Jolene had her first prenatal examination today.

The Doctor

Our appointment was at 3:30 in Bay City, and we went for lunch to grandpa tony’s first.  It was a good lunch, and I finally ordered the size of spaghetti that I can actually eat rather than the ultra large size that I never finish.  Afterward, we headed to Jolene’s mom’s house and killed some time.  We wandered around downtown Bay City, since we were extremely early for our appointment.  Antique stores were where we tread, though I don’t really understand why people would want most of the stuff.  Truth be told, I was worried.  What if we didn’t hear anything at the exam?

We went to the appointment, and I stayed in the room in the extra chair while the doctor did the normal lady examination.  I am told that I have to go through all of these things with her, so there I stayed. Following this she took a machine off of the counter and put some lubrication on it.  I had previously seen the machine but didn’t figure that was what she was going to use.  I guess I was thinking it would be something more substantial.

She used the machine and we listened in…  eventually, ever so faintly, was a really fast beat in the background.  The doctor told us that it was about 160 beats per minute, about normal for this time.  She’s scheduled for a blood check for genetic issues and such.  Otherwise, everything else was just about normal.

We left, and scheduled an appointment for a ultrasound.  That will be happening June 9th, at 5pm at the Bay City hospital.  That should be an interesting trip indeed.

Our Anniversary

We celebrated our 3rd anniversary of our wedding today, and our 5th anniversary of knowing each other.  It was a nice day.  Allegro means ‘fast and bright’ in Italian.  It’s the same beat per minute range that we heard on the little machine just a few hours ago.  Jolene gave me allegro today for our anniversary.  It’s probably the best gift I’ve been given for an anniversary.

It’s been a good 5 years.