Monitoring

On Monday we had our first Monitoring appointment. When they monitor the baby they use two disk-like amplifier things about the same size around as an apple, except thinner. They strap them around my belly with a big plastic band (putting some goop between the monitor and my skin) and then you can hear the baby's heartbeat on a speaker and it gets charted on a little printout like you see brain waves getting drawn in movies.

It was really cool to be able to hear his heart. It beats so fast! It was between 120 and 140 beats per minute and that was normal and good. (My pulse is around 80-90 I think.)

We have to be on the monitors at least once a week for 20-40 minutes every week from here on out and we'll do it before our weekly appointment. It's just a precaution to make sure everything is okay and the little guy is not in distress.