The Sweetest Music from You!

Last February 15th was one of the most magical days of our lives...

 

As I've mentioned on my last post, it was our scheduled visit to the Gyne.  Of course I was a nervous wreck even the night before.. I had a lot of worries on my mind and I was scared as hell.  We went there late in the morning (almost around 11am) and I was feeling so sick.  I didn't know if it was because of sheer pregnancy symptom or simply because I was dreading the sit-down with the good doctor.  When we were finally called, I was just keeping myself quiet and giving one-word answers to the OB's questions, until finally she said the words I was dreading to hear: "Let's check if we can finally hear your baby's heartbeat, anyway you're already more than 11 weeks pregnant." 

 

So I (bravely) got up, and laid down on the table almost numbly.  I was surprised when she came in with the hubby, she normally leaves him by the desk while she does her usual checkups on me.  He was grinning like crazy, and I knew he was very excited.  I just tried to ignore him, while the doctor touched my tummy with this device, lingered for awhile, and suddenly E was practically jumping up and down!  I didn't understand at first what was going on, until she told me, "Can't you hear it??" And sure enough, I heard what the commotion was all about.. It was our baby's heartbeat. Oh My God.

 

I've never heard anything like it.  I've read it in my books of course, I knew it was going to be real special for us to hear baby's heartbeat for the first time, but I still wasn't prepared.  It was the MOST AMAZING thing I've ever heard, and I felt so proud! I started tearing up but I tried to control it (hormones!), I didn't want to scare my doctor haha! :P  But it was beating so fast! It was like drumroll only it goes to a different more fancy beat, and I just couldn't believe that sound was coming from my baby inside my body.. It was just a very humbling and real emotional experience for me... After praying so hard and doing everything we could to keep her (or him) safe for the past three months (which apparently are the most crucial parts of any pregnancy), I feel like I can finally breathe...

 

Honey was just on a high, it was endearing.  He kept on imitating baby's heartbeat like some madman, and when we got home he insisted on using the stethoscope to try to hear baby's heartbeat again no matter how many times I told him that he wouldn't hear a thing!   He's crazy like that.. I love him so much..

Incidentally it was our Nanay's 81st Birthday that day, so we dropped by a bakeshop on our way home and got her this:

 

It's so much fun adding your name in our signatures! :D We love you so much baby!