These people are vampires.

MORE BLOOD WORK?!?! I didn't think I had any left in me after Friday's visit. Just two vials this time, but sheesh... I'm running low here. Today has been the most exciting of my pregnancy so far: we had the first sonogram and got to see our little Bean (which is a very fitting name, as you can see). The blob on the left is supposedly the head, followed around to the right by the rest of the body. Just the size of a raspberry this week, but adorable all the same. Our next appointment will be in four weeks, which lands in the heavenly trimester, and hopefully we will get another peek at our little monster.

I think today, I will start taking those baby bump pictures. I haven't been feeling very pretty lately, so I've been pushing it off- not to mention, there's not much to see- but it seems fitting that if we can show little Bean off to the world on the inside, I should start documenting the outside. I feel as if I'm going to look a little bigger than I should considering we had Cheesecake Factory last night (and the leftovers today), but at least people won't think I'm fat! Ha!

On a serious note, I am starting to get more and more excited about the bug; I think reality is starting to kick in, especially with seeing the sonogram and heartbeat. It took Dr. Kassar a minute to find Bean in the first place because he/she is sitting so low (right above my pelvic bone), but it seemed like an eternity looking at the blank screen when I expected to immediately spot the dot. And the heartbeat, because Bean is so tiny, barely shows up, which practically made mine stop not being able to hear anything at first. I haven't even given birth and I'm already worried about the baby... maybe I really am fit to be a mommy. 

I can't wait.

(Week 8:6)