After three complicated pregnancies, including a cumulative eight months of mandatory bed rest and countless trips to the emergency room, we were ready when surprised by the blessing that a fourth and final family member was in mommy's belly. With our first three children, we would have given anything to hear the beat of their heart when we sat up at night contemplating whether we should take another trip to the hospital, just in case... Our doctor, who had grown to know us very well, recommended a handheld fetal doppler heart monitor that would allow us to listen to our baby's heartbeat and in case problems arose lessen our trips to the hospital as we could monitor the heartbeat from home. The device was amazing and gave us all the comfort we had been wishing for with our first thre