On the fiftieth day of her pregnancy, Tristan took Kate to the hospital for a checkup.
Kate lay on the bed, and her belly was exposed. She felt the probe of the ultrasound machine moving along her skin, and she held her breath.
The doctor looked at the monitor and said, "…the embryo has the shape of a human now…body segments are forming, and you can see the limbs."
The fetal heart was beating fast, and with the amplifier, it echoed in the confined space of the examination room. The doctor said with a smile, "It is rare to hear the beating of a fetal heart. This shows that the baby's heart is developing early. It should be a healthy baby."
Kate felt relaxed when she heard the word healthy. It was vague and abstract to her before she saw life in a vivid image on the monitor. Now she could really feel life inside her womb. It was strange to her, but it was warming her heart.
