A few months ago, Biew and I visited family and friends in Texas. Now, we are down to less than eight weeks until our little girl is expected to make her appearance. As you can imagine, besides returning to our regular routines of work, work, and work, we have also been prepping for the new family member's arrival. Furniture, diapers, clothes, accessories, soaps.... there's so much you need for a baby! It seems like every week, we think of something else.
We are making some short- and mid-term plans on how to balance work and a baby. Variations of these plans include Biew working from home, me teaching extra hours, and Biew continuing working while the baby is at an esteemed nursery until I can pick her up after I teach so we can wait for mommy to finish working together. Prayers for guidance in these decisions will be appreciated.
So, about the baby...
We're having a girl! Her name is Jirawadee Isabella, but we'll call her Bella (maybe occasionally Izzy) for short. Our doctor told us that two Thai parents typically have a slightly smaller than average-size baby and two Caucasian parents would have an average-size baby but a Thai/Asian parent and Caucasian parent would have a larger than average-size baby. The doc ain't lying! This little girl isn't very little. Her measurements have consistently been a week or two larger than average, especially head and femur measurements. She will be tall/long when she arrives, and a little heavy too. We're not sure how fat she'll be because she's just now getting to the fat-allocating stage of development. Pictures to come in a couple months, for sure!
Another thing we have been pondering is where would be a good church for her to be raised in. We have yet to commit to one ourselves, as we have not found one that seems to have a community. We're not interested in a Sunday-only scene. Please pray for us as our search has become a little more complex.
That's all for this installment of what's going on with us. Until next time!
