The status of my wife (Stephanie) is as follows: She is currently entering her 16th week of pregnancy and is embracing the baby bump the Lord blessed her body with. School let out the last week of May and so she no longer has to struggle through full work days. She now spends most of her time preserving her valuable energy for the growing babies in her belly and has become a follower of many day time television shows. Friday she took her EIPA (educational interpreters performance assessment) and passed with flying colors. Challenges of daily life include finding creative ways to get as many calories into her body as possible and avoiding her cravings to purchase the charming diapers she finds on the internet. I have attached the most recent picture of her and our babies below. Notice the delightful glow to her complexion as the joy of child bearing radiates from the center of her being.
As far as updates in my life are concerned, I too have a break from education for two months and am now working as a concrete finisher with Visions in Hardscapes in Indianapolis. Life has kept me busy with church, buying a house, concrete, soccer, reading, car troubles, and the various events that take me out of town. Last week I participated in a great youth leadership summit (C.L.A.S.S.) in Goshen and got some air time (my backside) on the local news. Yesterday evening was spent basking in the glow of my mechanical prowess as I successfully replaced our Hyundai's alternator. Next weekend I will enjoy celebrating the wedding of my youngest sister Carmen.
The title of this blog is in reference to some exciting new discoveries with our babies, their penises. We are having boys! Steph had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday which included an ultrasound. I was unable to attend due to the leadership summit three hours away I had committed to. During the appointment, the doctor was able to determine the sex of the babies. Anticipating this possibility, Steph had brought an envelope in which she had the doctor deposit the ultrasound pictures and the gender of the babies without telling her the sex. When I got home late Wednesday night, we sat down and opened it together and found out at the same time.
Since then, many of the people we have told have made some type of remark to me getting payback for being such an unwieldy child. The title is the one my father-in-law dubbed on me. I'd like to think my youth was spent in playful bliss without burdening my parents too much with rambunctiousness. But truth is in the eye of the beholder, so I might be getting what I deserve after all.
I am personally very excited at the opportunity to raise two boys at the same time. If the Lord has his way, they will be big brother teammates to any other siblings we spawn and help lead them through life's many challenges. If society has its way, they will star on COPS every Saturday accompanied by their proud father sporting a stained white tank top, drooling and unconscious face down on our front lawn.
