my baby is brilliant!

6 weeks old, and it already has a heartbeat... it's official... my baby is brilliant!

today, we went to the doctor for our first official appointment. as i had no idea what the appointment would entail, i told craig he didn't have to come if he didn't want to. he responded 'you don't get to have all the baby fun, i'm coming!'. we filled out paperwork, got weighed, measured, and gave plenty of blood for countless tests. i expected that we would show up and they'd test me to assure i was pregant before going through all the baby paperwork and conversations, but it was quite the opposite. the doctor was quite comfortable with the results of the home tests, especially when we told her that we took 3... just in case. near the end of our visit the doctor brought in the ultrasound machine and we got to see the first images of the baby.

i had no idea of what to expect. i suppose i imagined that there would be a grainy black and white photo of a little dot, and i would smile and nod as the doctor told me that the little dot was a baby. i was instead surprised to see a grainy black and white photo of a peanut shaped dot... with a very definite heartbeat.

my baby has a heartbeat and is only 6 weeks old! my baby is brilliant!

today was an exciting day as we found out officially that we are pregnant, and that we have a brilliant baby with a heartbeat.

craig has come up with a name for the baby as we were feeling guilty referring to it as 'it' all the time. cojac is now what we're referring to the baby as, which stands for Child Of Jen And Craig. i am amused with the name, and find it quite witty, although i've accidently said 'cujo' a few times.