Another Sunday here in Siegen, and the weather is beautiful today! Earlier today we went up to the top of a hill where there is a small airfield and we watched the planes take off. It was fun to do something a little different.

Last week we also had an adventure as we traveled about an hour south to Frankfurt so we could go to the zoo! It was so nice to have a break in the daily routine here and relax a bit. The zoo was really fun, too!

Now that we're back in Siegen, we're realizing the weeks are counting down quickly, and before we know it, the new semester will be here. Nick is still working hard on studying for his class, and I'm working on finding projects to keep me busy too. Fortunately for Nick, I've been baking a lot lately, so he's enjoying the fruits of my labor! It's fun though, and I'm glad to make him happy. :-) Our last doctor's appointment went really well; we had been nervous for it, but the doctor reassured us that everything looks great and that the baby is growing and healthy! He/she is almost 15 weeks along now, and we could see his/her squirming and kicking in the last ultrasound (SO FUN!). I can't wait until the baby can hear us; we still have about 5 weeks or so for that though. And I should be able to feel the baby moving around soon! YAY! I think this is going to be another huge, unexpected blessing we get have while here in Germany.

Summer is here!

So yeah, I'm pretty much terrible at updating our blog, but here goes another try!

Summer is fully here, but you wouldn't know it by the weather! Today was the first day in over a week that it didn't rain, and it was a beautiful one too! Nice, warm and sunny. Nick is busy, busy studying harder than ever. He wants to be sure he's ready for teaching Apologetics next semester, so he is really determined right now (which is good!). As for me, I don't really have anything I have to do, which is good and bad. It's nice to be able to take a break, but at the same time, it makes the days way too long, which in turn causes me to think about everyone and everything back home. ::sigh:: That's okay though. In just 4 short weeks, we'll be off to the Missions Conference in Austria (hopefully) and then only 2 weeks after that the students will be here (HOORAY!). I know the fall semester is going to FLY by. It always did when I was in school, and even when I wasn't, so I'm sure it will now. Also, with doctors appointments and a growing belly, I'm sure I'll have my fill of excitement in a couple months! I can't wait!

Here's a pic of our baby at week 9! I should be somewhere around week 13 now... next appt. is on Thursday so hopefully we'll know more and even have some more pics!