Movin' and Groovin'

I had a doctors appointment on Wed 1/5 that I was super excited about. I got all the way there to be told that the doctor had just called and had to do an emergency c-section. Bummer. So, I went back to the doctor yesterday morning.

I was hoping and praying the whole time that the baby would be where it's supposed to be and that everything would look healthy. At first the doctor couldn't see much because apparently I'm packing lots of gas in my stomach these days, haha. Nice. But with another attempt she was able to get a clear view! Sure enough, there was indeed a little tiny baby in there. It made this pregnancy feel much more real.

The doctor said that the baby looks healthy and has a very strong heartbeat. I measured a week farther along than they had originally said. I was 10 weeks and 1 day, instead of 9 weeks. So far the baby has everything it's supposed to have! Arms, legs, a heart, a head... you know, all the good stuff. Now we're just waiting for those important parts to take shape so we can tell if Baby Hill is a he or a she. The baby sure is a mover... it didn't stop moving the entire time we were looking at it. The doctor said I should be able to feel the baby move pretty early, I just hope I can recognize the feeling and not just pass it off as gas or something! You can already see it's cute little face taking shape. It was so amazing to be able to see everything. The doctor got some great pictures of the baby while I was there... eventually I will have to figure out how to upload pictures onto this thing. The pics I got were a measurement of the little one, a pic of its little face, and in the last one it was sucking its little thumb... too cute. At one point the baby was holding it's hands together and then it was sitting indian style. It's so crazy how human-like they are so early! I'm just in awe of everything that's going on inside of me.

On an excellent note... I'm happy to say that I am not dealing with morning sickness still! It gives me hope that I am going to get away with not being sick, pheww! I thought I had morning sickness a few days last week but it all went away. I think I just had a touch of the bug or something. I haven't gained any weight yet, which is very surprising. I have no idea how I haven't! I'm eating non stop so where is all of that food going?! The baby can't possibly be eating that much already. My pants are all getting very snug already too so I find it impossible to weigh exactly the same. Crazy. I'm happy about it though, I went to my appointment with this fear that I had gained a ton of weight and the doctor would have to tell me to take it down a notch with the eating. Thank goodness I can still eat what I want ;)

I'm still constantly tired. I'm waiting for that to get better in the second trimester. I can't keep my eyes open past 8:30, it's getting ridiculous! Cravings aren't controlling my life yet. The only thing that I really have been craving a lot is baked potatoes... haha, I don't even like potatoes! I'm just glad I'm not craving a ton of junk food.

I think that's it for updates. Everything is going well here, besides the pregnancy moodswings. Josh would tell you I'm unreal these days. I could definitely tell I was full of hormones yesterday... I cried during Oprah over baby elephants. Ugh. I hope the moodswings pass like the tiredness in the second trimester! Lets hope so for Josh's sake :)