Good news - the doctor still says I am completely normal in every way...she may change her tune once she actually meets me though! I have no doubts I'll inherit some of my family's quirky personality traits, which would make me anything BUT normal. At my appointment yesterday, I measured exactly where I should be (24 1/2 weeks), and my heart rate was super strong again at 144 bpm. This was a quick appointment - Mommy got there a bit early and she was in the room so quick that the doctor almost beat Daddy there! Guess they know better than to keep cranky pregnant ladies waiting for too long.
It's been a while since I showed you what I look
like in my Mommy's belly - here's a pic. Sorry about cutting her head off...I haven't yet been able to master the skill of photography with all of the other stuff I've been learning to do. Mommy's struggling a bit more to do simple things like bending down and getting out of bed and off the couch - just wait until it gets closer to my birthday! Other than beginning to feel like a beached whale and the occasional bout of 3am sleeplessness, she's still feeling pretty good. No weird cravings, no swollen feet, no crazy mood swings (or at least that's what she says).
I've been having lots of fun lately - kicking, punching, disco dancing, Kung Fu fighting, training for the 2028 Olympics...you know, the usual. Daddy can even feel me moving in Mommy's belly. I like to play fun games with the parents. Whenever Mom has been feeling me go really crazy, she'll tell Dad to touch her belly. That's when I get to be the trickster and stay very, very still. As soon as Dad takes his hand away, then I pop back into action!
The parents have also started on my new room! The painters are here today and tomorrow to add a splash of Rhythmic Blue and Lupine (Sherwin Williams-to-English translation: Light blue and dark blue). Daddy's going to be busy during his spring break putting up a chair rail - his first major home improvement project using (hopefully borrowed) saws and fancy tools. Mommy's obsession with researching my Babies R Us registry has waned a bit since they registered a few weeks ago. In addition to the long list of outlet covers and corner guards, there's some fun stuff for my room - mostly teddy bears, sports paraphernalia, and teddy bears playing with sport paraphernalia. Once the room gets closer, I'll make sure to post some pictures.
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Mommy and Daddy have decided not to share my name until I'm born. They say that they want something to remain a surprise, since I already blabbed a few weeks ago that I was a boy. I know the real truth though - they're just buying time because they can't decide upon any names! Mom keeps shooting down the names that Daddy likes...with all of the students Dad's had in his 8 years of teaching, it should be the other way around! Then, there's the whole issue of this darn last name of mine I'll be inheriting. Aside from the jokester names like Booty Kahl (and Testa Kahl, thanks to my Uncle Davy), there are lots of good strong boy names that are getting the nix too:
- Will Kahl - Where you would pick up the free concert tickets that I, lead guitarist of a Grammy-winning rock group, might set aside for my family.
- Kurt N Kahl - When I, Broadway star Booty Kahl, would take my final bow after a standing ovation.
- Perry Wynn Kahl The signature color of future world famous painter, Bootiford T. Kahl.
- Porter Kahl One of the exotic stops on the Around The World cruise I'll be sending my parents on for their anniversary...you know, Port O' Call.
- Beck N Kahl How Mommy and Daddy will be once I am born...always at my beck and call.
- Jack Kahl - It's just not nice to name a kid after a wild scavenger dog [jackal] or bad 80s hair metal bands [Jackyl].
- Paul Kahl - Mom always thought it would be cool to name her kid after some of her favorite musicians - Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, and Paul Hewson (aka Bono)...but there's nothing that'll get a kid beaten up faster than a rhyming name.
Lately, Mom and Dad have been joking about maybe naming me Lucky, because I've been bringing them lots of good luck! Mom never wins anything, but since she got pregnant with me, she won free movie tickets, free theatre tickets, and the latest surprise - one room in our house professionally painted for free! She entered a raffle at a home show, since they're going to have some people come in to paint the high loft in our house. Well...she won! Daddy's always been pretty lucky, but he won the 50/50 raffle at the Morristown basketball game the other night. Guess the parents better start playing the lottery soon!
like in my Mommy's belly - here's a pic. Sorry about cutting her head off...I haven't yet been able to master the skill of photography with all of the other stuff I've been learning to do. Mommy's struggling a bit more to do simple things like bending down and getting out of bed and off the couch - just wait until it gets closer to my birthday! Other than beginning to feel like a beached whale and the occasional bout of 3am sleeplessness, she's still feeling pretty good. No weird cravings, no swollen feet, no crazy mood swings (or at least that's what she says).
