a hundred fifty beats a minute

amidst the chaos that was christmas, boxing day, moving, and unpacking was a glimpse of a miracle... listening to our baby's heartbeat for the very first time.

the fetal doppler looked like one of those My First Sony radios with microphones my sister and i had when we were kids. much to my surprise, it was extremely powerful - in a flash, dr. p found the baby's heartbeat and placed the sensor/microphone thingy on my tummy and voila... a thumping heart pumping a hundred fifty beats per minute, with my own heartbeat acting as the bass melody.

now i technically have 2 hearts in me!

aldo was even more excited during the procedure. he curiously peered over dr. p's shoulder to get a good look at what was happening, and when he did hear the heartbeat, it had seemed that he had just received the best christmas present ever (his smile even bigger than when we went aboard his lolo's sailboat for the very first time). hmm, the beginnings of impending fatherhood.

now that was a great way to end an even more blessed 2005. here's to more adventures, blessings, and an even more fantabulous 2006!