Feeling more confident...

Last week, on February 13, Jeff and I got a lovely early Valentines Day present: the chance to listen to the sound of our baby's heartbeat! We had an appointment with our OB/GYN Dr. Lett and she brought in the Doppler machine to listen for the heartbeat. All my tensions melted away when I heard that glorious thump, thump, thump! The heartbeat sounded so strong and healthy. It was truly music to my ears.

This great news was coupled with the fact that I have only gained four lbs in the first trimester (normal gain is between three and eight lbs). The doctor was even more impressed when I told her that we had just gotten back from an all-inclusive resort and a week of indiscriminate eating!

The trip to the doctor really started to make this pregnancy seem real. I am also starting to show just a tiny bit. These things combined to give us the confidence to actually go out and buy some things for the baby. Not much, but Zellers is having a closing out sale and so we ended up buying a few things that were a good price. We got: some really good bottles, a fancy rotating snack bowl, crib bedding, and...the thing we were most excited about...a lovely wooden red wagon! I had lots of images of pulling a toddler around in the wagon on a summer evening. Crib bedding - not only gender neutral and cute but it's a nursery rhyme too! Hey Diddle Diddle... Little red wagon.


I also invested in a Bella Band. I am still getting used to how it feels but at least it will allow me to wear my skinny jeans for a few more weeks!