Yesterday, I had my first appointment with the OB coordinator.  As luck would have it, I used to work with her husband at Huntington.  Anyway, we talked through medical history and some of the big milestones with a pregnancy.  I have my 8 week ultrasound and 10 week meeting with my doctor.  My estimated due date is January 6 or 7.  Of course, I was right in between dates.  😉 

I haven’t had many typical pregnancy symptoms yet.  Knock on all of the wood you can find!  I’ve been getting more tired at the end of the work day and don’t last long into the evening.  By the time I get to dinner, I don’t have any strong opinions of food…I know…SHOCKER! 

Through one of the apps I was following, I decided to join one of the facebook groups.  I think we’re going to keep it to a small group of ladies that are all due about the same time.  The group is quite diverse in number of children, ages, locations in the world, and backgrounds. 

As in life, I think it’s great to cheer each other on and be there for each other when we’re struggling.  I hope all of my interactions with these ladies is a positive one in their day.

I hope my little orange or apple seed likes it’s home so far! 

Hugs, C

P.S. As an interesting note, when I was waiting to see if this round took, I found out about another cool way to become a parent.  There’s a newer item called embryo adoption.  Basically, I would have given birth to my adopted child.  The embryos are from someone else’s IVF and they chose to donate rather than destroy.  It’s a fraction of the cost of traditional adoption.  I wanted to share this tidbit as another option for those interested. r