Baby's First Picture!

We had our first prenatal appointment last Monday and I am SO happy to report that all is well! I was expecting we would hear the heartbeat for the first time, but instead we got to have an ultrasound - way more fun :) It was incredible seeing our baby on the screen and seeing the tiny heart beating! It was great timing, too, because the next day we traveled to Michigan with baby's first picture in hand. What a relief it is to know that everything is progressing smoothly and the heart is beating as it should. However, our first appointment didn't quite go off without a hitch...

My OB and I were totally wrapped up in what was happening on the screen - she was pointing everything out and trying to get a decent picture while I looked on in amazement...and tried to ignore the discomfort of the internal ultrasound! We got to the end, she printed out the pictures, and as she handed them over to me we both looked over at Will...and there he was, slumped over in the chair completely passed out. Didn't see that one coming! Sure, he has a tendency to pass out in medical situations...sure, he's passed out getting his ears cleaned during a physical...but at the ultrasound?? Really?! Here I was expecting this to be an incredible shared experience for me and Will, one when we would both be hit with a sense of awe at this new life that has been created. Instead, I was awed and he was unconscious. Not exactly a confidence-booster when looking ahead to his active participation in the labor and delivery...which I'm guessing is probably a bit more intense than the ultrasound ;)

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This picture is how we told our parents that we're expecting. Yes, that's right - we shamelessly dressed our cat in a onesie for the sake of a funny "We're Pregnant!" announcement. While it is definitely much harder than it looks to get a cat into a onesie and have him sit still enough to take a picture, seeing the looks on our parents' faces (once they figured it out) was so worth the effort. Although Henry may think otherwise... :)