Hello there

So we got to see the baby again today.

I had a little spotting over the weekend -- it was red for about 1.5 seconds and then nothing and then a little brown here and there every couple of hours but just the tiniest tiniest bit. Since I did not have any cramping and it was at eight weeks (the time some women experience hormonal bleeds) I was not worried.

My mom had told me it would be good to see a doctor in Bloomington a few times during the pregnancy, just to make sure someone here knew me in case anything went wrong, so I called today and explained the situation. They said they could get me in next Monday.

Then I said the magic words.

"Well, I had a little spotting this weekend."

That opened the secret door and they found me an appointment right away.

Josh got to come with me, and since there was spotting, they wanted to do an ultrasound. No objection here. I mean my God, it's been a whole two weeks since the dildo cam was in use. I was starting to feel left out.

The doctor found the baby right away, and it has officially gone from The Smudge to The Blob. It's twice as big as it was two weeks ago, and it now measures 10mm (1.6 cm). We got to the see the head was down and the butt was up and then we saw the heartbeat, which came in at a chart-topping 172 BPM. Yes, we have an over-achiever since everything I have read says most babies range from 120-160.

The doc said everything is fine, the baby is doing great and there's no reason to worry. He said he thinks I have the very beginnings of a bacterial infection, which is very common during pregnancy, so he prescribed a three-day course of suppositories that should clean that right up.

Inserting something into my crotch -- will the fun never end with this pregnancy?

This has been a pretty good day. The nausea seems to be abating somewhat. Of course I probably just cursed myself with that and I will be puking my brains out tomorrow. But I actually had an appetite today and ate a little applesauce, string cheese and popcorn around 4 p.m. Whoo hoo.

So everything is just great in my uterus. Looks like we might actually get a baby out of this!