Man... that was a bad case of Mexican... ha ha... ahh! Can you believe we're having a baby? The reality is, er, very real now. :) I still am loving pregnancy. There are little things here and there that are tough - mainly leg cramps, but with enough bananas (potassium), calf massages (man, my hubby is AWESOME), and warm baths (relaxing on a number of levels), it's all good!

I'm 32 weeks now. It's getting very close. I've been thinking lately how much carrying a child is like the X-files. Yes, the X-files. I've never seen that actual show, but I mean the supernatural coming alive in a real tangible way - in a SCI-FI way. Watching my belly roll, feeling the baby's hiccups, and knowing that eyelids, hair, the brain, etc. are all forming is just such an extraordinary and WILD experience. It's hard for me to believe that this is how God made it to work. There are some things that I've done with my body - like the mini-marathon, tennis teams, showchoir, dance and gymnastics. I can think of times where I "pushed" my body and was proud when I crossed the finish line or won a match and thought that was cool to see what the body was capable of. But, nothing compares to this experience. I'm very aware lately that there are many that struggle with being able to get pregnant, and I cherish this experience and don't take it for granted b/c I know it is a true gift. I'm thankful that for some reason God allowed me to experience it...

Hi friends... here is a pic that my mom-in-law Tammy took at our last appt. It was so great to have her there with us and to all hear the heartbeat together! My mom joined us the appt before. It's so fun to experience this with our families. I was fortunate to get time with Stephen (my bro) this weekend and he was saying that he's getting so excited for the baby to come and we were talking about what he would be called - he's thinking full name for this exciting event... "Uncle Stephen William". :) I think it will be so cool to see our parents especially when the baby is born b/c it will be in a sense reliving a part of our own birth experience - what it was like when they were first parents. (... except for the fact that they will skip the discipline and move to the spoiling; grandparents should be renamed "de-programmers" from what I've seen in friends' lives...) I'm so thankful that we live nearby so much family and so many amazing friends for this experience. With the decision we went back and forth with to move, I really couldn't be happier that we were able to be here for this time. It's been absolutely amazing to have such awesome time with the people we love. I started my new position as a worship leader at Grace Community Church in Noblesville (http://www.gracecc.org/) 3 weeks ago - I LOVE it! The people are great - staff and congregation. I feel like this beautiful community has embraced our upcoming parenthood and loved us well in the process of joining them. It's exciting to meet the various childrens' pastors and know how our baby will be cared for with them in creative ways. More a little later...