Well, now that’s cool.

So, I broke down and rented a fetal doppler. I keep seeing people talking about them on message boards, and I thought, you know, what the hell…pretty much anything that makes me freak out more is probably good, right?

So we tried it this afternoon and couldn’t find the Buzzlet’s heartbeat…though, happily, mine seemed to be beating just fine (and all over the place). We figured maybe it’s too early to hear anything yet. But then I tried it again tonight, and right away, as soon as I set it on my belly…

We heard the li’l parasite’s heartbeat!

Dude. That was really freaking cool. It’s super-crazy-fast—I didn’t get the doppler with the display, but by my count it was about 175+ bpm (which, if you buy the lore about this stuff, means it’s a girl).*

Wow. So cool.

*For the record, I have no opinion on the gender thing. The Chinese Gender Prediction Chart says it’s a boy. GB’s parents both think it’s a girl. GB told me recently that he thinks he *might* be feeling like it’s a girl. Me? I’ve had one dream about a baby, and it was dressed entirely in yellow. So go figure. What do y’all think?

lucy Says:

November 15, 2007 at 9:32 pm

I know exactly how to interpret your dream! It means someone will send you a yellow sweater for the Buzzlet (I’m making a baby sweater for a knitting workshop and I started it thinking I didn’t know any babies to give it to, but then I thought of you, although I wasn’t sure if the Buzzlet would need a sweater in your new sunny climate. I was going to wait and see if it sucked, anyway, but clearly it’s meant to be. 🙂 )

luckybuzz Says:

November 15, 2007 at 10:11 pm

Lucy! That’s so much more exciting than any of the ways i was interpreting the dream. (I have been *very* clear–especially with my mom!–that we are *so* not doing the gendered color-coding of the baby.) The Buzzlet would adore a yellow sweater. 🙂

maggiemay Says:

November 16, 2007 at 4:52 am

Good luck with the non-gender color-coding of the baby. I’m all about the non color-coding, but good god, little girls’ clothes are so fricking cute I want to die.

anastasia Says:

November 16, 2007 at 5:06 am

this one time, a woman yelled at me in public for putting my baby girl in a blue top and a pair of overalls. what, she looks fab in blue! And overalls? But yeah, she was so embarrassed that she called the baby a he that she yelled at me. Meanwhile, I don’t care if you mistake my baby for a boy. What’s the big deal?

Oh, I was also going to say my first baby’s heartbeat was uber fast like that, hovering around 170 or so but the second? From the first time we heard it, it was like 120-130. Had my MIL dead convinced that it was a boy. And viola! Baby girl #2. so…that’s my anecdotal evidence against heartbeat gender prediction.

Dr. Medusa Says:

November 16, 2007 at 8:28 am

I am quite psychic about these things, but I don’t know if I can do it through the internets. Hmmmmm. I am thinking girl.

Then again, I think you should wait until Buzzlet is old enough to decide on a gender of his or her preference =).

November 16, 2007 at 8:34 am

Dr. M–Thank you. That is now officially my statement to anyone who asks if we know “what it is” yet. 🙂

adjunct whore Says:

November 16, 2007 at 9:47 am

i too would be able to tell if i could see you…..but good lord, woman, you are too early to be listening to heartbeats at home!!!! you.will.go.insane.

i agree with the 80 in november sucks ass. i have similiar weather conditions AND i’m originally from chicago, a good 9 months of snow, cold, and grey.

November 16, 2007 at 9:48 am

ps: i hope you blog naming possibilities!!!

November 16, 2007 at 10:12 am

Wait–why is it too early to listen to heartbeats? They’re there, I can hear ’em…seems like a good deal to me.

I *may* blog names…right now we have a VERY short list, and I have my own super-long but halfhearted list. When I figure out the last name (we’re planning on changing our last names to something new), I’ll be ready to start with baby names. 🙂