1st Appointment

On Monday, May 14th I had my first appointment.  It was fairly painless- and very exciting.  I think Kelly was a little unsure about the whole OB doctors office deal, but by the time we got to the ultrasound- I think he was doing better.
On Monday I was 8 weeks.  The nurse thought I was farther along- more like 10 weeks, but the ultrasound showed a little over 8 weeks.  I was hoping more for 10 weeks- that way the morning sickness (which actually lasts all day) would be over in 2 to 3 weeks, now being only 8 weeks means I have more like 4 to 5 weeks of this left (hopefully!)

Here is our first ultrasound picture!
Baby Carlson is 1.91 cm long and had a very strong heart beat, 167 beats per minute - Pretty incredible!

Baby's head is down towards the right
My doctor, Dr. Casper (she is amazing) showed us the little leg and arm buds- which to a trained eye I am sure looks like legs and arms, but to us a little blob with a very fast heart beat (is that bad to say?)
Hope you enjoy the picture