Lot's of stuff to report on:
David's brother Chris got married two Saturday's ago in North Carolina so his whole family flew out for it. I feel bad for his parents - that's two East Coast weddings within twelve months! That gets real expensive real fast! It was a good ceremony and there were lots of good pictures taken, which I plan to post on my blog and on facebook once I get them in some accessable form. Chris and his new wife I think just got back from their honeymoon and are now living at his parents' house in Kaysville, Utah.
You asked about how the baby's doing. If how it looks on an ultrasound is any indication, it's doing great! Thanks to said ultrasound, I got to see the baby for the first time this week. I can't feel it yet, but it was wiggling and dancing back and forth. It was fun to watch. It's just so weird to think there's a living person growing inside of me! It's only just over two inches long now, the lady said, so it still has a lot of growing to do still. My unofficial due date of 1/13/10 has now officially changed to 12/31/09! Crazy stuff!
Since then I have been thinking all about that black-and-white head and nose and bum and legs and hands and the little fluttery spot where its heart is beating. It's easier to convince myself eat right and rest more because there it is in my mind, jumping and dancing around inside me and waiting to come out and meet us! It's so crazy! We're so excited but nervous too of course. His Dad thinks this will effectively spoil our plans to go to the Middle East next summer, but we've prayed and still feel it is right, and I've had enough miracles in my life to know that we can get there if the Lord wants us to go!
I'm doing o.k. Keeping up with classwork is really presenting a daunting challenge, though. David's also struggling with his job, selling a very expensive vacuum (Kirby) during a recession. We're working hard to stay positive though, which we've found is best done by staying close to the Lord and staying close to each other.
Life is great, God is good, and prayer is the answer to most questions. More soon!
