A 5 semanas del nacimiento ...

Espero que este mensaje los encuentre muy bien ... quiza con unos kilitos de mas gracias a varios suculentos pedazos de pan dulce con sidra y helado ... que nostalgia!

Yo por aca como ven, sumando los ultimos kilitos de este embarazo ya que faltan solamente 5 semanas para mi fecha de parto y este es el momento cuando el bebe crece mas aceleradamente, supuestamente en este ultimo tiempo triplica su peso preparandose para sobrevivir fuera del utero. Gracias a Dios todo va viento en popa (aunque todavia sigo con medicacion para las nauseas) y Brianna continua creciendo y desarrollandose con normalidad.

Junto a las bendiciones de una hermosa Navidad disfrutada con amigos hemos sumado la bendicion de poder tener un auto nuevo (para nosotros), un Honda Accord 2003 (pueden ver las fotos abajo) y una nueva camara digital (con la cual tomamos estas fotos) para mantenerlos al tanto de las ultimas aventuras de nuestra familia.

Deseamos que este cierre del 2005 les brinde un corazon agradecido por todas las bendiciones recibidas asimismo como la esperanza de un prospero 2006 ... Un abrazo enorme

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!!

Yesterday for Christmas eve we had a wonderful lunch that Bibi made. Noqui, tomato and cheese sauses, salad and chocolate desert. Bibi made everthing from scratch! Peeling the potatos and everything! Very likely the best Noqui and sauce I have every had!! Scrumptious!!

Then we went down to Saddleback Church for their candle-light service. What a blessing! We got back around midnight... which made it perfect to call Kenny & Crystal & Mom & Dad Pierson who are visiting Chad & Shoshanna Ordelheide in Guam. With the time difference it was 6:00 pm on Christmas day over there.

Christmas morning we woke up and opened presents.

We had a great brunch with the Matayas, watched the Miami Heat beat the Lakers (Whoohoo!!), and then took a nice long walk to work off the great food Auntie Jean made for us.

Bibi is looking as beautiful as ever! The belly is growing, Brianna is moving almost constantly and Mommy & Daddy are getting so excited about meeting this little miracle.

What a wonderful day! We are truly blessed to have such great friends, a healthy little girl on the way, and a loving Savior who came to this world to show us how far He is willing to go to have us as His friends forever in heaven.

And her NAME will be...

As a Christmas gift to her grandparents we decided to announce the name of the first grandchild in the Pierson and Galante families.

Jeremy and Bibi are pround to announce the soon arrival of...

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Our new car

With our little baby coming soon, we decided it was time to get a safer car to carry such a precious gift in. So today we took ownership of a 2003 Honda Accord from some good friends of ours that had ended a three year lease.

That car is in excellent condition and we are so happy with it!! It's the nicest car we've ever had, so it's nice to drive around in a car that is solid and safe (there are 8 airbags all together).

Bibi is very happy that it is automatic so she won't have to worry about changing gears if the baby is trying to distract her. We also hope the leather seats will be easy to clean if our little princess gets creative with re-deccorating the back seat...

Remember you can click on the pictures to see them bigger.

Our trip to Dallas, TX

We just got back from being in Dallas, TX, for 2 weeks. I was working for Quixtar at their Achievers meetings and Bibi came along for the ride.

We stayed at the Gaylord Texan and enjoyed the "out-door" yet in-door experience of the atrium. It is a very nice self-contained resort. (Remember, you can click on the pictures to see them bigger.)

It's a good thing that we had the controlled environment inside. When we got there the tempurature was in the mid 50s outside. Then on Saturday, Dec. 3, it was 80 degrees. I even went boating on Lake Grapevine. Then two days later it was 20 degrees outside. Yes, a 60 degree drop in tempurature in two days.

Anyway, we had a great time with some awesome friends!! Here's Bibi with Katie Vanderveen, a friend from Laguna Beach.

Bibi had the opportunity to visit the place where John F. Kennedy was shot. She has always been interested in the Kennedys, so it was a very special day for her.

We also took one day off to run down to Austin and visit our good friends Ryan & Heidi Bergstrom and family. Of course, Bibi got in some practice with little Nina.

Aidan, Zane and Jeremy had a great time playing all afternoon.

Heidi & Ryan have the greatest little family. It was such a pleasure being at their house again and we look forward to our kids playing together in the next few years.

Back at the resort I had a lot more work to do and Bibi picked up some translation work too. So we were both kept busy. We did take time to dress up and go out a little too.

10 years of dating

Today, December 10, 2005, is the 10 year anniversary of the day Bibi and I started dating.

On September 22, 1995, I arrived at River Plate University in Entre Rios, Argentina, for a year of Spanish language studies. That same day my new roommate, Marcelo Simi, introduced me to his group of friends... and I met Bibi. The whole group hung out a lot over the next few months and everyone noticed there were sparks flying between Bibi and I.

On Saturday morning, December 9, 1995, Bibi and I (and our group of friends) went to church together then all ate at the university cafeteria. We hung out all afternoon... good conversation, good laughs, good times. Later that evening, Bibi and I went for a walk alone in a park near the university.

It was there that I asked her to be my girlfriend. Bibi has always had a very sly streak, so leaving me in suspense, she reccomended that we walk down to Jenny Neugebauer's house, Bibi's best friend. After hanging out there for a couple hours we started walking back to campus.

We stopped to talk at a park on the way. At about 12:15 am, December 10, 2005, Bibi said "YES" to officially being my girlfriend.

And, as they say, the rest is history... Here's a picture of us a few days after that momentus event... :-)

Our little Princess

Introducing... Baby Pierson... in all her cuteness.





We had the most bonding experience with our little girl today. This 3-D technology is incredible! We also got some great video footage of her moving. She daintily would rest her hand on her chin, open and close her hands and mouth, stretch her neck up and grab her toes with her hand.

The pictures were also detailed enough to see her smile and make little faces. We can't wait to hold her in our arms.

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.