DISCLAMER: I was mostly still sleeping when i got info... heather will prob have to edit!---Amy

Heather called me this monring before 6 to tell me their baby had arrived!!! Heather and Fredy welcomed a BABY GIRL!!! to their family around 4:30 this moning. She labored mostly at home and didn't go to the hospital until she was a 5 and went completely natural, so naturally, she is my hero! She sounded good and also sounded completely in love! It is a really neat experience whenever you can hear someone who has never experienced that feeling ands can hear the infatuation and love in there voice. It was really special for me to hear that! Nina Xuxubell wieghs 7 pounds 8 ounces, was 20 inches long and had already nursed once when i talked to Heather. She has dark hair that looks like it will be curly. She has dark eyes but Heather couldn't tell if they were already brown or just dark. She Sounds BEAUTIFUL, and I cannot wait for her favorite aunt to get her hands on her! It sounds like overall it went well. The Dr. wasn't in the room when she was ready to push but it only took 5 mins. to get her out! We are so excited to FINALLY have this sweet baby here! COngrats Heather and Fredy! WE love you guys~!

WELCOME TO THE WORLD NINA!!! WE CANNOT WAIT TO MEET YOU!!!!! (and carrington is super excited to have a girl to play with that's her age!)

A Giggle, courtesy of Google

My Google Reader is set to translate all blogs to English...I get a bunch of work-related ones from foreign countries. Imagine the laugh I got today as I was flipping through the feed and saw this Japanese one, announcing a class promoting research in gender studies:

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/searchivist/

The title of the class was translated as "How to Utilize Archived Women - to learn, to examine and enjoy"! :)

Hail to the Chief

For those that haven't heard the big news, papi was asked to be the president of the branch of our church. This means that he is the ecclesiastical leader of our group of Spanish-speaking members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints. (Since we don't have paid ministers, the members of the congregation take turns holding positions like president, teachers, pianist, etc.)

We started attending the Spanish group because he was asked to be the president. It has been an interesting adjustment for us...mostly because it is such a small group. Most Sundays they have between 35-50 people. (We were going to a much bigger English-speaking ward with around 125 members.) But the people are all very friendly, and we are enjoying meeting them.

Being the president means quite a bit of work, though, and he has to do interviews and provide counseling and do funerals and weddings and all of this with just a little training and a very large manual of instructions. But he's adjusting nicely and really does love working with the members. For me, it's fun to relive my mission days in Argentina by brushing off the church Spanish again. So, ahi andamos!