Exciting News!!!!

Well- we have recently had a blessed surprise. 1 week after arriving, when Liz started feeling really tired, nauseated, and not wanting any Chinese food- we found out we are expecting Baby #3 in the summer. Liz is now 7 weeks along and experiencing quite a bit of nausea and fatigue which can be troublesome when you're trying to get settled in a new country. We're excited to meet our new little one in the future. Now Liz needs to find somewhere to do prenatal care here and get some prenatal vitamins. :)

We've got a bathtub!

We now have a place for our kids to take baths and for us to take a shower without getting the whole bathroom wet. yea! There was a really nice local guy who put this in for us and did a very good job. Both Jacob and Lydia had baths today. Before- we just showered them down like the picture of Lydia- and it made a pretty good mess. We are all thankful for our bathtub! :)

Treasures!

We got a very sweet package from some friends back home with many wonderful treasures inside- chocolate chip cookies, fall napkins, candles, and some toys for the kids. Everyone loved seeing things from home- what a blessing!

Things are not always what you think :)

Liz went shopping the other day and bought what looked just like the box of milk we had bought a few days prior. After taking a bite of cereal with it- she said, "this milk is bad" and jacob wouldn't eat his cereal. I tried a bite and didn't think it tasted "bad" but just not like milk. We then realized that it was liquid boxed yogurt and not milk at all. So once we realized that, the cereal with yogurt didn't taste near as bad. :)

Our Househelper

Here is a picture of our househelper holding Lydia. The kids call her "Aye" which means "auntie". She has been coming in the mornings for about a week and has been such a help to us. She will be even more vital as we both start studying language.

We signed another contract!

Well, some things fell through with the pink and purple apartment and we ended up in a different one. We think this one will actually be better for us. (Jason really wasn't too excited about the pink/purple things) We are in a great location and like the complex that we are in. We are slowly getting settled and making this new place home. These are some pictures before we moved in, once we get things a little more homey we will post some more. We still do have a purple couch, but it's a better purple and a comfier couch. We are very thankful!

Fun Physical at the Hospital :)

We've had many adventures already- here is one that happened soon after arriving. For the school, I needed to redo a physical exam to be able to be enrolled. So- I had the opportunity of going from room to room- getting a blood draw (through a window opening- kind of hard to describe, but you can see in the pic), "urine reception", an archaic EKG (kind of looked like a torture device), and an Ultrasound. Pretty fun stuff! I found out I'm not pregnant. :)