Heartbeat

Today Schnabling communicated to the outside world for the first time - through a heartbeat. Dr. Crochet warned that it may take some time to find the heartbeat through the other rumblings that the microphone picks up, but she found it immediately after that - nice and strong. 172 beats per minute. I kept laughing, which overwhelmed the subtle sound.

D worried that the rate is too fast or that my laughing is now too loud, but it's all just right (God willing). Dr. C says I'm very healthy and on track. That was a big relief. The next step is an optional first-trimester screen (sonogram at 12 weeks) and the full sonogram at 17 weeks. That's not too far off now...

Surprisingly after 32 years of cat ownership, I haven't been exposed to toxoplasmosis so I'm not immune to it. So D gets litterbox duty for the next 7 months...