First Heartbeat

So far I can control the morning sickness with yoghurt and oranges. Peanut is a good embryo. Although it sometimes cramp my lower abdomen I have no bleeding whatsoever. I am praying hard that everything will okay till the 40th week.

June 4th was Peanut's second U/S to check the heart beat. I purposely wore a dress for easy access. I usually ends up tangled in my pants so I have to dress rock chic today. I wore a nice black flowery dress, short denim jacket and my ever dependable Timberland boots. By 7:15pm I was on my back (bladder almost bursting...I have to keep it in for a while till the U/S procedure finished.

My other half and I were holding hands while the doctor run the scanner on my ever-so-big-tummy. And lo and behold...there was Peanut. Its the size of a grain by now at 5 weeks 4 days. Then the doctor turn the volume to hear Peanut's heart beat. It was beating strongly at 147/per minute. Apparently, Peanut do listen to me when I say that he/she must be strong and cling tightly to me. Out of amazement, Peanut's papa forget to record the event, so the doctor had to turn on the sound waves. We also get to see close up on the embryo and I have to admit, it's amazing how a tiny grain in my belly was a developing human.

"Doc, are you sure it is not my heartbeat?" I momentarily asked the kind doctor as I still could not believe that it was Peanut's heartbeat I just heard.

"Is your heart located in your tummy?" the doctor replied jokingly.

So I finally I concede to the idea of Peanut telling us "Yo mama, I'm definitely here!" I am biased but my baby's heart beat is the most beautiful sound in the world for me.