I Couldn't Wait

This week I had the urge to order a fetal Doppler so we could listen to our baby's heartbeat from home... frequently if we wanted to. It turned out that the cost was really low, so I got one sent to us from Babybeat.com and it arrived this afternoon! It was very exciting to come home for lunch and be able to hear our baby's heartbeat for the second time. I heard it can be hard to use, and that sometimes you don't find the heartbeat. On my first pass I couldn't find it... they say you need to try again later and that the baby can block easy reception of the sound depending on what position they are in. So I tried again 30 minutes later and presto... there it was. It is such a wonderful feeling, and it always sparks an ear to ear grin. The heart rate was about 140 bpm and it was definitely reassuring. My next appointment this Tuesday is routine, nothing exciting except peeing in a cup and asking questions. May 12th is the big one when we get to confirm that its a boy find out the sex of our kid! I'm feeling energized and excited and confident that everything is progressing smoothly. I feel so lucky.