Dr. says, "All is well!"

We had our regular check up with Dr. Rudolf today and everything is moving along perfectly. Bibi has gained 20 pounds (which is right on track) and will probably gain another 12-15 lbs before delivery. Of course, as you can see in the pictures below, she is more beautiful than ever. That radiant glow she has is just the most attractive part of this whole experience.

Anyway, we didn't get an ultrasound this time, so we'll have a new picture of little Baby Pierson in 2 weeks after our next visit. We have 2 more weeks to go in the Second trimester and Bibi is starting to feel the effects of the bigger belly. We've had to slow down our walks a little and she is taking a few more naps during the day.

Stay posted to keep up on all the latest.

Huntington Library & Gardens... Just to relax...

Bibi finishes week 26 today! So to celebrate, and get away for a few hours yesterday, we went to the Huntington Library & Gardens in Pasadena, CA. What a sanctuary of peace... You are right in the middle of a large city, yet you feel like you are in the middle of an isolated garden in some far away place. We meandered through the gardens for for about 3 hours, stopping to take pictures and relax.

Here we are in the Japanese garden over looking the Koi Ponds and the Japanese house in the background.



With so many flowers around the garden, I figured we'd show you how pretty Bibi is too... And the little one is just kicking and moving like never before.

We had a GREAT weekend!

What a wonderful surprise to have Jeremy's dad (Ken) fly down for the weekend. Jeremy's mom (Gloria) was in Michigan with Kenny & Crystal.

Friday evening we had the Matayas, Grandpa & Grandma and Dad for dinner. We had a great time laughing and talking. We are so glad to have the Matayas living in Loma Linda now... and this winter will be so much nicer for them compared to D.C. :-)


On Saturday afternoon Bibi and I decided to do something that will be more difficult when the little one comes... we took a spin in my little 1978 MG B. This is the first car I bought when I was 16 and my dad and I have restored it to pretty good condition.



We put the top down and let the Southern California wind blow through our hair at 70 mph. We hadn't taken a ride in the MG like that since our wedding day when we used the little convertable as our get-away car and we zoomed around Sonoma Valley... 6 1/2 years ago. It brought back many memories and we had a great afternoon.

Check out the Links on the right

We want to make sure you check out the links over on the right of the page and give you a little idea about what they are. Plus, we've added some new ones.

Kenny & Crystal Pierson are Jeremy's brother and his wife. They recently moved to Saipan to be missionary dentists for 6 years. They are loving it over there so far... and we can't wait to go and visit them.

Connan & Amanda Jerrard are friends of ours that live in Australia. Connan and Jeremy grew up together in Malawi, Africa. Connan & Amanda are pregnant with their first and just a couple months behind us. We are so excited for them and can't wait till we can also visit them in Cairns.

Jeremy & Wendy McGill are friends that live in San Diego, CA. Both Bibi and I went to Pacific Union College with Jeremy McGill. Jeremy & Wendy are also expecting, but this will be their second. Their first little girl, Kiley, is the most precious cutie imaginable.

Chad Ordelhiede grew up with Jeremy over in Malawi too. He and his awesome wife, Shoshanna, are missionaries to Guam where Chad works as a dentist and Shoshanna a dental hygienist. Chad has gotten into taking underwater photography and he is AWESOME!!! Check out some of these pictures... it will blow your mind.

Many of you know that Bibi and I run a private franchise from home. The name of our business is the Adoria Group (adoria means "Triumph" in old Greek). You can follow this link using the Access Code to check out the various products available from our site. We get paid to move product and are also always keeping our feelers out for anyone that is looking for a side income. We are able to sub-franchise and help others get going in their own business.

The contracting corporation for our private franchise is the Quixtar Corporation. This is an info site about the opportunity. We can also answer any questions anyone might have about what we do and how things work.

Enjoy checking out these links and check back often as we keep adding new links to the list.

24 weeks done... 16 more to go...

We have officially completed 24 weeks of pregnancy today!! Tomorrow (Monday), starts week 25, which means we have 16 weeks left. I know, I too get confused with the 9 month pregnancy, but the acutual pregnancy is 40 weeks... What?? Anyway, we have 4 months to go till the official due date which is February 6, 2006.

I (Daddy-to-be) think she will come out early... :-)

Bibi's belly is growing and little Baby Pierson is more active than ever! She loves to move back and forth in Mommy's tummy... I'm sure she's practicing for play time with Daddy in a few months.

