recent pics and a pregnant pic

Below are some recent photos of our family. Today, Samuel had two birthday parties to attend for neighbor kids--both for little girls. So, we suited up and had an afternoon full of swimming and fun. Samuel did well for about 3 hours, then was asking to go home--he was getting tired and I think over-stimulated.

Rudi and Samuel going down the waterslide at the resort where we live. Our next door neighbors (the ones we share a duplex with) had their daughter's 5th birthday party here. This pic was taken during Caitlyn's party. Caitlyn plays so well with Samuel--it is so sweet to watch them. I need to get photos of them playing together.

We feel very blessed to live where we do. Especially as Samuel gets older and can do more and more outside.

On a side note, you may notice Rudi holding his right arm strangely in the picture above. That's because he broke his scapula (shoulder blade) in a mountain biking accident about 5 weeks ago. He thought it was all muscle pain for a few weeks and did not seek medical care. When things were not getting better at all, he finally got x-rays that revealed why he has been in so much pain! We found out that scapula fractures are quite rare and they frequently occur in people who have been in high speed motor vehicle crashes that have multiple other serious injuries. So, we are very thankful that Rudi did NOT have any other serious injuries from this accident.

Cutie. Photo taken by Daddy while waiting for me to pick up an order of Indian food from our favorite restaurant here, Curry Kebab. One of Rudi's co-workers and our good friend, Margrethe, also loves Curry Kebab. When we get together, we pick up the food and she comes over to our place so we can eat and put Samuel to bed.

Me at 30 weeks pregnant. Just a little over 2 months to go. I know, I look like I could deliver any day, but I do have quite a bit more time left.

Rudi and Samuel playing at Jazzie's (pictured on right) 2nd birthday party. Jazzie and Samuel will mention each other's names, but they play together in that 1-year-old sort of way.

Samuel and I at Caitlyn's birthday party. Pregnant and in a swimsuit....ugh!

We're fine

Just wanted to let concerned family know that we live on high ground in the middle of the island. If a tsunami hits here, we should be fine as long as we stay put. We're both off work today--going to church, but that's on high ground too. Obviously, we really hope nothing happens here since lots of people DO live near the beaches, and they don't seem to be doing any evacuating here like they are in Hawaii.

Our baby girl's ultrasound pictures

These pictures are 6 weeks old already. They were taken when the baby was 21-1/2 weeks along in gestation. Now she's 27-1/2 weeks, so clearly she and I have grown a lot since then. The ultrasound went well--she looks healthy in all respects. The pregnancy is going well--I have felt great since a few weeks after that first trimester was over.

Samuel is doing well, though I don't think he has any idea about the baby. We tell him sometimes that I have a baby in my tummy, but he looks at us like we're crazy.

I know the ultrasound tech put "?Girl" on the photo, since you're never 100% certain. But besides this picture, we looked at multiple views of the genital region, and all seemed very, very clear that the baby is a girl.

Little foot--how sweet.
Here's the profile shot. I think these always look a little bit odd.