Made!

Kevin & I go for our first appointment with the OB/Gyn next Monday at 12:45 p.m.! I can't wait!
We've decided to use Seasons of Bristol. I've heard only great things about the place and I'm excited to get to know the staff! :)

Had my first "OMG, I'm gonna puke!" moment this morning. Cake, muffins, and chocolate were everywhere at work this morning and I seriously couldn't stand the smell. I honestly thought I was going to vomit. Thankfully I didn't, because that would've been hard to explaing to my co-workers!

Continue to keep us in your prayers! Pray that baby bean continues to hold on and grow!

BFP

BFP!
For those who don't know, that stands for BIG FAT POSITIVE.
That's right...Kevin & I are expecting! **insert happy dance here**

We just found out last night. I was expecting my "monthly visitor" yesterday but she hadn't shown by 6, so I knew something was up. I've been feeling a little "off" the past few days too. Not in a bad way, just not like I normally do around this time of the month. So, I had a cheapie pregnancy test and decided to give it a shot. I come back to look at it after 5 minutes and see this...
It's hard to see in this picture, but there's a faint line to the left of the dark pink line...meaning the test is positive. However, not being able to take that as a good enough answer, Kevin and I rushed to Wal-Mart to buy a digital pregnancy test.

Yep, it says 'PREGNANT'!!! :) We're going to be parents!
Needless to say, we are ecstatic! I could barely sleep last night I was so excited. We're hoping to keep quiet until Christmas to tell everyone. ((so actually, if we know you in real life, you aren't reading this until AFTER christmas...so, i hope your holidays were great! :))) However, my moms birthday is 12/15, so we may go ahead and tell her, my dad, and brother, then wait till Christmas morning for Kevin's family! It's going to be so hard to keep my mouth shut! ha. I want nothing more than to call my mom and scream "You're going to be a Grandma!!" Everyone is going to be so excited. This will be the first grandchild on my side and the third on Kevin's side.

I'm praying harder than ever before that God will watch over me, Kevin and our little one. I pray that he will keep all 3 of us healthy and help our baby to grow and develop perfectly. I know a few very special angels are "upstairs" doing the happy dance for us! My grandma would be so happy if she were still alive. She has three great-grandchildren, but my cousin's (the daddies) were never super close to her and Grandpa like my brother and I were (still are with Grandpa)...so, I know she'd be thinking of all the ways to spoil our little one and all the ways to fatten me up over the next 9 months. :) Yum, chicken n' dumplings and banana pudding would be my "Grandma meals" of choice!

If you're a person of prayer, please just pray for God to give Kevin and I all the strength and knowledge we will need over the term of this pregnancy and beyond. And please pray for Baby Griffitts to have a happy & healthy 9 months of "baking"... :P

We're thinking I'm around 4 or 5 weeks along. I'll be calling the OB/GYN first thing Monday morning along with my endocrinologist. Not sure when our first "baby" visit will be, but I'm already excited about seeing its heartbeat for the first time. Of course I plan to post pictures, results, etc regularly.

Until then...