Second Doctor's Appointment

On December 7, we had our second doctor's appointment.  This was the first appointment where we got to meet with a doctor, rather than just a nurse or a technician.  The appointment was with my regular doctor, Dr. Crowther, whom I LOVE.  She is so kind and reassuring. 

We first met with Dr. Crowther in her office to go over the blood work we had done and to explain the different tests and appointments to expect throughout the pregnancy.  Our blood work came back normal.  I have type B positive blood, which means I don't have to get a rhogam shot later in the pregnancy.  Also, our cystic fibrosis results were negative!

Then, we listened to Beansprout's heartbeat for the first time, using a doppler monitor.  It was so cool to hear the heart beating--it sounds like a fast-moving train!  The heart was beating at 185 beats per minute, which I thought sounded fast, but Dr. Crowther said was normal. She said with this strong a heartbeat, my chances of miscarriage are pretty low! 

Because the heart was beating so quickly, I am now wondering whether Beansprout is a girl.  The old wives' tale says that heartbeats over 160 indicate girl, while under 160 indicates boy.  While we have to wait another 9 weeks for our sex scan, I sped up the guessing game a bit by purchasing an Intelligender test.  This test uses the protein in your urine to guess whether the baby is a boy or a girl. (Mark's response when I told him about this test: "This is absurd, but let's do it."  Ha!  I feel like that's a pretty accurate description of this process!)  If the liquid turns green, it's a boy; orange, it's a girl!  The supposed accuracy rate is 80%.  I will be sure to post the results once we do the test.