Well it is official!! I saw my little baby’s heart beat. It really is the most amazing thing, and I love seeing it. I could just sit around all day watching this little black and white blurry blob fluttering. Even though the ultra sound machine my doctor uses is old enough it could have seen Cain and Able in the womb fighting (the nurse had to ride a bike to power it up), it still made me so happy to see my little baby. I think some memories of motherhood I will always remember and cherish. Seeing each of my seven healthy and happy babies little hearts beating for the first time is one of my favorite memories. Just thinking of it makes me smile. It also makes me cry to remember the one we couldn’t see a heartbeat for. We lost that one.
Another one of those memories will be one that happened that same morning. With the fun and amazing first heartbeat, they also suck a lot of my blood for lots and lots of tests. Some I don’t understand. For example if my blood type was A+, the first pregnancy it still is A+ this pregnancy. Oh well, whatever! They can retest it just to be sure that my donor card from the Red Cross is right. You can never be too safe.
Well, my cute hubby goes with me to my first pregnancy appointment. He hasn’t missed one yet. He is always excited to see all seven heartbeats, and he was there to hold me when we couldn’t see one. As the lab called my name to go back so they could suck my blood, my hubby and I both stood up. The lady told my husband to wait there, and I’d just be a minute. She then turned to me and said, “I always see them on the first Baby and NEVER after that never.” I smiled really big and said,” Well this is our seventh, and he hasn’t missed one yet.” She was shocked and amazed. She just kept saying that never happens.
I am so grateful for my awesome husband. I love him so much and am so grateful that he loves and cares about all of our children. He loves and adores all the kids, and I’m excited to raise our family together. It also makes me happy to think she thought this might be my first. Do you think she thought we were really like 21 and newlyweds? Well, she didn’t say we weren’t.
21? sorry, i know better. but newleyweds? you bet. when i tell people i know someone who has been with the same person since they were 16 AND they are still madly in love, i get the same response: REALLY?!?!? and i say, yup. and they are more in love now than ever. of course, then i tell them about the 6+ kids and they don't even respond. they are speechless. i feel that way about you guys - that there just are no words. you rock. oh. and please name this one catherine. just saying.
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