I Heart My Doppler!

So, I have a friend who is a born worrier, and she bought a Fetal Doppler when she was pregnant with her son, so she could hear his heartbeat without going to the Doctor's office. She thought it was the best thing ever, so she immediately offered it up for me to borrow when she found out that I was pregnant. I was hesitant at first, because I was told that it will just worry you if you can't find it and you'll think that something is wrong. After a few weeks, I brushed that aside, and I decided that I would borrow it and at least give it a try without holding too much merit to the results.

Anyways, I tried to find his heartbeat for the first time around 15 weeks, and I couldn't find it. I didn't get discouraged, but I put it away, and I decided that I wouldn't listen again for a few weeks, because it was just an at home Doppler and not nearly as strong as the one at the doctor's office. We went to the beach this weekend with my family, and since my mom does ultrasounds, I had her try to find it again. She found it right away, and she was able to hear it and my dad and I were able to hear it. It was such a sweet sound.

I listened to it again on Monday night when we got home and again last night...I'm not able to hear his heartbeat in almost the same location every single time, and I can find it right away! It's awesome, and I love the swishing sound of his heartbeat. It makes me so happy, and I know that he is okay, and I just love it!! I'm so glad that I was able to borrow it, even though I'm confident that I would've been just fine without, it's a pretty neat thing, and I really enjoy checking up on my growing little one.

On another note, I was putting Banks in his kennel in the backyard yesterday morning, and I picked up his bone to bring with him into his crate, and I suddenly felt like something was pinching the palm of my hand. I looked down, and I had an ant biting the palm of my hand. He ended up biting me two times, and I can't stop itching today. Has anyone ever been bit by an ant on the palm of your hand? What a strange place?!