So, we had appointment #2 at Kaiser this morning—just a general checkup with a nurse practitioner. But we got to hear the heartbeat, which was VERY cool! Apparently a heartbeat of 120 beats per minute to 160 beats per minute is considered normal, and our little Pigwidgeon was at 157 beats per minute. I, of course, started crying the minute I heard it (I cry at everything these days), and Chris looked a little choked up, too. Just such a neat experience to hear our little one in there, heart pounding away!
I'm wondering: Does this fast heartbeat and the fact that Pigwidgeon was waving his little limbs around during the first ultrasound mean that he'll be a hyper little thing?? Hmmm, maybe so...if he takes after his mama, it's a distinct possibility. (Or if he takes after his big sister, Luna. Be afraid—be very afraid!)
My next ultrasound is scheduled for November 27th. That's when we'll find out if we were right about our gut feeling that Pigwidgeon is a boy, or whether we'll have to switch over and start using "she" and "her" as our pronouns. We've both had dreams in which he was a boy, but this ridiculously unscientific Chinese calendar gender predictor that I found on the web says it's a girl. Who knows? I just hope Pigwidgeon cooperates on 11/27 so we will know with reasonable certainty what to call the little one!
I'm wondering: Does this fast heartbeat and the fact that Pigwidgeon was waving his little limbs around during the first ultrasound mean that he'll be a hyper little thing?? Hmmm, maybe so...if he takes after his mama, it's a distinct possibility. (Or if he takes after his big sister, Luna. Be afraid—be very afraid!)
My next ultrasound is scheduled for November 27th. That's when we'll find out if we were right about our gut feeling that Pigwidgeon is a boy, or whether we'll have to switch over and start using "she" and "her" as our pronouns. We've both had dreams in which he was a boy, but this ridiculously unscientific Chinese calendar gender predictor that I found on the web says it's a girl. Who knows? I just hope Pigwidgeon cooperates on 11/27 so we will know with reasonable certainty what to call the little one!
And, last but not least, bring on the maternity clothes! Buttoning pants is just no fun anymore, so I've surrendered to maternity pants. Pic is below....
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