So, I have officially decided that if the could bottle up my baby's heartbeat I would become an addict. Hearing that stong little lub-dub at the Doc today was amazing. If I could get a dose of that everytime my head started to ache I would probably make it through the whole pregnancy without another Tylenol. I am not sure they have figured out how to bottle up that little 156 beats per minute so I will be following Docs orders and taking Tylenol with a caffeine chaser at first signs of a headache!
Ok but back to that heartbeat....it is like the most incredible thing I have ever heard. It was so strong and loud and clear. Like our little squirt was saying "hi mom and dad. I'm doing just fine in here." I felt like I had accomplished something. I have kept this little life safe inside of me for 12 weeks. I am an athlete. I have played in big games, run long races, broken records, won championships but nothing compares to the feeling of satisfaction that you get from successfully growing a person. It was like that heartbeat reminded me that I am doing ok and I God knew I would do ok. I have been trusted with this little person and I honestly love the little squirt more then I have ever loved anything. It is the size of a lime. I love my itty bitty lime baby!!
I can remember when my friend Sarah was pregnant and just at 12 weeks. We wanted to nickname her baby something and she said it was the size of a lime. So I thought...limey. I thought it and then I said it out loud and immediately took it back. It sounds like slimy or some gross condition that causes you to turn green. So we voted against limey and when with baby Nut....which was way better since it went so well with her last name. My sister has given our baby the nickname squirt. Don't know where it came from but I think it is kind of cute. And this week our baby is actually part of that wonderfully refreshing citrus drink....the lime part!!
Squirt is awesome and in 8 weeks we will know if we have a squirt or squirtette on our hands. I have my gut feelings but I will let the world speculate until then. Now I am off to think about that little baby and hope to dream tonight of it's little heartbeat....lub dub, lub dub......
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