The Horsmans had another doctor's appointment, yesterday. Things seem to be going well with our baby. The nurse tried to hear the heartbeat with a stethoscope for babies, but she couldn't hear it, yet. Which doesn't bother me; I know he's alive and well inside of me, from the way he moves around! I have even been able to see my belly moving on the outside, when he pushes on the inside. This really vigorous movement usually happens in church, or when I'm trying to sleep.
Kevin came with me, again, which was *so* nice. Especially considering that we had so much time in the waiting room that our visit took two hours! Kevin is very nice to his pregnant wife that way; he hasn't missed an appointment, and he asks questions, just as I do.
Some of you will remember a story I told around 14/15 weeks, of when we were out, driving around the countryside. Kevin had just realized that we were already more than three months in, and he commented, "Wow; we're at fifteen weeks already! This whole pregnancy thing seems so easy."
I looked at him sideways and kinda smiled. "Mhmm."
"Yes;" he continued, "We're already more than a third of the way there!"
I was quiet for a nice, long moment. And then...
"You know, Kevin," said I, in a friendly way, "there's this episode of Pa and Ma Kettle - have you ever watched the Kettle videos? There's this episode where Pa thinks Ma is having a baby, and he's sitting in the waiting room at the hospital with about 10 other men, all anxiously waiting to hear how their wives are doing. Pa isn't worried at all. He's sitting down, completely relaxed, holding forth on how easy having a baby is. 'Yup,' says Pa confidently, 'It's just like shellin' peas; it's as easy as *that*.' And he snaps his fingers. 'Just like shellin' peas.'"
"Well, Kevin," I continued, "That's going to be you. I'll be in the next room, in labor, and you'll be in the waiting room, telling the other dads, 'Oh, it's nothing. It's easy. Just like shelling peas.'"
Well, I just wanted to point out that Kevin doesn't really think and act that way. Actually, when he said that, he had just taken us out to get a pizza, because I was tired from working, and he wanted to spare me the hassle of making supper! I love the way he takes care of me.
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