Betty Meets her Grandchild (sort of) and Other Exciting Things

Nick was not able to make it to today's appointment due to a scheduling conflict at work, so I had asked Betty [Nick's Mom for those of you who don't know her] if she wanted to come along and hear the heartbeat. Silly question...of COURSE she wanted to hear the heartbeat of her first grandchild! It was really neat to experience that with her and I know she loved it too. The video above is of the heart beating. It was 159 this time. She said that she has been tracking her patients to compare heartbeat to gender and that normally they do trend toward having girls when the heartbeat is high. We'll know for sure in three weeks either way!　
　
In other exciting news, now that I am aware that that strange feeling is the baby moving around, I have been paying attention to the patterns and he/she is definitely on a schedule in there! There are particular times throughout the day and night when he/she is on the move. For example, a little while after I eat I can always count on Baby waking up and moving around. There is always some movement between meals, then more after I am laying in bed watching TV and before I fall asleep. He/she likes to 'punch' the seatbelt that is resting against my stomach on the way to work in the morning. I have just eaten right before I leave, so Baby is moving around while I am driving and perhaps doesn't like the seatbelt. Baby also likes to punch my keyboard at work. I have the kind that slides out and it has always rested against my stomach area. Now that something is living in my stomach area, things are a little different. Not that the movement are strong enough to move the keyboard or anything, but anytime something is up against there, he/she either tries to touch it or is trying to make it go away...not sure which! I asked the Dr. about it and she said that while it doesn't harm the baby, that babies usually don't really like it when things are pushing against the stomach.
　　
The most exciting part about all of this movement is that last night I was finally quick enough and put Nick's hand on my stomach as the baby was moving and he got to feel it twice! It was really cool!!!! We both agree that it's a really neat thing but at the same time it's honestly kind of weird!
　　
[on a side note I will be so glad in a few weeks when I can stop saying "baby" and "he/she" once we know the gender!!]