Doc. Appointment #2
Yesterday I had my appointment with Dr. Gosser and…
I heard Sweet Pea’s heartbeat! Oh that was such a relief. With such an easy pregnancy I haven’t been feeling confident that I was still pregnant. But there it was, loud and clear, Sweet Pea’s heart a beating. Music to my ears. If you have never had the honor of hearing your child’s heartbeat, I must say, it is the most awesome sound. First you hear your slow heart rate and the doctor will move the little wand around your belly as he tries to find your baby. And then, all of a sudden, the most perfect sound of a fast, fast heart rate. Dr. Gosser always smiles when he hears the beat and leaves the wand over it for awhile so you can continue hearing it. I meant to take a video with my camera so I could play the sound for Frank, and maybe upload on here, but I completely forgot. Oh, but it was fantastic to hear that sweet precious sound.
I was obviously nervous and expressed my concerns to Dr. Gosser and a miscarriage didn’t seem to cross his mind at all. He smiled and said, “well maybe that is because you are having a boy this time.” And then he went on and on about, “he is being good inside but will cause you grief when he is born,” and “he is letting you have an easy pregnancy now but he will stir up things later.” He, he, he. I wanted to say, “or maybe she.” But it was so cute to see him talking about Sweet Pea as a little boy and not once, worried about a miscarriage.
After I left my appointment I remembered that on several occasions Dr. Gosser referred to Baby P as a she and Baby P ended up being…Mary Rene. Hmmm. Which makes me wonder?
But overall, a great appointment and a healthy pregnancy. Praise the Lord.
February 10th, 2010 at 9:26 am
Lovely news! I think Dr. Gosser can tell the sex by Heartbeats! Will you find out the sex this time?
February 10th, 2010 at 10:37 am
No we won’t find out the gender. It was so much fun not knowing if we were having a boy or girl before that we wanted another surprise!
I heard the whole heart rate thing was a myth. Plus, Dr. Gosser was having his “He” talk before we heard the heart rate.
February 10th, 2010 at 10:44 am
My Mom swears by the Heartrate thing too. She said she knew all her kids sex.
I love surprises, but for some reason I had to know what I was carrying.
February 10th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
I hope you get to have the joy of a little boy, even if it isn’t this time! When I found out that I was having a boy the first time I was disappointed. I wanted the girl first! But my son is such a sweetheart, I couldn’t imagine things any other way. But I think when a boy has an older sister, it makes them very sweet! I could not have gone the entire pregnancy not knowing the sex!
February 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
You’re right, your baby’s heartbeat is the most beautiful sound in the world. Happy to read about your good checkup!
February 12th, 2010 at 10:09 am
That is great! Now you can enjoy the “ease” of this part of this pregnancy a bit more (I hope?) rather than being worried.