Heartbeat monitor

Date: 05/10/10

I was not a big fan of heartbeat monitor when i was inside mommy's tummy. Whenever they keep it on top of mom's tummy, they put a cold gel and then this monitor. Actually looking back, i don't like the cold get that they use along with the monitor. I like the warm, cozy feeling inside mom's tummy and when they put this cold gel over the tummy, it disturbs my small serene surroundings. As a result depending upon my mood, i get excited or sometimes annoyed. Both cases, i try to get close to the monitor, gather all my strength and put myself over it! Thats going to happen if some one does things that i don't like or like very much :)

During the earlier times, i used to get disturbed once every month. As time passed on, it reduced to once every 3 weeks, then 2 weeks and finally every week. I was very small during the initial monthly visits and mom always says to dad that my jumping increased during doctor visit those times. later days, my kicks will increase on these visits. Now you know the reason!

Today was slightly different than any previous days. There were two monitors minus the cold gel. One was on mom's lower tummy and the other on the top. The top one was the contraction strength monitor and the lower one was the heartbeat monitor. I decided to kick and push the lower one because thats what I know better than the other one! There was also these regular contractions n mom's tummy which was restricting my already available place to move around. I was not very happy about the contractions because it was squeezing me here and there. To try to get over the contractions and to concentrate my energy somewhere, i decided it is perfectly okay to push the heart beat monitor.

Something made me believe that this may be the last time in mom's tummy that i may have to kick the heart beat monitor. I was somehow thinking that these contractions are a way out for me to see my parents and all other wonderful things that the world has to offer! So i started to play and kick the monitor in-between the contractions as there is no tomorrow. A few well directed kicks made the heartbeat monitor move slightly from it position. That was a initial victory for me and i rested for few minutes... Then came the final knockout kick and it was so hard that it made the difference. I succeeded and reached my goal!!! The final kick pushed the heartbeat monitor out of its strap and that fell to mom's bottom tummy. I didn't feel the monitor anymore and i was overjoyed! As it was far away from  me it didn't pick up my heart beat and there were all kind of beep sounds coming from computer monitors nearby mom's bed. Couple of nurses came running around to check on me and I was thrilled to get everybody's attention :)