One little bean!

Today was our ultrasound. I was particularly nervous as we began to walk up the steps to the front door of the doctor's office. Ryan tried to pinch my leg as he walked behind me, but I turned and yelled at him. He told me to quit being a grouch and I explained that I'm a bit stressed out at the moment!
First off, we found out that Dr. Bundren fell on the ice and broke his hip, so he is out until February. Thankfully the nurse is so knowledgeable and has been doing this for many years that she could do our ultrasound.
She faced the computer monitor toward us and Ryan stood up. We saw the first bean! She began to measure the length because it should measure around 11mm to be equivalent to 7 weeks. It was PERFECT...11mm on the dot and it had a flicker of a heart beat! I was still anxious because I didn't know if there was another one. Ryan asked, "So is there just one." She moved the probe all around and we didn't even see a spot where the other one ever was.
So, we are blessed with one little bean! I will be due 8-8-08 and my next ultrasound is January 8th.
At first I was kind of sad that it was only one because I just assumed the procedure would be perfect and I would have two since they implanted two. But, after thinking about it, I think God knew I couldn't handle two. I no longer have to worry about gaining a gazillion pounds. Although, I still need to watch myself even with one. I can potentially have a natural birth now. I don't have to get a double stroller and worry about fitting two babies in our 1560square foot house. I also don't have to worry about breast feeding two, giving my full attention to two plus a husband, and I could potentially still work part-time with only one baby!
I think that later on in life, we will get pregnant with #2 by accident/naturally! We'll pull a Richard and Carol Jo ("Oh hello baby Ryan James, meet your 1 year old sister Katie").
After the doctor appointment, I went to Target to get stocking stuffers. Along the way I picked up Sour Patch Kids, Cheez Wiz, Triscuits and M&M's to make cookies. Yesterday I bought pretzels and cranberry sauce. I think I need to have someone go with me to the grocery store so they can monitor my craving purchases.
Now that we saw a flicker of a heartbeat, I felt somewhat okay with actually turning my head to see the baby clothes isles. Prior to this date, I would specifically turn my head and not even look because I didn't want to get my hopes up or get upset. Today, I actually walked down one of the isles without fear. It was the isle of strollers. I noted that they only had single baby strollers. It really would've been a pain to pick out items for twins! I only stayed in that isle for about 10 seconds and then I proceeded back to my Christmas shopping. Maybe after about 12 weeks I'll be able to bring myself to purchase my first baby outfit....a Sooners shirt, of course!