4 months to go

Hmm what shall I tell you about now?
Praise the Lord that my mysterious back pain is gone. It was not just muscle pain, whatever they say. I have felt muscle pains all my life through sports or falling and even during pregnancy but that was something else. A friend had a similar situation where she didn't have an infection and she had a kidney stone too small to see on the ultrasound. That's my best guess as to what it was. All I know is that I'm thankful it is gone and it never effected Silas for one second.

I've been subbing quiet a bit lately through the Christian school which is great to have one last burst of income before summer. It has been pretty tiring but nothing I can't handle. Definitely worth sticking it out! Plus that means I'm not home all day so maybe bringing lunch to school will help the weight gain that they were slightly irritating about. I go to the doctor on the 11th so we will see if I'm now gaining the appropriate weight. LOL It's hard for me to believe that I am 6 months pregnant when I look in the mirror. I guess since it's my body I just get used to the small changes that happen daily. When I look down, I don't really see a belly popping out-then I turn to the side and there it is-some how it snuck up on me! Most people are shocked to find out how far a long I am. I've been told I am "the most normal pregnant person ever" and " The most non-pregnant pregnant person" probably due to my lack of exotic cravings, ability to still play softball and I still don't like taking naps. Although, I know that all of this could change tomorrow!
Nate and Twiggy LOVE naps though!


Nate and I really need to be better about taking pictures when we are out and about. I would love to show you pictures from the fun we've been having with the college group. We've had massive games of knock out (basketball), pool volleyball with a handcrafted net (pool cover rigged to dangle from basketball hoop) and no foul pool basketball. Like I said our church softball season is under way as well. I know that both of us have really enjoyed getting to know the 'kids' in small group times and praying together. This should be a great summer with them :)

Future Plans:
We are considering the option of buying a small house here in California in Lancaster. This would mean that we would be living about 45 minutes (down below) from the seminary that Nate will drive to 2 days a week. This would definitely save us money on rent. Rent here is not cheap and rent 'down below' is even higher. The only negative to this would be that we are away from the seminary and opportunities to serve in ministry that come thru the seminary. The benefit is that we get to stay here with the friends that we love :)

Nate's work also offered him a part time position with the company which is rare for his program. The catch- we would not be able to come home for our long anticipated vacation to FL. They would want us to cut that much shorter than we planned. This is a crazy opportunity because it would allow Nate to still be working using his degree rather than part time at who knows where. My heart immediately says NO NO NO! Lord don't take away the time with our family! But I know that I can't ignore a good thing that God is providing for us either. I want to be able to think long term and what's best for our family. I've really been avoiding thinking or praying about this because it really does break my heart to think of not spending time at home. I'm sorry if you are a family member and just hearing about this possibility on here but I probably would be in tears if I tell you on the phone. Regardless of how I may feel emotionally, I know that this is God showing his faithfulness to provide for us as we follow after Him. I don't want to seem like I am complaining- maybe I'm just tired of trying to plan ahead! It seems like I can't see past this month and when I try there are just too many factors to figure out. Again, big decisions for us!! I will be praying that God would provide us with wise counsel and discernment in these decisions.

We will be coming home on June 26th-July 7th for a visit which both of us are looking forward to VERY much. My momma is getting married on the 4th :) And I get to see my sister too!! We will probably we staying around Melbourne the whole time except in Orlando one night. Make sure you meet up with us while we are home!

Twiggy showing some love to the belly. I was trying to video the baby moving for my mom and Twiggy decided that I was just making a beautiful pillow for her :)