Great News!

Rigo & I went to another prenatal appointment last week and heard the baby's heartbeat! It was awesome...healthy and strong at about 160-165 beats per minute. It was so exciting! I had the opportunity to hear it again yesterday...happy baby. Lol. I know a lot of people tell me I won't feel the baby until 20-21 weeks...but I'm telling you, I can feel the baby moving around in there and I'm 18 weeks. Not kicking....but just those little tiny movements that he or she must be shifting positions or something. Hahaha. I enjoy those ticklish bubbly moments. And it's not gas...I can finally differentiate. Lol. My tummy continues to grow...here's a pic I took last week.

So there's my 4 month belly!

More good news...my dad recently had a PET scan to identify if the cancer has returned, and the result was negative...clear so far! I'm grateful for the technology and treatment we have to check for abnormalities and treat them when found. It's been nice at work these last few days...the census has gone down, in TCU at least. So that's either or good thing or bad...good that people aren't getting as sick, or bad that people don't have insurance to come in if they are sick. I'm hoping it's the first.

I taught my first class in Young Women last Sunday. It was Ward Conference, so I the heat turned up when I walked in and members of the Stake YW presidency, High Council, and Bishopric were sitting there. But it turned out to be an awesome lesson on supporting family members. Thankfully, I wasn't too nervous and the girls were active participants so it was easy to get comfortable. And Bro. West and Bro. Sitauti were excellent contributers sharing there experiences as fathers and grandfather. It worked to my advantage having extra leaders there to touch us with their stories and feelings. I also showed the "Create" video made from an excerpt of Pres. Uchdorf's talk that can be found at http://reliefsociety.lds.org/. It is an awesome clip that is very inspirational. It was the perfect closing to my lesson...encouraging the YW to create loving relationships with each of the members of their families.

My cousin Janelle is having her farewell this Sunday, but we can't make it since Rigo is teaching Elders Quorum and I'm teaching YW. Oh, AND he's giving a talk this Sunday with the rest of the Elders Quorum presidency. Plus I'm working this weekend anyhow. My mom called me this morning and let me know she had the invitation for Janelle's farewell (which she's had for a month), but I found out just this week when my auntie e-mailed me. But that's okay...my mom's super busy taking care of her own mother, husband, and 18 year old son. I think it's awesome that she'll be serving in New Zealand for 18 months. Rigo's experiences from the mission have truly helped our family to be stronger and closer spiritually and temporally. The lessons he learned from serving the Lord and being around general authorities as well as such humble and faithful people in Venezuela continue to be valuable in our daily lives. I know I can credit his mission to helping make him the worthy Priesthood holder and patriarch of our home.

I think it's time for me to eat...again. Hehe. I have been eating every 2 hours because if I don't eat when I get hungry, I'll get nauseous. The blessings of pregnancy...hehe...I know it will all be worth it when I'm holding that bundle of joy in August.