Doctor dilemmas...

Well, I am 11 6/7 weeks today (12 weeks tomorrow) and I had my 2nd OB appointment this morning. I got to hear the baby's heartbeat again, and it sounded like a real heartbeat this time instead of inaudible static. That was really the only exciting thing that happened....pretty routine visit (sorry, no new pictures), but all looks fine and dandy so far.

I am really bummed because I have a GREAT doctor, who is very personable, has a great staff, and has a private practice (so she would be my ONLY doctor the whole way through AND on THE day).........BUT......she only has privileges at Walton Medical, which, if you are not from around here, is....umm....let's say it is LESS than nice, and it is quite old and very VERY small. It is the trailer park of hospitals. But, the upside to it being so small is that you receive very personalized care, but if ANYTHING goes wrong, they are not equipped to handle any kind of huge emergency.... am not PLANNING on having any type of emergency, but it really isn't in my hands! Plus it is 30-45 minutes from our house.

SO...now I have to start all over looking for a new doctor. The problem with that is that I live in metro Atlanta, and 99.9% of the OB/GYNs around here are part of a huge group practice...meaning that I am just another patient, a number. I want to find ONE doctor, not have to see a new face and explain my entire life story every time I go for a check up.

My mom and I took a tour of the L&D at Eastside tonight, and the facility looks nice, but the staff was a bit of a mess. The best thing Eastside has going for it is that it is so close to our house, maybe 10-15 minutes because of Snellville traffic. I have been hospitalized 2 different times at Eastside for about a week each time, once in 98 and once in 2000, and as far as hospitals go, it was great, and I felt like I received excellent care.

So, this is my dilemma....and I am pretty sad about it all, not to mention that I have had some pregnancy "moments" emotionally lately, including a huge mess of a crying fit yesterday because of some design work I am doing for a client. Dave is being very patient with me and is very supportive, so that is a huge blessing.

The #1 question people ask me, oddly enough, is if I have been sick at all....it is just a little weird when you tell someone you are pregnant and the first thing they want to know is if you puke a lot or not .... so, in case you are also wondering, no...no I have not been sick one little bit. My mom said she was never sick during either of her pregnancies, so maybe it runs in the family :)

However, poor Dave is sick. Not throwing up, just a cold I think. Dave never gets sick, but this is the 2nd time he has been sick since we found out we are expecting....oh the irony.

Well, that's about it for now. I will keep the updates coming as soon as get any new news!

~Robbi

It's a BABY!!!

Hello everyone! As you may already know, Dave and I are expecting our first child! He or she will be here September 3rd!!

Since almost all of our family on both sides live far away, we wanted to start a blog to be able to share our journey from pregnancy to parenthood with you all.

We found out on Christmas Eve that we were expecting...I just had a hunch that something was up, and i decided to take a home pregnancy test just before bed while Dave was preoccupied by setting some last minute gifts under the tree. After seeing two little pink lines appear, I hid the test behind my back and called Dave over. I asked if he wanted an early Christmas present and presented the test to him. It took him a few seconds to realize what it was and exactly what was happening, but when he did, he looked up at me and said "REALLY??!!!" I was shaking with excitement and couldn't help crying hysterically. We hugged for an eternity! I took 3 tests in all before it was all over...just to be sure. All were positive! We laid in bed that night like...well...kids on Christmas Eve! I was able to dose off, but I don't think Dave was even able to close his eyes! He woke me up at 4am and we got up and decided to go ahead and open presents and get the day started.

Our doctor wouldn't see us until 8 weeks, so we had to wait almost an entire month...but it felt more like a year. January 21st Dave took the day off and we went in for our first visit. It took Dr. McGee about 2 seconds to find the baby, and she whispered "hello there little peanut". We got to hear the heart beat (which was very good for 8 weeks at 177) and she answered a lot of our questions. (She told us that we had to cancel our February snowboarding trip...boo.)

She also gave us the baby's very first photo, which she said was actually a really good "peanut picture"...you can't really see much of anything at this stage, but this kid is already a great model! Haha!!

So there he or she is. Our next appointment is on February 18th and I am hoping we will get a more exciting photo to share with you all. We definitely can't WAIT to learn whether the baby is a boy or a girl. Dave and I honestly don't have a preference, we just want him or her to be healthy.

As for me, I have not had any sickness at this point. At first I was extremely tired all of the time, but that has passed for the most part. And I am constantly hungry...but that is starting to let up a little bit as well. I have gained 2 or 3 pounds, probably due to the constant hunger. My back pain is a little worse, since I can't take my medication, but I am willing to suffer through for the Littlest Sullivan :)

~the Sullivans