This afternoon, we went to a ceremony in which Michelle was initiated into Kappa Delta Pi, an International Honor Society of Educators. It was a great ceremony, and I was glad that she decided to join. She is working hard to become a great teacher, and I am so proud of her.

With the news that she is pregnant, we have put away all our adoption books, and have taken out all our pregnancy books that we had put away when we decided to adopt. We are really still in "shock mode", because this was not supposed to happen. But, reality is quickly settling in, and we are getting ready.

We had lunch yesterday at a Cracker Barrel not far from here, and when I noticed the couple next to us had an infant in tow, I struck up a conversation. Turns out their pediatrician is one that we were considering, and they gave a great recommendation. Cool.

In our conversations with our families, it is apparent that everyone is really excited for us. We appreciate all the love and support that we are getting; it means a lot to us. Thanks to all of you.

We are looking forward to Tuesday, because we are seeing Journey and Def Leppard in concert together here in Memphis. Michelle has seen Journey before, and I have seen Def Leppard, but neither of us has seen both bands. So, to get to see them both in the same night will be ultra cool. Since this is part of my birthday gift to Michelle (her birthday is November 16), I splurged a little and got seats up close. We will have a ton of fun.

I have a test in Astronomy in Thursday, so I will be spending time this week getting ready for that.

I hope everyone is doing well. Peace...

Baby's First Picture

Michelle was supposed to go to the doctor on Friday, but she was not feeling well today, so she went today. While there, she was told that the due date is June 27, 2007. Also, she had an ultrasound, the results of which are above. How cool!
Michelle got to see the baby's heartbeat, which must have been so exciting! The doctor said the heartbeat was extemely strong. She was given a clean bill of health, and scheduled the next appointment on November 20th. The doctor said that if the heartbeat is still good then, everything should be fine the rest of the way.

I tried to increase the size of the picture, but I could not get it to work. I will keep trying.

I hope everyone is doing well. Peace...

Change of Plans

Michelle has been feeling sick to her stomach for the past several weeks, and we could not figure out why. Well, yesterday we found out that she is PREGNANT!! This is insane! We were told that she could never get pregnant, mostly because of me. All I can say to that is, "All it takes is one"...LOL. Apparently, one found its way to the right place!

Therefore, the first question everyone has had is obviously, "What does this do to the adoption?" Essentially, the adoption will go on pause. One of the largest parts of the process is the part we are about to finish, which is the home study. The home study remains valid for two years, so we can put it on pause until after the baby comes home, then pick it up again later.

Probably the funniest part of the whole thing so far is how I found out. I got a call yesterday morning asking me to referee some football games as an emergency substitute. The first game was supposed to start at noon, so at 1:00 I called Michelle to tell her that we had not started yet (due to the fact that neither team was there). I was bored, frustrated, and just ticked off. Anyway, she told me that while she was out earlier she decided to get a home pregnancy test to prove to the doctor that she was not pregnant. She had just done to test a couple of minutes before I called, so she was still in shock. And, I got to join in the celebration, at least on the phone. I announced to everyone around me that my wife was pregnant, and everyone got excited. I did not care about the games at that point, and did not care much all day. I had more important things on my mind.

We made the requisite phone calls to the future grandparents, great-grandparents, and friends. Everyone is really excited. So, we ask that everyone please keep us in your prayers. We will need everyone's support.

I hope everyone is doing well. Peace...

Wired Magazine, one of my favorite reads, set up a Flikr account where geeks could submit pictures of themselves in their best Halloween costumes. I suggested to my sister Jessica that she submit something, since she always has great costumes. Hers was voted one of the best, and is posted here. That is so cool!

We got our tests back in Philosophy of Religion today, and I was relieved to have done pretty well (B+). I was the first person to finish the test, which has never happened before in my life. I am normally one of the very last people to finish a test, so I was kind of freaked out. Cool.

This Friday, Memphis Theological Seminary is having an Inquirer's day, which is a day for future and potential future students to explore the campus. Sounds like a great excuse to skip class. I am looking forward to it.

Michelle and I were disappoint that we had ZERO trick-or-treaters come to our door. Say what? Unbelievable. Anyway, we had rented a completely horrible horror movie from the '80s, and sort of enjoyed watching it. Horror movies were, in general, horrible in the '80s, and the one we chose did not disappoint.

I am still working on getting a picture taken of Michelle's car, but the weather here has been dreadful and I do not like taking my camera out in the rain. We decided to name the car Thebe, who was a nymph and the daughter of the river god Asopus. Thebe (THEE-bee) is also the fourth closest satellite (moon) of Jupiter.

We are looking forward to spending Thanksgiving in Tullahoma. We should have a great time. I am looking forward to doing some maintenance on the Thebe with her dad.

I hope everyone is doing well. Peace...