Limes and Lab Work

I didn't pay much attention to the weekly fruit comparisons until 11 weeks, which puts my fetus at the size of a lime. A lime seems so much bigger than a prune! Yet when I hold the lime against my belly it seems so small. :-/  

Tomorrow I have my first physical with a midwife. I'm assuming they'll also try the doppler on me then to hear the heartbeat which is something we didn't do at my first ultrasound. I'm hoping the midwife won't mind if I pull out my iPhone to capture the sound of it. I want to play it again and again until the next time. I thought about investing in my own doppler, but based on my friends' experience, I think it would just make me more neurotic than I already am. Though I am MUCH more relaxed now than in early pregnancy. But now the labor and parenthood fears are cropping up. I assume that doesn't go away at any point.

First tri labwork I can check off my list! 9 vials of blood loss later, I'm actually feeling pretty good. I hear the next blood draw isn't until the glucose test, so my poor veins can rest easy for a bit. 

I had wanted to shoot our announcement photo this weekend, but the weather didn't cooperate. This may put my timeline a little back, but that's okay. As comfortable as I am about the viability of this pregnancy, I foresee some panicking after I hit "post." 

Early pregnancy fatigue is creeping back around; I'm exhausted by 7 pm. Also experiencing a little more nausea too. Those specific cravings have mostly subsided too. Maybe now I can finally eat more salads or something! :)