We had our first appointment on 4/2/10. It was pretty uneventful. The major highlights are:
Torin going with me to appointment (YAY!),
Watching Torin's confused face as I stripped from the waist down,
Torin giving the dildocam the side eye and wondering where the hell that was supposed to go,
Doc coming in explaining the procedure and rolling the condom on the dildocam,
Watching Torin's face as doc rolled condom on,
Trying to figure out if we could truly see the heartbeat,
Me laughing (with the dildocam in) while doc tries to explain things over us talking,
Seeing the babe for the first time.
Not very much to see there but it was still very exciting to see the babe. We are currently measuring about 2 days behind (sigh...trying very hard not to freak out about this) at 6 weeks 6 days instead of 7 weeks 1 day. We have a follow up appointment for 4/12/10. They will check the progress to make sure everything is developing on track.When Torin and I were discussing telling our parents, I told him I was very nervous about telling them. I didn't know what their reaction would be...upset, ecstatic, uneasy, sad....but I knew that the realization that we were married and having sex would sink in for my dad very quickly. Knowing him he would probably say something to that effect...Torin says I'm crazy and he (and my mom) will be thrilled to know about the baby. So our plan was to tell our parents over Easter since Torin would be coming home with me. Sigh, best laid plans....Torin ended up having to work so I made the 4 hour trek home to visit the parents and in laws by myself. I decided to make a Easter basket for my parents to help break the news since I'm not so good with stating the obvious a la "Mom, Dad, I'm pregnant!". So I created a basket with baby related goods...I love Grandma/Grandpa bibs and unisex (at least in my opinion) onesies...on the bottom and candy and a "Happy Easter Grandma and Grandpa" card on top.
Here is my mom modeling her first Easter basket from her baby (aka Me) in all my life. Usually it's her giving the Easter baskets, so this was a nice treat for her.
So after taking a picture with her and the now "special" Easter basket, I begged her to open the card even though it was Saturday and not technically Easter yet. (Since no one was there to witness the actual event besides me, my mom and my dad, I'll explain that in the card was a small magnet frame with our first ultrasound on top of the card.) So as I was saying, I begged her to open the card and she graciously obliged. She was promptly greeted with an ultrasound photo, where she then began to freak out. Luckily, I have video to document the occasion....but I'll spare you since it is a lot of screaming. As a OB nurse, she knows what the hell a ultrasound photo looks like even in this very early stage but she was quite confused. She proceeded to question me (while flipping over the photo several times) about why there was a US photo in her card, who's it was, and call my name at least 20 times in the span of 2 minutes. Meanwhile, my dad continues to make his fruit salad and cheerios, oblivious to the madness of my mom or my taping said madness. After completely freaking out about the photo, she proceeds to look at the card "Happy Easter Grandma and Grandpa, Love Baby Simpson (coming November 2010) and dies. Ha! No....not really...she says "Oh Lord, What have you done?". This is the point where I turn the video recording off and state that this was not exactly the reaction I was expecting. I know I was nervous about telling them and actually thought they may be a little upset (don't ask) but this wasn't really the reaction I was expecting.
After a minute of silence, my mom tells my dad, who is now starting to figure out something is going on, that our daughter is pregnant (or My baby is having a baby). So after the freaking out...cue the happy reaction from my mom and dad. It was quite an experience that I'm sure I (or they) will never forget. Not too long after the happy congratulations and we're so excited moment, my dad said to my mom...
Dad: Shelia, you know what this means right?
Mom: What?
Dad: It means that they've been having sex.
Me: ::mouth drops open:: ....... ::dies::
Mom: No, No, No....they could have used a turkey baster.
Me: ::drops head (hard) on the table:: ::dies again::
Dad: mmhmm whatever Shelia, I know how these things happen.
At this point he leaves with his cheerios and fruit salad to watch some sports game and I try to revive myself enough to text Torin and tell him "I told you so!". Where he texted me back with "Your family is crazy"and I replied "That's putting it lightly".
Telling his family was not filled with quite the drama or excitement. I told his mom's fiance first since I needed some kind of person to lean on and I knew that he would take it well. Then Torin called and told his mom over the phone, where she proceeded to cry immediately. Since it was dinner with the family, his brother and his fiance and her little girl also found out. I presented them with another copy of the ultrasound photo in a magnet frame, without an Easter basket....sigh I know, I feel kind of bad for this one. I'm just not sure how they would take receiving an Easter basket
Anyhow, everyone was shocked first....but excited and happy later. Actually, my mom is a little upset after all. As my mother (and one of my best friends) she expected that I would tell her immediately, not during the deed...sick people, but once I saw the pee stick turn positive. I've managed to bribe her into forgiving me with the promise that she can come back with me (which was planned) and stay until the appointment on 4/12 (which was not planned).
