"I hear the heartbeat, I hear the heartbeat"

Yesterday was our second doctors appointment. We are at about 15 weeks now, and since we last saw the doctor, our baby has grown from being a seamonkey to being an actual human being, with a heartbeat (still a seamonkey if you ask me, it is floating around in that unnatural goo inside of me). We saw a different doctor than before. The doctor we saw last time did all of the interrogation, and let me tell you that he was a hunk. Not married, not very old, very good looking...one of those guys you see as a doctor on a soap opera or something. Don't worry, I didn't fall for him or anything, but my husband was kinda uncomfortable that he was touching me and all that! :) haha.
Well, our doctor yesterday was an old, fat man, that made me smile. I enjoyed this second visit better. Maybe because there was no poking and prodding. But also I think it was the doctor, I liked him and the way he handled our situation. So he asked me to get up on the bench and lay down. We pulled up my shirt, and he applied a little jelly to the bottom of my belly. Then he pulled out this thing (that I have seen before, but Richard hasn't) that looked a little like a radio. And as soon as he touched the meter to my belly you could hear (quite loudly, might I add), the heartbeat of our little one. Richard just had this smiley, amazed look on his face! It was fantastic.
Afterwards, Richard asked the doctor, in a joking manner, if it sounded like a strong, male heartbeat. The doctor laughed and said, "I will not be the judge of that". We asked a few questions and then we were done. It was so much fun, I had a smile on my face all day!
We get to go see our doctor again in 4 weeks and then 3 weeks after that (at 22 weeks along) we get to recieve our ultrasound. I am excited not only to see the gender of our baby (which Richard is waiting for---he wants a boy!), but also to see how well our baby is growing. Is he/she going to be big or small? And is everything healthy. The doctor said that after they hear the heartbeat in the office, the chance of losing the baby is very very small. I think that is what I have been most afraid of, because that is the hardest thing, to lose a baby. So blessings and cheers to all those who have struggled through that, and come out triumphant. I love you!
Enjoy your day today! I will trying to keep you updated on our goings on. We are quite a boring crew, until this baby comes along, there won't be much to post. But come February, you better watch out. I will probably be so excited about everything that there will be 100 posts a day! TTFN!