As you can see, Bibi is looking more radiant than ever.



We went down to Saddleback Church yesterday for their Saturday-evening service and took these pictures while we waited for the service to start. We got some great pictures and we recieve a huge blessing from Rick Warren's sermon on "Caring for the sick".





Today is also Mother's Day in Argentina! So we talked to many friends and relatives today. It was great to catch up with some friends we haven't talked to in a while.

Anyway, here are two last pictures of the three of us :-)

Resumen en Castellano

Como ven aqui abajo, estos son nuestros hijos gatunos, Tsavi (gris, 4 anios) y Lexi (anaranjadita, 1 anio) ... son preciosos, no? Pero no se comparan con cuan preciosa va a ser nuestra nena. En una de las ultimas entradas pueden apreciar la ultima ecografia, donde ya se pueden ver algunos rasgos mas claramente. Gracias a Dios y segun el medico, la beba esta creciendo sin ningun problema. Por suerte todos los examenes estan apuntando a que todo esta en orden. Les cuento que la gorda patea todo el santo dia y tambien a la noche. Jer ya sintio varias pataditas y nos llena de emocion el pensar en el milagro de la vida que Dios nos ha regalado y que esta creciendo todos los dias. En este momento he empezado la semana 23 y en mas o menos cinco semanas vamos a hacernos una ecografia de 3D para poder ver al bebe en toda su gloria .... ya que para ese entonces se podra ver "a quien va a salir" y otros lindos detalles.
De paso, Ile, Lalo & Camila Burgos se mudaron a Redlands ayer, asi que estamos super contentos de tenerlos tan cerca! Jer los estuvo ayudando con la mudanza y yo con la comida y la verdad que va a ser muy lindo que nuestras nenas (Ile esta de 8 meses) jueguen juntas. Bueno gente, los queremos mucho, escribannos mas seguido! Un abrazo grande,

Our other "children"

I just realized that we have not posted pictures of our current "children". Tsavi started following us on a walk one day back in 2002. He has brought many good times to the family.

He usually has a very busy schedule each day. Here is a picture of Tsavi hard at work.

Then in 2004 Jeremy found little Lexi wedged up into the wheelwell of his car. She was a scared little cat, but has grown into a very talkative little member of our family.






As you can see, they get along very well. They are a little nervouse about the new member of the family that will be arriving soon... They are hoping the attention does not completely get taken away from them... We'll see about that.

Baby Pierson doing GREAT!!

We went to the Dr. on our regular monthly check up today and all is good with the little one. The heart beat was just pumping away at about 160 beats per minute. She also seems to have gotten the Ukranian blood from my side of the family... she seems to be doing Russian dances almost all day long... :-)

The Ultrasound are starting to show her little face. To help you see her in the picture below, she is looking straight ahead. You can see her little ear, forhead, nose and upper lip. The whispy thing in the middle is the umbilical cord. Her right arm is down along the bottom of the picture.



Here she is laying on her back, looking straight up. On the far left is her forhead, then her little nose, then lips and then the chin. The little object above her nose is her left hand.



Bibi is able to sleep a lot better these days and is feeling much better than she has so far in the pregnancy.

We are so blessed by all of you who are encouraging us a long this awesome journey. Keep checking back to see what we learn next!!

Resumen en Castellano

Para todos los que nos han pedido... Vamos a poner un resumen en castellano de las noticias.

Las fotos del fin de semana pasado son de la abuelita de Jer que cumplio 90 anios. Fuimos a la fiesta para celebra con mas de 100 personas! La pasamos re-lindo!

Tambien sacamos unas fotos de nosotros. Bibi esta de 21 semanas y nunca ha estado mas hermosa. Jer tambien tenia su facha.

Visiten seguidos para ver lo que esta pasando en nuestras vidas.... Un abrazo

Strutting for the camera

After the party for Grandma, we went out to take some pictures of the most beautiful pregnant lady you will ever see...

At 21 weeks, Bibi is just drop-dead gorgeous



Since we were dressed up for the party, we both decided to strut our stuff for the camera. Look at the proud Daddy-to-be...



Mommy-to-be had her attitude turned all the way up too...



We can't wait to see little Baby Pierson strutting her stuff for the camera soon...