Needs time...

November 17, 2008

Just loved this email we received from our friend Thomas, and thought we would share this little bit of German culture/wisdom:

"Gut Ding braucht Weile" = For good results (development), it needs time!

Today, maybe...

November 16, 2008

We have an appointment at the hospital today at 3pm (GMT+1) with the delivery room. They will check on the little guy to make sure he is doing fine, talk with us about options, and potentially induce sometime today. If they induce, we won't have the opportunity (unless they send us home to wait) to update here, on Facebook, or via email until later. So please be praying for us.

If we are sent home, we will update on here and on Facebook, so check back in throughout the day.

Thad will use all methods of communicating (email, post here, Facebook) to let everyone know once the little guy arrives...with all the official stuff like name, size, time, etc. So again, just keep an eye out, and pray in the meantime.

Thank you to everyone who has been sending us well wishes, prayer, thoughts, and love. We appreciate them all! Love and blessings to you too...Jana

Added: Oh, and please pray for good communication. We have been told that the doctors and midwives speak English, but it's still an unknown. I feel comfortable communicating in German, but who knows how I will feel in the midst of it all. Pray for clarity and understanding throughout. Thanks again!

Still waiting...

November 10, 2008

Just a quick note to say that we are still waiting...patience is hard when you don't know when the when is!!

Our last necessity for the baby's room arrived today...a mattress, so he officially has a place to sleep once he arrives! Maybe that's what he was waiting on...maybe today is the day?? Maybe...

We'll keep you posted!

Laugh Out Loud - Talking Funny

November 3, 2008

While standing in line at the grocery store, Thad strikes up a conversation in German with our Insurance Agent who is waiting behind us. Her 3-year-old daughter’s head goes back and forth between the two as they talk, when the daughter eventually turns to her mom and says in German “Why does he talk so funny?”

One week...

November 2, 2008

Yikes, the countdown has really begun...One more week until our due date!!!

A-okay

August 28, 2008

Just a quick note to say "Thank you for praying". My latest blood tests came back and the glucose test was fine, so I'm A-okay.

The little guy (which she emphatically confirmed today as a boy) is doing well. Right on target for size and estimated weight. He's trying to make himself known to all around me. Today, I was in the middle of a conversation with a lady in our office, when he kicked my right side reallllly hard. I apparently made a rather painful face as a result.

Is there a boy's name out there that means "constantly kicking" or "constantly moving"? We may need to consider it for an option. ;)

Good News..."Bad News"...

August 19, 2008

Good News...last week, my Hemoglobin levels rose...woohoo! Today, Dr. T called to give me the results from my Ferritin test. Apparently, I have stored up enough iron that I can stop taking the supplements! I was not expecting that!! So, Dr. T said that she will continue keeping an eye on it, and if it goes low again, I will go back on the supplements just as this past time.

"Bad" News...my glucose screening came back a little high, so I have to go in for the 'real' test tomorrow. Not looking forward to it!! I can't eat anything before, and I have to sit at the Doctor's office for 2 hours, and have my blood taken 3 times!! Bummer.

More news later, once the results from tomorrow come back.