...and growing, and growing, and growing!

This picture is for those of you we have been unable to see lately. We have been planning to post a picture of Emily for a while now so that everyone can see how she has grown. Tonight at church, everyone speculated that we are going to have twins. Emily is just over 18 weeks pregnant (approximately 4 months). Personally, I'm refusing to consider twins. I think they're all crazy.

Still Here

I meant to post a couple of weeks ago, but I've simply been a little lazy about blogging. I would apologize, but there's not been a lot happen. Last week, we went to Mississippi to visit my family. Its always nice to get back to the farm. We spent a lot of time with brothers, ate catfish, listened to everyone's speculation about the gender and number of baby/babies. Emily went from barely showing to looking like she has a volleyball strapped to her stomach. The rapid growth in the 3rd or 4th month of pregnancy has made Em & my mom dream of twins. Obviously, they have both lost their connection with reality. I'm in trouble if either actually reads this blog (I doubt they do).

Other than the trip home, school and church have continued as always. God is still blessing the church. We baptized last week, and will do so again later today. Speaking of which, I better head to church.

Snow

Obviously we've had a little snow. The local weather said 10-12 inches around Elizabethtown, and I measured around 9 inches in my back yard. Its still snowing as I type, but should wind down quickly. The snow plows always clear our road quickly, so Em & I will actually go to get groceries this afternoon. The dog is obviously not used to snow. He alternated between running circles, throwing snow in the air with his nose, and shivering with fear because something other than rain was falling from the sky. Emily was struck by several snow balls as she attempted to sled (the snow is too powdery to be real good for sledding or snowball making). The dog was blamed for the snowballs, though I'm not sure Emily bought that. Well, that's enough procrastinating. I need to get back to studying for class.

Too much time...

Apparently my wife has too much time on her hands. I got an email tonight from her with a counter for her due date. Since people have asked, she actually has not had a lot of morning sickness. She insists that it isn't a pregnancy craving, but she is shoveling down pickled okra right now. In four years, she hasn't eaten pickled okra. You figure that one out.

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Big News

OK, I guess I can now put this on my blog since family and several friends know. Emily & I are expecting our first child this September. The pregnancy was not completely unexpected, but came a little quicker than we thought it would. That's always the first question we get.

Everyone also asks about my reaction. Emily does a great job mimicking the blank stare that apparently met her announcements. I responded as many of you would expect...with immediate research on the things we would need to purchase, changes that would happen in our budget, and exactly how you care for a newborn. I sat at the computer until around 2 am doing research. Emily just shook her head when I presented her with two completed Excel worksheets the next morning. To save some of you from an unnecessary email, I know that I am obsessive compulsive.

We spent this past weekend in Tennessee visiting Emily's family. I'll try to write something about that sometime over the next couple of days.