I had a pretty great Sunday. It was a beautiful day in NYC... almost 60 degrees and clear skies. It was the type of day that reminds me why I chose to live in this great city. The husband and I took a long walk on the Upper West Side and stopped at Shake Shack for lunch. If you've never been to Shake Shack, you're missing out... Danny Meyers makes damn fine burgers (and his cheese fries don't suck either!!) The burger is perfect in every way - delicious, moist meat, a tasty and not overwhelming bun and fresh condiments (no soggy lettuce or orange tomatoes here). And it isn't huge and nasty/icky so you don't feel gross after eating one.
After my Shackburger we went to The Museum of Natural History. My husband works for a company that donates to all of the major museums in NYC which means that we get to go as often as we like, for free!! It's a wonderful perk. Museums can be overwhelming and expensive so it's nice to go often and not feel obligated to do the whole thing... We can just casually walk around, explore a floor and leave when we're ready. We're pretty predictable... we always do the same two floors... The one with the big blue whale and the dinosaurs. Observing the exhibits on evolution was pretty fascinating given that I'm growing a little someone inside of me... Some of the images we saw actually resembled what the baby looked like during the early stages (when it had a tail and what not)... was kinda crazy! After our two floors we decided to take off... Some of the other exhibits are super boring... I don't need to see a diaroma of New York wildlife... I grew up in jersey, it's pretty similar.
Next we walked south to Columbus Circle where we went to Whole Foods to stock up on food for the week. I've been eating the same things over and over so it was time to introduce some new snacks into my repertoire (since I don't really eat meals, I just graze). I bought some pistachios, salt and vinegar chips, yogurt covered pretzels, etc.. Was time to mix things up. Then when we got home we baked a banana bread with chocolate chips - great snack for me! After all of that activity I was so exhausted I pretty much just passed out.
Today when I woke up I wasn't feeling too hot. Nursed a box of cheerios in bed for a while (after my Saturday Luna Bar puke incident, I am taking a hiatus from them). After an hour or so I still didn't feel great and I decided to work from home. Today was one of those on and off days... Felt terrible, then ok, would eat, would feel great, would feel terrible, would have to lie down, would eat, would feel ok, and on and on and on. One thing that did make me happy was remembering that I only have one more week before I get to see the baby again!!! That's exciting. Can't wait for the 20 week sonogram!!
On a random note, I discovered that when I stand up these days, I can't really see my toes that well... it's kinda weird... they're slowly disappearing as my belly gets bigger.
Tonight my doctor called to check up on me... I thought that was super nice. When I spoke to her about two weeks ago, I was not doing well - puking, heartburn, you name the pregnancy symptom and I was afflicted by it... The call this evening was just to make sure that I was hanging in there. It was an unexpected and nice surprise. I really like her and thought that was considerate.
Well, since today wasn't so great, hopefully tomorrow will be better. I have to be at work for a 10:30am meeting and I know it sounds pathetic, but that will be a struggle for me. To prepare, I showered tonight and set out my clothes for tomorrow. Now it's bed time.
