My First Ultrasound

From the moment you find out that you are pregnant you start looking forward to the ultrasounds, especially the first one.  In all honesty, I have been imaging the moment I see my baby and hear my baby's heartbeat for the first time for over a year now...every since we started trying to conceive.  I just knew that I would get emotional and start crying, I would admire that little blob on the screen like it is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen and I would be doing this while holding my husbands hand as he admires our baby with me. 

However- when does reality ever turn out like you imagined in your dreams?! Never!!

I'm now a little over 7 weeks and I had my first ultrasound yesterday.  I was really bummed because Josh had to work and he couldn't be there with me but my sis, Karsyn and mom (the 3 most important women in my life) were all there.  After waiting 2 hours, it was finally time to see my baby!  I go in and he gets started and there he/she was!! My baby!! After seeing him/her for about 30 secs he asks if I want to hear the heartbeat and hello of course I do?! Then it was "thump thump thump" and then it's over?! The entire ultrasound lasted maybe a minute and half.  The radiologist leaves the room and the nurse tells me to get dressed and I'm free to go.  SERIOUSLY!? I was beyond my normal level of pissed off.  I didn't even get to enjoy listening to my tiny baby's heart, I was too annoyed at how little this guy cared about me and my baby! He knew this was my first ultrasound and he robbed me of everything I been longing for for so long.  I asked the nurse before she left the room if she could at least tell me what the heart rate was and she had to look it up in the chart.  Shouldn't this have been something the radiologist told me?!  I mean he's a doctor and he didn't even tell me if the baby seemed healthy, was a good size, heart rate was normal or anything! Then I left the room and realized I didn't even get a dang picture!! I had to ask for one and the nurse said, "Well if you want one I can get you one." Hello?! That's my baby's first picture why would I not want that?! I'm pretty sure I had high blood pressure when I left there. 

My mom and sister were both so excited and sis even teared up...like I had expected to do....but when dreaming of what that moment would be like I didn't account for the raging pregnancy hormones.  Or for the rude behavior of the radiologist.  Needless to say I plan on going to baby belly for a 4D ultrasound when I'm much further along.  If you are pregnant I highly recommend baby belly! They are phenomenal!

Anyway the heart rate was 148...which I've read and heard that that probably means a girl....SCORE!