Doctor visit # 4

Went this morning at 9:00 am to the OB/GYN's for my monthly baby checkup...

Did my usual monthly routine... write my name on the plastic cup... pee in the cup... leave the pee filled cup in the little window... walk to room 10.

Then... it was me and the scale... aaaand, I broke 150. All those milkshakes, bags of doritos and coconut ice cream bars have caught up with me... bringing my grand total to 151.

I then waited, and waited, and waited some more... while reading parenting magazines about crafts, controlling temper tantrums and cool things I can't afford to buy... and finally Dr. James Sr. walked in. I adore the James doctors... no one makes me feel more at ease and proud to be so fat.
Dr. James sr. is really good at finding the baby's heart beat with his doppler. This machine he carries into the room looks like something out of a 1960's gyno's office... but that thing works!
I had heard peanut's heart beat only faintly once before during my last sonogram... but this time, I heard it loud and clear and for a good minute. It still amazes me, after 2 previous pregnancies. It's 2 sounds playing on a loop that assure me that I'm doing everything fine. It's the same sound i'll feel when I tickle my peanut's chest and belly as I do it's brothers'.
Peanut's heart beat sounded sloooow... the doctor said "i'm not even going to guess"... you can't say that to me and think i'm just going to be like OOKKKAAAYYY... NO WAY!
I said... "please guess! you think it's a boy cause it's slow huh?"... he said "yeah"... to which my smart ass replied "well you guessed my first one was a girl because the heartbeat was fast, so maybe you're wrong on this one too!"
he laughed... and that's why I love him.

So now the 7 longest days of my life begin tomorrow... and my next appointment is on December 10th... where they will probably tell me I gained another 5 pounds (if i'm lucky).
I will keep you posted on the progress.