2nd Ultrasound

We went to the hospital and got our second ultrasound. Much different than the 1st! We were able to see the little legs and arms move, he turned over again and again, and then he yawned for us! They showed us the whole body and we really think it is a boy. In a few months we will go to Thailand and then we will know for sure. We are now 18 weeks and I can finally feel the baby moving. It is so much fun. Levi just sits and talks to it all the time. He has to tell it that we live in India like every day. I guess he doesn't want the baby to have culture shock!

village stays

Levi and I have this fear that a baby coming will mean that I can no longer travel. So, in order to prevent that, we are committing to traveling when it is hard. I was 17 months pregnant and we headed to the villages.
    To get to the first one we drove 8 hours, then down a road that reminded me of the sandpit by our house. It had huge ruts in the road and was a very rough drive. I had to stick a pillow between the seat belt and my belly! After the drive, we had to walk down the mountain and back up a mountain to this house made of stone and mud. There was no running water and the bathroom was the field outside! The second village was even worse because the room they gave for us (they slept outside) had at least 4 mice in it...(that is because I counted them!) they told us their kids had Jondis (I know, I thought babies only got that too, but their skin was yellow!) and a head full of lice. Their bathroom was in a field and the ladies had to escort me and shine the light on me the whole time I was using it! Oh my!
     Needless to say, by the 4th or 5th day I found myself very irritable and moody. After a shower, I was glad that I went. I do see how difficult it will be. I worried a lot about this little one's health in my belly. I can't imagine how much I will worry when it comes to join us!

    Here are some pics from the village. This is the kitchen. They have a gas stove but only use it for breakfast and chai.

This is the stove they use for all other meals. They put wood in and cook out of both holes.

This is where they store the veggies and rice.

The house

mama and baby goat. Levi loves these

Corn field. Not in rows, just utter chaos. Levi says it is because they don't use any protection against bugs, ect. so lots of the corn dies

15 weeks and first baby gift!

We got our first little baby gift in the mail yesterday! My brother's girlfriend Tara sent us a package with the "essentials". She came to visit us about a month ago and decided she knew what we needed so we got cookie mixes, pasta mixes, a melon carver and the cutest little shoes ever! I can't wait until this little one comes to put them on him/her! I haven't gotten excited about this little one yet. We've been so busy thinking about a name, how our lives are about to change, and how we are going to travel with this new addition to our lives. But, thanks to this little gift, I found myself carrying them around all day and put them in the closet we have emptied for this little one that is about to change our lives! Thanks Tara for being so thoughtful! Little did you know how much it would mean to us!

They are little Ole Miss shoes! I just love them!

One day this sad little closet will be full of happies for this new little baby we are waiting on!



Oh, I'm 15 weeks, went to the doctor last week and it was a waste of time because I didn't bring my passport and they won't do an ultrasound without it because of the law that they can't tell the baby's sex. Apparently it is so intense that you have to have a photo id. Oh Well! I got lots of funny advice and will return in 2 weeks. Making that special 8 hour trip won't be fun, but we will reward ourselves with some good western food and it will be worth it!

Tatapani

We have struggled to find a good place close to here (less than 4 hours) where we can go as a team for a weekend to relax and have some fun. Most tourist places are crowded and don't meet our expectations of a place to relax. For the fourth of July, we planned a retreat and one of our teammates suggested we give it a try. So we did! We feel like we have found a treasure in this place! The people are wonderful, we can be foreigners and they enjoy that, there is a place to put up a tent, hot springs, and white water rafting! We loved it! Here are some pics.

14 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 14 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Lost 8 pound, probably gained a lot more!

Maternity Clothes: Most clothes I wear these days feel like maternity clothes anyway!

Best Moment this week: Going white water rafting...so much fun!

Gender: No Idea! (but we think it is a boy!)

Movement: None

Food Craving:Limeades, Lemonade (as long as it is sour) tomatoes

What I miss:Being with the fam and my friends on the 4th of July

Sleep: Getting less and less tired.

What I am looking forward to:Finishing cleaning out the upstairs room so I can dream up a room for this little one.

Belly Button: In

Symptoms: Lighter fatigue, motion sickness! I get pains in my right side sometimes. The internet said it is because something is growing in there.