They've hit some major NYC highlights, eaten great food and I believe Adam and Joseph humored David and went rock climbing over in Queens with him today. Last night they had dinner in Chinatown - some pork dish where the first layer was literally a big layer of pork fat. Adam ate it! Joseph tried a few bites and was pretty grossed out. David, thankfully, pushed it aside and enjoyed the rest of his dish. His poor stomach really doesn't tolerate a lot of fat. Family, think about the pizza story when he ran bleachers. His Honda Accord apparently never smelled the same again. Oy.
I've been holding down the fort here in STL and it's been lovely. The temperature didn't get out of the 50s today. I've gone for walks, made spaghetti, drank a liter of my favorite lime flavored Perrier and went to Estelle Karsten's 2nd birthday today. It was pretty precious! She learns people's names pretty quickly and even pronounced correctly the name of some South American city I've never heard of. She's definitely got some Doriani in her. It melts my heart when she says, "Hi, Missy!"
We had a great checkup with Dr. Philpott on Tuesday. He assures me that my weight gain is normal, which is calming. Some gals at my stage have only gained 5 pounds or so. Hmph. He's also the one who told me to lock up my salt shaker while I'm pregnant. We were off to such a good start until that business. I relented! Oh, if you're curious about Dr. Philpott, here's a photo. He's really nice and came highly recommended from another doctor and the Karstens. He also spent an hour with me during my first appointment to answer questions and walk me through everything. So I forgave him. Kinda.
Meanwhile, I've never eaten so often throughout the day in my life. Nor have I craved orange juice or had a sense of smell like a bloodhound before. Oh, our baby boy has a strong heartbeat at 142! I noticed there were little interruptions after a few beats here and there and Dr. Philpott said, "Do you hear that? That's him kicking!" It was the sweetest thing I'd ever heard. I do get a little nervous in between checkups and wonder if everything is going okay. David reminds me every time I have a gagging fit that it's a reassurance all is well. And oddly, I welcome that. If you're interested, we will be 17 weeks along starting tomorrow. And at the end of October we'll have our big ultrasound where you can really get a good picture of the baby. Stay tuned.
We pretty much woke up on Wednesday and out of nowhere my bump had really made an appearance. Check it out!
That's all I've got. I'm going to watch a little more of this episode of Friends and get to sleep. I've got an early morning prayer meeting (which is sweet - I'm the youngest by several decades in there and I love the people that attend) followed by Sunday school and the worship service. And I've got to get groceries and pick up that handsome hubby of mine from the airport. I miss him when he's gone. (:
Hugs and lots of love,
Missy Morgan
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