Today we had our second appointment! While it wasn't as long as the first (thank goodness), it was just as special.
We met with the insurance people and got all that squared away. Next, I have to get in touch with the hospital's insurance and see what we're dealing with there--so that should be lots of fun.
But back to the fun part--the heartbeat. Seeing and hearing the heartbeat on the first visit was different because it was during an ultrasound, but for this one, the doctor just came in with a little device that would detect the beats through my skin. I'm in a much better place mentally and didn't even entertain the thought of not hearing it. So that's a praise in itself.
She greased up the device and then put it to my skin and slightly to the right. Then we heard it. It was so clear and fast. She held it there a while and even the doctor couldn't stop smiling. I love that she still gets excited over things like that even though she's been doing it for years. She said it was in the 160s and just where it needed to be. Then she moved it over to my left side and found my slow heartbeat for comparison. Then back again to the baby's. It was so cool to hear that I had two heartbeats going on inside of me!
Since I'm feeling less nauseous overall, sometimes I forget that I have life growing inside. It is such a miracle that it's hard to really appreciate and understand all the ways in which it is. Joel's grandma shared a verse with me in one of her latest emails that she said she is reminded of while thinking of one of His greatest miracles. I thought it was very fitting in the midst of learning about baby J and hearing the heartbeat again:
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.
-Psalm 139:6 (ESV)
-Psalm 139:6 (ESV)
It is so hard to grasp the reality of everything the body does during this time and how baby J is being formed--down to the little, fast heartbeat. I'm especially thankful today that I serve a God of everyday miracles who breathes life into even the smallest of beings.
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