The First Sounds of the Heartbeat!

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Monday December 1st was our second doctor's appointment. It was scheduled for 9:50am. The nurse took us back at 9:55 and the doctor did not come into 10:40am. My patience was treading very thin. Come on, that is crazy! Anyways when she did arrive it was a very quick appointment. I had a list of questions to ask her. One was, I thought on Saturday that I had felt the baby move. It was a flutter right under rib cage. It was a feeling that I had never felt before. So I asked the doctor if I could be feeling the baby and she said that it was too early. She said what i felt was gas--how embarrassing! Well, I am really looking forward to actually feeling the baby move. Before the doctor left she used the ultrasound machine to let us hear the heartbeat. At first she warned don't worry if you can't hear a heart beat we will get the visual ultrasound if we need to. However, she found it very quickly! It was beating very quickly. It sounded like someone swishing around Listerine in their mouth. It was too cool! It was incredible to actually confirm that there really is something living inside there.

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meg_NC said…
I'm so glad the appointment went good! Maternity pants for my Grocho....I'm sure they are working better than your crazy rubber band get-up!!....oh gosh I can't wait to see pics of your baby belly! LOVE LOVE LOVE that you are doing a blog. Again, props to Mic for that idea!
December 2, 2008 at 7:52 PM
micnauman said…
Little heartbeats are the best!! Addie's always sounded like a horse galloping!! Probably too early to feel anything but when you do, you will definitely know it. What's even better is when you see your belly start moving!!! So crazy!! Coach about passed out the first time she felt Addie move in my belly! Yay, for prego pants!! Believe me, you'll learn to love them. Props to me on the blog! :-)
December 3, 2008 at 1:25 PM
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