Doctors, Needles, & Bloodwork....OH MY!

Now the home pregnancy test says positive...next step is the doctors test to say positive! I called my OBGYN to set up my first appointment and made sure Mike could come. We waited in that room for literally one hour before they even called me back. Once in the back I took the doctor's test and was placed in a room to wait AGAIN!!! Once the doctor finally came in she said "The test actually came back very LOW & she decided to do an ultrasound to double check. At this point I was crushed, a low test??? What does that even mean??? Then I got a little excited because I was going to have an ultrasound to show off to my family!!!! HOWEVER, the doctor couldn't find any signs of a pregnancy! Now we were BOTH crushed. The doctor was very quick to tell us not to worry and that it could just be very early.

She sent me to get blood work (which I HATE needles) and told me I would need to come back in two days for MORE blood work. They would compare my hormone levels and look for them to increase daily. I am pretty sure that was the LONGEST two days EVER!!! She finally called and said "Great news, your hormones are increasing perfectly and we should schedule another appointment for a sonogram". A smile instantly hit my face and I called Mike to share the news.

At the next appointment we sat in the waiting room FOREVER!!!! I was nervous one minute and excited the next. I don't know how I would have got through it without Mike telling me "Everything is going to be fine! Stop stressing!" which is impossible for me. I ALWAYS stress :) At last they called my name and MORE BLOOD WORK....maybe I will get over my fear of needles soon enough. After the poking ended we sat and waited AGAIN for the doctor. I must say that these appointments are very long! The doctor entered the room with a sonogram machine and that is when we first saw our FIRST baby. Well actually he/she just looked like a peanut BUT we were both instantly in LOVE. I couldn't keep the smile off my face!!

Then the doctor said "It looks like you're about 7 weeks and 2 days. The estimated arrival date is April 17th 2012". We both started laughing and the doctor obviously didn't understand. The reason we laughed is because Mike always jokes with his sister "Aunt Amanda" that her birthday should have been on April 17th instead of April 18th. Mike and his brother "Uncle Chris" were both born on the 17th and Aunt Amanda was fashionably LATE. Hopefully Little Baby Lankford will be EARLY or right on time.