Little Rapid Heartbeat

We went to the doctor (well, technically we saw our nurse practitioner, who is also pregnant and due in Oct) on Thursday for a round of tests and routine 4 week check up. We got to listen to the baby's heartbeat (which was really cool), running about 140 bpm. Kate also figured out why she had to go to the bathroom so much- the baby was on her bladder! Most babies hide in corners of the uterus, but not our little one. Baby has hunkered down on Mommy's bladder, like a kind of bean bag. Must be comfy.

Kate also felt the baby for the first time tonight- the quickening, they call it (although I have my doubts- the Quickening is related to Highlander in some way, and refers to becoming immortal. Stupid doctors. What do they know about "science"? I'll stick to Christopher Lambert.)

Updates

So, Aaron and I discussed it last night, and decided that we needed a schedule for this blog. As there isn't much going on yet (unless you want me to document my strange feeding habits, or the fact that I've outgrown yet another pair of pants), we're only going to post after each visit to the doctor--which right now is about once a month. Hopefully, this will prevent people from checking and feeling disappointed when there's nothing new written. Our next appointment is mid-July (the 17th, I think). So, we'll let you know more about the frog then (oh wait, I'm supposed to be using "Biggie Smalls," not "the frog;" it's so hard to keep up with the nicknames).

Biggie Smalls

There will be a new addition to the Wolfe family around Christmas, 2008. Kate and I went to the 12 week check up today, and heard Biggie's heartbeat. We are so excited about the next 6 months- and for the decades beyond.

We have nicknamed the baby Biggie Smalls, or Jumbo, due to the fact that Kate is already showing- and has done for the past 3 weeks or so. Kate was convinced that we were having quadruplets, but there was just a single, rapid heartbeat this morning.