I had my first ultrasound on September 4, 2012. However, it was not a planned ultrasound! My original appointment was set for September 19, 2012 but on September 1st, I was in a car accident. Nothing serious! I was on my way home to visit my family when someone rear ended me. Luckily, I wasn't injured and my car didn't have much damage either. Of course with this being my first pregnancy, I just wanted to make sure that my little bean was okay! I was able to drive myself to the E.R for what I HOPED would be a good visit. What a mistake! I was in and out of there within 25 minutes. The nurse did absolutely nothing to ensure that my baby was okay. No ultrasound, no testing, no nothing at all. All she did was have me lay down and pressed around on my stomach. Then she encouraged me to take Tylenol and that was it. All in a matter of maybe 15 minutes. What a waste. Of course I was angry, so I called the OB on call from my doctor's office. I was able to get an appointment for that Tuesday. I was not expecting to get an ultrasound though! I just wanted to at least hear the heart beat to make sure the little one was doing alright. To my surprise, she gave me an ultrasound AND let me hear the heartbeat. Little bean was waving its hands and wiggling its tiny fingers. It was so crazy to see such a tiny little human moving around in there. It's little heart was beating at 164bpm. It was such a beautiful sound. Of course I cried, being the big emotional baby that I am. Tyler was there with me the whole time and was so excited. I was 9 weeks, 5 days at the time of the ultrasound. Baby looked 100% okay and I am so THANKFUL that everything is alright in there!
