Justin often calls me a social medialite or media socialite because of the time I spend on Facebook. I like to communicate with the world, read their thoughts, and share some of mine with them. Today's catch phrase must have been "walking on cloud 9." There were several people with their heads in the clouds, which isn't a bad place to be.
The work day, was fairly difficult for me; terrible toothache and an awful lot of anxiety related to my afternoon doctor's appointment. My last appointments were in weeks 12 and 13, so it had seemingly been forever since I'd seen or heard "Peanut" and I was feeling it. I have been nervous when I have felt physical changes and even more so when I've felt nothing. So, this appointment was for me long overdue.
When the nurse arrives to let us hear Peanut's heartbeat, we get nothing. She spends about five or so minutes moving the doppler around my abdomen looking for the thump-thump-thumping sound of the rapidly beating heart. So she leaves the room and returns with the ultrasound machine. My stomach is in knots. I'm exhausted, as I have been for the last week (more than I can remember). Justin is nodding and it sounds like a party in the room next door. Dr. Dimino arrives and openly admits to making small talk to try to calm my nerves. Then, all of a sudden, there it is...on that screen, the little flickering "light" that let's me know that everything is alright. She leaves for a moment and returns with the doppler. THUMP-THUMP-CHUGGA-CHUGGA-CHOO-CHOO!!! Our little locomotive is chugging away. How do I spell relief? H-E-A-R-T-B-E-A-T!!
So, this isn't the first time, Peanut has acted up for the nurse, but I figure s/he just wants to get his/her picture taken. :-) That's mommy's baby!
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