BabyBeat - My New Love

So after my last blog, I received a call from my lovely cousin, Tanya. She had read the post where I talked about renting a fetal doppler for peace of mind and it turns out that she had actually purchased a doppler when she was pregnant with Madison, her first daughter. It was one just like they use in the doctor's offices (minus the digital heart rate reading) and she paid about $500. She proceeded to tell me that she had sold the doppler to one of her friends last year for $100, but her friend no longer needed it! So she sold it to me for $75! I was so stinkin excited. They cost about $30 to rent them by the month, so we got a pretty great deal!! So now I'll get to keep this one and lend it out to my close friends as they need it. I went and picked it up on Saturday morning and spent a few hours there with Tanya, her husband and 2 little girls. It was a great time. I don't get to see them nearly enough. She showed me how to use it and let me borrow 2 huge bags full of maternity clothes, which I'm getting very close to needing. So anyways, now I have the doppler at home to use anytime I need to be reassured that our little one's heart is beating away. It has given me so much peace of mind and I am so grateful to have it.
Another exciting note: I'm getting a new camera!! Yay!! My dear friend, Lee Anne, went out and got the Canon Rebel XS (a digital SLR) and let me play with it at church on Wednesday night. I, of course, fell in love with it right away. I tried to convince James that I needed it for when the baby gets here. He surprised me and went out and bought it for me on Friday! He actually bought the upgraded model, but after doing some research, I decided that there wasn't enough difference between the 2 to justify an extra $300. The XS model was out of stock, so we had to order it. I can't wait to get it, though!
Random picture: It makes me laugh! This is Ollie on one of his darting sprees. He's so fast!