Tripp and I drove to Fayetteville that morning, sat in the waiting room looking at women of all ages... big and small pregnant bellies... a random soon-to-be-dad crocheting. I was looking up pictures of our doctor on Facebook to show Tripp what she looked like and she a few minutes later she walked in carrying her new baby girl! Didn't get to talk to her, but at least Tripp got to see her in person.
About 30 minutes later, we get called back. Eekkk! Here we go!
I peed in a cup, then we met with the nurse to go through my history and our combined family history. Lots of Q&A. Thankfully, most of our answers were "NO" as the nurse asked of if we had history of X, Y and Z.
I had two questions for the nurse:
1. "I will get a call if there is an issue with any of the lab work done today, right?" Answer = YES.
2. I said "cheese dip?" Nurse looked at me like I was crazy and smiled. I had read there was bad mexican cheese you want to avoid during pregnancy that was sometimes in cheese dip at mexican restaurants and I needed to know if chips and cheese dip was going to be something I had to part ways with for the next 9 months. She said "ummm.... yes, cheese dip is fine! Never heard that one before!" Oops. Tripp was dying :) #blessed #bettersafethansorry
Next up - I went to have my blood drawn. I only got a little nervous when I saw I had to do this sitting up in chair. I have always been horizontal when I've had blood drawn in the past. :/ The lady was super nice and it didn't hurt one bit when the needle went in. I was cool as a cucumber. She was asking me questions - "Is this your first?" "How far along are you?" etc. I GOT THIS. I was seriously excited about showing Tripp that I could handle this.
Welll.... about 4 minutes in (HOW MUCH FRIGGIN' BLOOD DO YOU NEED???), I started feeling queasy and not.good. I told the lady "I don't feel too good... I think I'm going to be sick." I struggled to keep my head up until she finished with the blood (PRAISE JESUS!) and told me to put my head between my knees.
CUE THE SWEAT. I mean... I was dripping all over instantly. The back of my neck was soaking wet and my face (between my knees) was dripping. Katie = not a badass... instead, embarrassed and feeling awful.
Still sweating and everything is white. I ask her if I can go lay down. She says "Can you walk?" I say "sure" because anything is better than sitting in this chair. I stand up - literally cannot see a thing. I am on the verge of passing out. She is basically holding me up as we walk down the hall to the room and then she tries to show me where to sit, but "ummm mam, I cannot see." Somehow I find the chair with my hands and now I'm sitting again. I ask for a cup of water and she goes to find Tripp.
Tripp walks in - I was sad (because I really wanted to show him I was tough) and then so happy to see him because of the way I felt. He sat down next to me for a few minutes and then I was good to go. Tripp was great - kind of laughing at me (deserved), but also taking care of me when he saw "how the color of my face matched my white shirt." He was laughing telling me that when the blood lady went to go find him, she said "ummm sir, your wife is laying in a room. She needs you." HA. Never a dull moment.
We also met with an insurance lady and she showed us the math and $ plan to have a baby. It was organized all on one page and super helpful!
Well, the first doctor appointment was more exciting than we anticipated. I hope this isn't a sign of what's to come with this pregnancy! :/ I seriously tried to so hard to handle that blood work like a champ, but it's just not in the cards for me. We both went back to work after the appointment. My makeup was non-existent as it had dripped off with the sweat and I felt pretty weak. It was hard going back to work - I just wanted to be at home with Tripp! The night of our appointment, Tripp surprised me with a book "What to Expect When You're Expecting" and he got "So, You're Going to be a Dad" for himself. I love it!!
I wanted a pic with his book. He insisted on his "oh sh**" face... and then one smiling :)
We made our next appointment (first one with doc and we get to hear heartbeat) for Monday, May 9th... which is the morning before I fly out to SF later in the afternoon. I really wanted to get in before I went to SF for a week, and then Alys Beach with the fam the following week... so we can see a healthy heartbeat before we share the big news! :) I can't WAIT!
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