So. Vaginal Ultrasounds.....

Are definetely an experience! D took me into the ER yesterday, I was having some pains in my side again, as well as a horrid headache, nausea, etc. And the darn clinic was closed. Just because it's a holiday, pregnant ladies aren't supposed to get sick? Whatever :) Anyhoo, because I a.) was having pain in my lower left abdomen and b.)I wasn't sure when I conceived (wonky periods and all) They decided to give me a pelvic exam and an ultrasound. Vaginal, as the title implies. Surely wasn't the most comfortable thing in the world, but wasn't as bad as I expected. I wasn't give any pictures (sniff) but got to see the wee one floating around. Only when you're the expectant parent can you see cuteness in a fuzzy black and white image :) I'm happy to report that we have one very healthy baby- fabulous heartbeat, two arms, two legs, a head, etc. It was too adorable- when the second dr. came in to help verify measurements of the baby, (s)he waved to him, and then later, kept rocking his/her head in a very rythmic pattern. Totally rocking out! :o) I got total warm fuzzies and so did D. So it was awesome to see the baby, but I got no official diagnosis on my pain- they think it "may have been" several things, including some growing pains. We'll see. I feel better today, but still not 100%. Oh, and they estimate me to be about 12/13 weeks along. Whoohoo! Gotta love that.

I guess it was based on the fact that I got to see the baby yesterday, but my sleep was filled with the weirdest dreams. The strangest one was when I had just given birth, but didn't have the car seat to take the baby home in. D and I left her (it was a girl :) ) at the hospital and went to go buy one, but all the stores had older kid boosters, no baby seats. This meant (in my dream) that I had to leave my baby there overnight, and try to find another seat tomorrow. They sent all the babies whose parents didn't have car seats over to this little asian ladies store (she sold plants!) to be cared for until we could cough up a car seat.

Weird.

Now I'm sitting here, typing out a blog, feasting on a hash brown and some OJ. I had to get up at the butt crack of dawn to take D into work, because Mal needs a ride to her interview today. Keep your fingers crossed for a positive outcome! She's applying at a new Starbucks opening up very close to the house. I think I'm gonna take a shower, and sleep again...this hash brown is making me feel fat and happy :)