The Days of Our Lives

Just a little update on our lives, although nothing extremely dramatic or out of the ordinary has been happening.

I think I might slowly be pulling out of the morning-all day sickness phase of pregnancy; or at least I´m not down on a regular basis like I was. I still have my spouts, and eating still feels like a chore. I dread mealtime, only because there rarely is anything that sounds good to me. On top of that, I don´t always know how much to eat. If I don´t eat enough, I feel like throwing up. If I eat too much, I feel sick for a few hours. It´s a learning process.

The major things I´ve been craving still fall in the U.S.of A. category, such as my grandma´s sisilian hot dish, a double cheese burger (specifically from Burger King), breadsticks from Pizza hut, biscuits and gravey from Hardees, Chicken cordon bleu SDR Style, blueberry muffins, cinnemon rolls, and toaster struddles by pillsberry. One common theme... CARBS!!! The worst thing is we have cable, so adds will come up for some of these things (BK or Pizza Hut), but there isn´t such a place for MILES!!!

I am really looking forward to Friday, as Willie and Paulette will be coming back and I´ll be able to catch up and practice my English. =)

Then in the middle of the month my dear friend Kelsey Cameron will be coming for close to three weeks! I am extremely excited as we are planning on heading back to the jungle, which will be the first time I´ve been back since before the wedding.

Nelton has been doing great. He goes out and works in the mornings, comes back to spend lunch and siesta with me, then goes back to work until the evening. He usually brings me out on the motorcycle so that I can get some fresh air before turning in for the night.

As for the heat, it´s still a beast. We don´t get hot water, which is a mixed blessing. It´s been months since I´ve had a hot shower, but it sure is nice at mid-day when the heat is anything but a treat.

As difficult as this little chapter has been of being physically out of it, it has been a blessing. I was thinking about it the other day and it really has been a good way to start our marriage. It has given us a great chance to bond and build our lives together as one. We do love being married and I couldn´t be more thankful for Nelton. I do fall more in love with him everyday. We tend to have fun too, making each other laugh in the little things. It´s great.

As for visa progress... I´m progressing. As for him, we started on the first step, which is on the way to the States for mom to send in. But I had some questions on step two of the K-3 non-immigrant visa. In my reseach and searching for someone who can help me, I was recommended to Terri Reynolds. After sharing our situation with her, she recommended that we look into a different direction. So we are now in the process of finding out which visa we should really go with. The non-immigrant apparently requires some things we are unable to provide, including living in the States for an extensive period, and my earning $18,000 yearly to support my foriegn husband. Well, that is completely out of the question! We don´t earn anything close to that!

So we are looking into the tourist visa, which is apparently granted for 10 years, with 3 months per visit. The only problem is on the first visit, we need about 7 months, unless we decide to have the baby here. Reason being, after having the baby in June, we will be attending the training center for International Messengers in Montanna, which is four months and starts in Aug.

This week for the first time Nelton said he would be fine with having the baby here. I had been before, but kinda got set on the States. So who knows?

Well, that´s a peak into some of the things going on here.

All is Well

We went to the doctor over the week and found that all is well. There is no more blood, but they still recommended that I take it easy.

Thank you all for your prayers! It´s just a little scarey being a first time mother in a foriegn country.

Thanks!!

The Man I Married

So this is a little entry to brag on my husband...

So I have been having cravings!! Most of them falling under the American category. Last night I was feeling like throwing up, but so hungry, I wanted to eat something. The only thing I felt hungry for though was Pizza Hut bread sticks, like I'm going to find those out here!!

My sweet husband got home from the gym and asked me what I wanted him to cook for dinner. I said, "you could never do it, so nevermind. It's just, I want food from my country!"

He lovingly replied, "Well, tell me what it is, I'm sure I can cook it, I'll find a way." Well, ok. Breadsticks. Pizza Hut breadsticks. Or pizza, thick pizza that has substance."

He asked if I could wait until tomorrow and I was like, "yeah, ok."

The next morning, he calls a friend to have him send me pizza from LIMA with another friend he knew was coming back to Iquitos by plane. Then around noon, he went and waited at the airport for an hour and picked up a personal sized ham PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA, complete with GARLIC SAUCE!!!!!!!

They only ordered small because they didn't know if they would be able to get it through security.

HOWEVER, his friend knew of another lady who will be coming in on Friday, so they are going to have a large sent my way!!

WHAT!?!?! Do I even deserve this man? I learned one thing, never tell Nelton he can't do something.

what little there is to know

The only new information is that I tested negative for a urinary infection and that I am on bedrest (hence the reason I have not been to the internet) until Friday when I will have another ultrasound and check up.

A little update

We went in to meet with the OB doctor today and with everything I understood, we basically found out that it could be a urinary infection. Tomorrow first thing in the morning I will be going in to test for that. If that's all it is it sounds hopeful and relatively easy to solve.
However, if it's not, it could be something far more dangerous with the risk of a miscarriage.
Right now I'm basically on bed rest. Have to rest all the time, no exercise, and what not. Nelton sees to that beyond well. He makes all my meals, does all the dishes, and keeps the room nice and clean. He's amazing! I could not ask for a better husband! Anyway, more news to come tomorrow.
I'm at peace, God gave me Psalm 27:14 "Wait on the Lord. Be strong and take heart and wait on the Lord."

Blood in the Womb

Nelton and I went in for our first ultrasound today and they found that there is some blood in the womb. The doctor´s first question was if we had tried aborting the baby. NO!

I´m not really sure what this means as my Spanish doesn´t grasp all the medical terms yet, but we are going to have it checked out tomorrow.
The good news is that the doctor said the baby is fine, the bad news is the blood is there. I am NOT a fan of the Peruvian hospitals (I could go into detail, but I won´t) and the thought that I even have to go check it out is not a comforting one.

So please keep this in prayer.

Updates to come.

The joys of first trimester

It has been a rough past couple of weeks for me here in the great city of Iquitos, Peru. Nothing could have really prepared me for pregnant life. I have had zero energy, and when I get to moving a lot I feel like I´m going to throw-up or have an overall sense of nasea.

Then there is the whole food issue. I feel hungry a lot, but most of my cravings fall under the food of my homeland, hence, it´s not readily available here. It doesn´t really matter though, because the thought of almost any food causes my stomache to turn or produces dry heaving. Then the heat… oh, the heat that took it out of me before pregnancy, now it is slow death. I am thankful for the eveings though that cool down and provide comfortable sleeping conditions.

Plus, on top of all this, my husband has been gone for all of it. The past two weeks he had his trip to the jungle that wasn´t smart for me to go on. I´m thankful I didn´t go, it would be aweful out there under these conditions. Nevertheless, I do miss the jungle greatly and long for the silence, calmness, and peace that it affords. More than that, I MISS MY HUSBAND!!! I can´t wait to see him sometime this weekend! Whenever that launcha gets in.

Due to the way I have been feeling, I have hardly gotten out this past couple of weeks, which makes life difficult for a girl like me. I do love being in for a time and relaxing (some), but I am no homebody.

All that to say, that would be the reason for my lack of posts. More later, when more is known.