Just 6 Weeks to Go!

I (Auntie Jessie) am in Thailand right now but still thinking and praying for my nephew. So I wrote Stephie for a an update. She writes:

"By the end of this week, I will be 34 weeks along, which is eight and a half months! Probably only 6 more weeks to go, if he arrives right on schedule, so the end is rapidly approaching!!

I've still been feeling really good - no major complaints - although I'm starting to "sit out" on the princess parties. It's tiring enough for me on my feet all day long and running around with all those kids that I'm starting to send my performers out by themselves, so that I can have some weekends at home to rest! But we're booked solid thru the end of June, so that doesn't mean that we won't be keeping busy "making little girls' dreams come true"!

We'll take a hiatus in the month of July, so that I can focus on "baby time", and learning to be a mommy, but then we'll jump right back into parties in August.

As far as baby goes, he seems to be doing VERY WELL - his kicks, pushes and bumps are getting stronger and more & more persistent... it seems as if I'm feeling more movement from him every day! I think he must be running out of room in there, because I'm feeling every little wiggle!

Because of that, my belly is starting to get a little more uncomfortable, making it a little bit more difficult to sleep, but with all my pillows, I still manage! And I only have to get up once a night to go potty, so that's not half bad!

I'm measuring about 39" around these days, and we won't even talk about weight! ;^ P But I'm still feeling pretty healthy, and still loving being pregnant!

We had a great Baby Shower two weeks ago - a gorgeous, extravagant event that blessed my socks off!! (Okay, I wasn't wearing socks, but if I had been... you get the picture!)

We received many wonderful gifts, and have almost everything we need - we're still working on getting a little bouncer, and an infant carrier, but our gift cards should be able to cover those things! We also received lots of adorable clothes, and plenty of cute blankets and stuffed animals, and enough bibs to last us from here to kingdom come!!

For now, we're most concerned about saving up for our "diaper fund"!! We plan on using an organic brand called "7th Generation", which is more expensive than other brands, but worth it, for baby's bottom! Much less irritation from chemicals, from what we hear. (And they're biodegradable, so it's worth it for baby's future on this beautiful earth, too!)

We still have yet to finish decorating what will be baby's room/Steph's office, but all the important stuff is there - the crib, the changing table, and the rocking chair! What else do we need?! ;^ )"

Here are some incredible pictures of Steph's Baby Shower (Thanks to Carla who dreamed it all up and made it possible. If you ever need an event planned Carla Domen is your woman!)


The Elegant spread included quiche, chilled melon soup, small sandwiches, corn dogs (stephie's favorite) mounted in pineapple, Chinese Chicken Salad, Thai apple salad and mini-burgers.


Carla transformed our backyard! I loved the lanterns!


The table settings were amazing complete with crystal and a poem called "My Son's Hands"


Look at this cute Momma!


Thanks everyone for making this day possible!

I love Family

Yesterday I left for Thailand. One of the last people I spoke to before I boarded the plane was my darling sister. We both shared how we were feeling vulnerable. For me, I knew that going to Thailand always requires complete dependance on the Lord. For Stephie, she is feeling what every first time mother experiences, questions about the birth of her new son. We prayed together and I felt an immediate lift in my heart. She always has that effect upon me.

Here are some recent pictures of our new Momma taken at my brother's graduation party 2 weeks ago. Doesn't she look beautiful? She reports less sharp kicks as Nephew is getting larger and more "rolling sensations" as he shifts in her belly. Amazing.