Home from Russia

Nik is finally home!! After two years of missionary service in Rostov Russia Nik has returned. He looks great, a little pale, but great. Last night around 8:30 pm we picked him up at the airport. It wasn't a quick pick up either.
We were waiting at the airport in the baggage claim area with two other families for Nik and the other missionaries to come down the stairs. As we waited we saw passengers arrive from the Atlanta flight they were on. We continued to wait and we saw the pilots came down the stairs. One of the pilots asked if we were waiting for passengers from the Atlanta flight and we told him yes. He then informed us that they, the pilots, were the last off the plane but assured us that Nik and the other two missionaries were on the flight and that perhaps they were just in the bathroom. So we waited some more. Finally after there had been a lull in the people coming down the stairs we saw the three missionaries. It was like they planned on posing for their grand entrance, all smiles as the escalator brought them down. Us moms were the first to break the ranks and run to our sons to receive the long awaited hug. Tears, smiles and hugs were shared as we greeted him home.
Once we got the luggage we took Nik straight to the stake presidents office to be released. He reported on his mission. What a great missionary he was. The respect he had for the service and the love he had for the people (mostly) was evident. It took an hour for him to report and we loved every minute as he took us through a brief synopsis of his time there.
When we finally got him home one of his first phone calls was to Keren, his girlfriend. I think she was more excited to see him than anyone, except me of course.
It is so wonderful to have him home and safe. We are now going to spend our day at the doctors and dentist to make sure that we kill any bugs that were making him sick and that his teeth are ok.

Bump Watch

Here is the lasted up-date on Carly dated 10/12/08

Hello again! Here is the update for our visit last Thursday with the doc. So I have finally started gaining weight and the grand total for this month is.... 2 pounds. I promise I've been eating & have even tried fluffling by having more snacks (even chocolate). I guess it's helped a little. My doc said as long as I keep going up a little bit instead of down then he won't worry. He measured my belly & I'm exactly 29 cm which is where I should be for 29 wks along. He was very happy about that. So the ultrasound still showed she was a girl so I can still keep looking at the pink stuff in the store. We could see all four chambers of the heart beating. It was slower now at 130 beats a minute. But the heart looked really good. So did the spine. We saw her two little feet & legs & arms again. At one point it looked like she was sucking her thumb, it was cute. She was head down, but she still has a lot of room to move in there so she's not stuck in that position yet.The last few days I have been feeling pretty yucky. My doc reminded me to keep drinking a lot so I don't have contractions too early & have to be admitted to the hospital. So the top shelf of our fridge is jam packed with drinks so I don't get dehydrated. I'm starting to feel better today & hope it was just a bug...We are both getting really excited. I can feel her move a lot more now. I'm hoping Cam can feel her soon.

As of now Cameron still hasn't been able to feel the baby kick or move but the other day he did feel her head poking into the side of Carlys stomach. Michelle and Tory have been placing bets on when the baby will arrive. Michelle says it will be the 23rd of December and Tory says it will be the 3rd of January. We will just have to continue to wait and see.

Welcome

Welcome to the all new Friddle Family Blog. We wanted to get this started to make it easier for people to see what we are up to. Blogging is new to us so be patient as we learn and start to enjoy the process. We hope that you will check back regularly for new post and new pictures.
Sincerely,
Kim & Tory Friddle