You might think that I rented a doppler heartbeat monitor to reassure myself that Lima Bean is happy and well. You would be wrong, that is only a pleasant side-effect. The real reason I rented the Doppler was so I could put Lima Bean's heartbeat on the internet.
This is pretty rough, and for a while in the middle you will be treated to my very own heartbeat rather than Lima Bean's, but by the end you can hear the little sucker pretty clearly.
Now, if I could just get this kid to move.
Comments (31)
Holy shit.
Posted by bmh | March 5, 2005 4:54 PM
That is so cool. I am assuming that the faster beat at the end is our little darlin'.
I hope you're enjoying your pregnancy as much as I am.
Best regards and best wishes,
Cas
Posted by cassie-b | March 5, 2005 6:04 PM
That is fecking crazy. Holy crap.
Posted by Tjej | March 5, 2005 6:14 PM
That? is AWESOME!
Now do the cat!
Posted by Jen | March 5, 2005 6:20 PM
You are hilarious. I thought you *bought* it and that that must be the new rage after seven years of not being pregnant.
Phew!
I agree: now do the cat!
But whaddya know-- you really do have a little person in there.
Can we save that comment about it moving already and quote it back to you in a couple of months? ;)
Posted by Jenorama | March 5, 2005 6:32 PM
I made Dereck come and listen to it too so I could show off the fact that I could tell the difference between the two: the baby's is really fast.
Posted by Jenorama | March 5, 2005 6:34 PM
That was the most beautiful sound!!!!!
Posted by Nina | March 5, 2005 6:40 PM
Oh my God... how beautiful.
Posted by Mary Jo | March 5, 2005 7:15 PM
oh my god. that is so cool. rock on :D :D
Posted by Manda | March 5, 2005 7:17 PM
I never thought a Lima Bean could make such a lovely sound, but you have proved me wrong. Now seriously, do the cat.
Posted by Southern Chaos | March 5, 2005 9:00 PM
Incredible!!!
Posted by Wendy | March 5, 2005 10:52 PM
Aw, warm and fuzzy feelings. Thanks for those.
Posted by DeAnn | March 5, 2005 11:54 PM
You mean you have a doppler AND a smokin' ass? I'm takin' my toys and going home.
Posted by Debbie | March 6, 2005 12:48 AM
This is the one thing that has made me turn my computer speakers on in the last few weeks. I love that sound. Thanks for sharing it.
Now, my expertise would tell me that by timing the number of heartbeats, subtracting your heartbeat, multiplying it times the week of pregnancy and dividing it by pi, then adding my age and getting the square root of that number, I would say...
it's a girl.
Or a boy.
Posted by angela marie | March 6, 2005 2:42 PM
Awww! So cute. (Ok, I already listened on Chris's, but I made The Boy listen, too, and he was enchanted. After this weekend, I'm surprised he was even mildly interested in ANYTHING, so Lima's pretty freakin' amazing!)
Posted by alektra | March 6, 2005 6:56 PM
That is so neat! Perhaps Lima Bean needs a blog of his/her own? ;)
Posted by groovebunny | March 6, 2005 9:45 PM
*hehe*
I just commented on your Hubby's blog about this one. :-)
Like I told him, it's the most beautiful sound ever!
Blessings to you both.
:-)
Posted by La Bella | March 6, 2005 10:01 PM
What a magical thing to share with us!
Talk about a keepsake for your Lima Bean in the years to come.
Ironically, LB is what we called our first child before he came into the world. He's 10 now, and pretty soon he'll be taller than me!
Posted by Carmi | March 7, 2005 12:55 AM
that was beautiful. im serious, my throat got all choaked up :)
Posted by kat | March 7, 2005 9:32 AM
that's neat. thanks for sharing LB!
Posted by Paulette | March 7, 2005 10:42 AM
thank you for sharing this with us - so EXCITING!!
Posted by Samantha | March 7, 2005 11:05 AM
That's very amazing.
Thank you for sharing it with us, the Internets.
:-)
Posted by Jessica | March 7, 2005 11:07 AM
The most beautiful sound ever!!
Posted by Tricia | March 7, 2005 11:32 AM
That's sweet.
Posted by kat | March 7, 2005 1:32 PM
OMG!!! I am sitting here crying!!! Then I wondered if you were just tricking us with the cat's heart tones instead!
Seriously, I am all misty and in awe of the miracle of creation all over again!
Posted by zanie | March 7, 2005 1:36 PM
Gotta love technology! I tried counting the beats to see if you're having a boy or girl but I lost track. ;-)
Posted by Kelley | March 7, 2005 3:28 PM
Ohhh!
*smiling* You've no idea how many memories you've just brought flooding back to me...I must go cry now..... :)
Posted by Jade | March 7, 2005 4:04 PM
That is so very cool!
Posted by bad penguin | March 7, 2005 4:50 PM
that is flippin awesome!
Posted by Bella | March 7, 2005 9:31 PM
How can I get mine to STOP moving. I am only 13.5 weeks and the kid is jumping bean. I feel it all the time! I have been told to cut down on OJ and other sweet stuff because this kid is clearly going to have issues once he arrives into this world with ADD and sugar highs. So maybe to get the lima bean to jump, drink some oj and eat a brownie.
Posted by bd | March 9, 2005 9:55 AM
That's incredible! how exciting!
Posted by Garnet | March 10, 2005 7:27 PM