We received an email from my father-in-law (Lou) last night and he included a subtle request for a blog update. I can't tell you how many times I have reminded myself that I really need to post something new for you to read. If there is, in fact, anyone who drops by to read this anymore. But between nausea, no energy, a kid with a fluctuating nap schedule, and lots of changes going on in our lives right now, I seem to barely scrape through the day with enough gusto to keep my family fed, child entertained and house reasonably cleaned.
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But the past week things have been looking up. I've hit the three-month mark in my pregnancy, and finally seem to be feeling more normal. (Not today, unfortunately, but in general.) I'm grateful for some relief from feeling sick, which has lasted several weeks longer than it did with Guy. Jonathan is currently in between courses at the English Center, so he took a few days off of work for us to enjoy as a family. We did some wandering around Jordan, and we all got some much needed refreshment. I haven't uploaded those recent pictures onto the computer, so I'll work on posting a few in the next couple of days.
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All in all, life for us has been pretty normal. Jonathan's working at the Center. I'm trying to keep up with Guy. I'm still helping out with a children's program in a local village every couple of weeks, and I've also got a Bible study group I meet with every Saturday. It's a small group of moms and we all love our times together.
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We've got a really busy few months in front of us, and I'm not quite sure how everything will get finished. Fortunately, there's a lot of fun stuff up ahead too~friends expecting their long-awaited baby, a fun bachelorette party, wedding dress shopping, etc. Plus, we get the lovely spring weather to enjoy it all in!
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Guy and I are going to the U.S. on May 5th and Jonathan will follow a couple of weeks later. Um, did I ever mention how terrible my flight with Guy was when I flew alone with him last September? If not, it's probably because I was traumatized. Anyway, apparently I've gone mad or this pregnancy has altered my memories, because I've decided to brave flying alone with him again in less than two months.
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Here are a few pictures "just because." They're from the past couple of months, and I'll work on getting some more recent ones posted soon. Also, the dashes after each paragraph are courtesy of blogger.com, who cannot seem to keep my paragraphs separated, and myself, who cannot think of any other way to make them so.
Guy points at the camera all the time now. Not sure why, but it's sort of funny.
Here he is enjoying his first McDonald's burger and fries. Gobbled would be the correct verb to employ in this situation. He loved it!
We had a guest staying with us for a few days, so we did a bit of traveling. We went to this place called Mukawar, which is supposedly where one of Herod's palaces was located and John the Baptist was beheaded. It has a beautiful view and overlooks the Dead Sea.
This is Guy's mug shot from the picture we had taken for his Jordanian visa. I think it might be one of his cutest pictures ever.