A Rave in My Belly

So, a quick update.... today Chris and I had an appointment and heard Baby G's heartbeat for the first time! It was so cool! I definately have claimed myself as an "ultrasound" girl... I was disappointed to hear that we wouldn't be seeing the baby again till about 20 weeks. Chris, on the other hand, thought hearing the heartbeat got his emotions rolling. Either way, it was such a wonderful sound to hear! Doc said it was about 160 bpm, which is normal. Apparently, baby's hearts beat much faster than ours. We like to refer it as the "rave in my belly.....lots of fist pumping, heart pounding fun (without the drugs)". I have also read that a baby's heartbeat that is over 140 is more likely to be a boy. I asked the doc about this one, and she said that is more true for the heartrate in the third trimester. The doc also gave us the results of all my labs from our initial visit. For all that are interested, I have A-positive blood type, and apparently my hemoglobin is "exceptional". Hey, we all have our moment to shine, right?! I tend to refer to it as my hemogoblin, but Chris is quick to remind me that it is not a monster (: We are thinking about getting a 3D ultrasound done (its "extra) to find out the sex of the baby a bit sooner.... need to schedule that STAT. On another note, I may be brewing up a throat infection.... *^$@&$ !!! I am really hoping once the throat infection clears, the honeymoon of trimester 2 will begin! I have yet to have any "feelings" of boy or girl, and I've been caught referring to the munchkin as "he" and "she". We will see.....