The freezer is full, but the bun is still in the oven.

Mom and I spent the entire day cooking. We made chicken and dumplings, asiago cheese mashed potatoes, and pasties (a kind of meat pie, turnover style). The pasties took forever to make since the pie crust had to be rolled out and cut, then stuffed and baked. Plus we had a disasterous batch of pie crust dough that refused to roll out well. Betty Crocker Pie Crust Mix in a box is definitely better than our attempts to make our own dough. It wasn't all a loss though. We made cinnamon-sugar topped cookies out of the bad batch and they are pretty tasty! And despite how much work they are, the pasties are delicious. We had them for an afternoon snack and dinner. :)

All of the stuff we made today, in combination with the meatballs and pot roast we made yesterday, has the freezer full. I think we have dinners for about 2 weeks after Mom goes home and after our church friends are no longer bringing meals.

Baby news: Lainey is squirming around a healthy amount. I check on her a couple of times a day by laying down quietly, drinking something sweet and making sure that she's moving and kicking. We will be going in tomorrow morning for the non-stress test at about 9:00. They said as long as Lainey is cooperative, it should only take 30 minutes to run the test. For anyone who is unfamiliar with NSTs, it is a simple test where they place a monitor on my stomach to measure her heartrate. Then each time Lainey moves, it is expected that her heartrate should increase and then decrease when she stops moving. This indicates that the placenta is functioning well and that she's getting enough oxygen.

I will go see my OB after the NST to check my progress again. Depending on the findings we will determine our best course of action. As long as Lainey is doing well, I will wait for her. All of the doctors in my clinic are out Mon-Wed of next week for a conference, so I figure she will come one of those days when all three of them are unavailable. :) But don't worry, we will have a doctor... another clinic provides cross-coverage for them when they aren't available.

Now it's time to relax and watch some more baseball. You can expect an update sometime tomorrow afternoon. Good night!