July 29th - I woke up still feeling the same odd feeling in my stomach, just like a lot of pressure. We went for a walk and had lunch at a Pizza Hut in Germany. We took a horse carriage ride back to the hotel and then went to the PX to get a test. I took the test around 6ish, and it was still about 6 days before a missed period...there was just a feeling. I took the test and it was positive. I wasn't sure how to react so I ran out of the room and checked the box. Clint checked the stick and it was pretty positively positive! (For 3 months I took tests the first day I could right away, but then after so many negatives it is easy to be a little shocked still! I had given up and didn't take one the month before this!)
Photo: Clint and I in Pizza Hut before we found out about the baby news!
Photo: Positive Test!
Photo: Just a Few of My Earlier Negative Tests!
July 31st - Positive Pregnancy Test from the Health Clinic. Clint was able to go with me. We set up my first appointment in Amberg Hospital for August 21st. It was sad knowing Clint wouldn't even be able to go to my first appointment with me since he was leaving on the 14th.
August 21st - First appointment for the baby! Got all my tests done and I did ok with the multiple tubes of blood drawn! I had a few pictures of the baby! Jeni went with me and we got to hear the babies heart beat and see it beating. The heart was really primitive and seemed to just be in half of the "stomach" area. It was so precious to see the heart beating.
Photo: Little Baby Standlea! Two people commented my uterus looks so small!
Photo: Close up of Baby Standlea - head is on the right, butt on the left.
September 18th - Second baby appointment! Didn't have my regular doctor, but the doctor I saw did a pretty good job. He said the baby is right on track for growth. Jeni took me again! I had lost 2 pounds since my last appointment. Most likely just eating healthier. This visit was quick, and we just did an ultrasound to check on the baby. I got to see how the head is growing! I got to see the heart beating and hear the heart beating. I got to also see the legs! They are actually longer, like proportionate to the body! The head is still a little big this early!
Photo: The head is on the right - you can see the darker spots where the eyes would be/are, the nose adn where the mouth would be. Then the little indents where the hands were, the tummy, and the feet or legs around the bottom. The little baby had its legs crossed a little too! The baby was moving around! I could see it!
Photo: More zoomed out picture of the baby! Notice how much of the uterus (the black area) is filled up by the baby compared to 4 weeks ago! My uterus has only been growing too! It has doubled in size by this point! The baby is 1.7 inches long!!!
Photo: Babies brain is growing!
Not much morning sickness really. Only a few things make me gag early in the morning, but I get over it. I have been working subbing at the high school and on my masters. I am keeping busy while Clint is away.
