A flutter of excitment - finally!

I met with my OB on Friday, and this afternoon she confirmed that, yep, a seed was planted and a bud was growing. I'll be 8 weeks tomorrow.

The results didn't surprise me, but my reaction did! I finally felt a flutter of excitment as she recited the blood test results over the phone. I shared this with her and it finally made my lady doc feel a little better as I didn't leave a very good first impression last week.

When I got to the doc's office last week, I was, without a doubt, nervous and anxious. But, if you know me, I'm a pretty down-to-business kinda gal. When dealing with emotional issues, I can literally put emotions on the back burner and pretend they don't exist.

Anyhow, my doc was so enthusiastic when I shared my suspicions with her. Her eyes widened with excitement and it looked like she was going to get up off her stool to give me a hug. I'm sure she noticed the scared deer-in-the-headlights look in my eye, and so decided to stay put.

When she calmed down some, she looked at me skeptically and said, "Was this planned?" I replied in the affirmative. This only puzzled her further and said "This is your first?" Again, yes. This only excited her more, "This is cool, isn't it??" To which I said, "I'm not sure about that yet."

Trying to rally me, she then asked, "So what questions can I answer for you." My response: "Your the doc, what should you tell me?" At this point she gave up on me and recited her laundry list of dos and don'ts.

Before leaving she congratulated me and then shared that my reaction was a little unusual, especially since I planned this pregnancy. I chuckled at the comment and simply replied that I was just as surprised.

It was only a flutter today, but a flutter is something!