There's a heartbeat in my crotch! Happy, happy day!

     We got our first baby pictures and boy are they grainy! I wouldn't trade them for the world though.
     My mom is a labor and delivery nurse at a hospital out on Long Island so I've got the super hook-up for all of this. I was supposed to go for my first scan April 5th, but we got a weensy bit nervous this week. I went from head-in-the-toilet-bowl-and-oh-my-god-kill-me to skipping about without the slightest tummy ick about four days ago and totally didn't panic in any way, at all (sarcasm never comes out right on the computer). Anyway, my mom (actually a high risk labor and delivery nurse, so she knows everything about everything) kept casually asking me about this whole no-nausea thing for a few days and finally had me take a blood test to measure a hormone level. When she got the results back she said it was through the roof, which was most likely a good thing, and she had me come into her office after work yesterday (Friday) for a scan.
     So I went in and there was half her office waiting for me (not only does she know everything about this stuff, she also knows everyone). I went into the little room with the big machine and laid down. A minute or so later and we were all looking at a monitor with a beautiful little heart beating away happily. Woo hoo! The other nurse was scanning me and my mom was pointing out the head and the tush and the little bumps where arms and legs are going to be. I really found it amazing that we could see this little dot kind of blinking on and off. And you could really see it!
     So grandma, which she won't be called (too old sounding she said) is already demanding good baby pictures, and the other nurse took like 15 shots from the monitor. She picked her favorite, and we got the rest. I bet it's already in a frame.
     After that, we went to visit my aunt in Queens who just got out of the hospital and told half my family. Originally we weren't going to. Mom said it was ok, and really, with news like that, you can't just go waltzing into a family members home and get away with acting like nothing was new. At least I can't apparently. 
     I'm eight weeks pregnant (today is 3/20/11)! The due date is October 26th. We're going to have a Halloween baby!