1st Doctor's Appt!

This was a new OBGYN for me, since I started at my new job, if I use a doctor affiliated with the hospital then i have 0 copays, etc. So it made a lot of financial sense to switch. Plus the OBGYN's office is on the 4th floor of the professional building at Unity Hospital, the lab is on the first floor and it's about a 3 minute walk into the actual hospital to the perinatal medicine unit (ie where i'll get ultrasounds) and the birth center right next to that. It's just nice to have it all in one place. Oh and the unit I work on (I am an RN here too lol) is about another 2 minute walk away.

We just met with the NP, who was really nice. Explained how things will work with appt's and tried to reassure me about everything. I got on the scale and I've gained 3 pounds since my doctor's appt at my primary doctor last Monday (week and a half ago). UGH. All my pants are tight and i feel so fat. This is ridiculous. I spent so much time and energy to lose 40lbs,  I HATE that I am gaining it back. It's not from the baby yet, I've just been eating more because I am hungry all the time. I need to do an exercise routine to control my weight gain and strengthen my body. But I don't know what to do... I should probably look into pregnancy aerobics or something.

Anyway, they also set me up for a dating ultrasound appt, for May 3rd. I'll be 7 weeks, 4 days. Hopefully we can actually see something, I was hoping for one at 8 or 9 weeks because I know you can see more then. Oh well!

Went down to the lab and they took about 1000 vials of blood. Prenatal screen, cystic fibrosis screen, and HIV screen, and i forget what else lol. Oh and as I walk back out afterwards, there in the waiting room is a medical secretary from my unit. And I'm there with my significant other and carrying a big folder with babies all over it that they gave me. So I was like hey I'm pregnant. It just fell outta my mouth. Luckily she is like one of my fav people at work and very sweet and told me she won't tell. The NP actually told me I should tell someone at work in case I pass out, or keep running to the bathroom, or some sort of unsafe situation... lol i told her that and she was like ok good I guess I'm that person now ;)

My aunt works in the hospital pharmacy which is also on the 1st floor of the professional building. We went and told her that a) we were engaged and b) we were pregnant.

It was a busy afternoon (I had off today). Oh and my due date was officially confirmed as December 17th, 2013... for now.