11 weeks!

11 weeks! I can't believe it! I have to admit, though, after I made the comment last week about how this pregnancy was going so quickly, this last week just dragged. I don't know if it's because work was less busy or because I had been looking forward to 10 weeks to use the Doppler, with not-so-great results.

Most of my feeling ick from last week is gone. I'm still mildly nauseated and picky about foods, but I don't really feel like I'm going to throw up much. My worst symptom these days is heartburn, and EVERYTHING gives me heartburn: chocolate chip cookies, leftover Halloween candy, the smell of DH cooking Swiss chard (yes, really). Tums are my new best friend.

This weekend, DH and I went shopping, and I bought a bunch of maternity clothes. It felt so good to have this outward feeling of, "I am pregnant, and this is really going to work." I got a great pair of secondhand wool pants (which I hemmed) for $20, and a pair of jeans (which I need to bring to get hemmed) and 2 sweaters from Old Navy. I also got 2 empire-waisted sweaters for Macy's, one of which I wore today and got tons of compliments! If people only knew!

After we got home from work today, Mr. Rhody asked if we could try the Doppler again. He admitted to me he was getting a bit worried and disappointed we hadn't really heard the baby yet--maybe quickly here and there, but never a real, constant heartbeat. And, today, at 11 weeks on the mark, WE HEARD THE HEARTBEAT. WOOGA WOOGA WOOGA WOOGA WOOGA WOOG. It was the best sound ever. I wanted to lay there forever and listen to it, but Mr. Rhody said I had to stop harassing the baby. YAY! I'm so excited!!!