Baby Blessings

Okay, so this year has proved to be the year of babies, babies, babies! God has blessed so many of my friends and coworkers with children this year.  Yesterday I had the priviledge of meeting Inessa - the brand new daughter of our PreK3 teacher, Yocasta, who was born last week during spring break. She is so beautiful and tiny, and I'm so excited to watch her first year of life here in the Dominican Republic.



Inessa, one week old :)





Proud moms:
Laura with Abram, 6 weeks old
Yocasta with Inessa, 1 week old


We are now anticipating Guilianna, the new daughter of our director Karen due to be born May 20, the new daughter of Rebekah - our high school science and math teacher, due to be born in June, the new daughter of Vanessa - the woman who currently lives downstairs from me due in June, one of our Spanish teachers having a daughter in July, the son of our PreK4 teacher Alicia due to be born in September, and the child of Whitney, who works with YoungLife, due in October (thats six more babies, to be exact). I also have some friends in the states that are having babies too!

I have never known so many pregnant women in my life at one time! I do have to say that I have learned so much about pregnancy and the joyous miracle that it is through knowing these women. God is so amazing, and just seeing and watching how a woman's body becomes transformed throughout pregnancy and after giving birth is incredible. It makes me so anxious to become a mommy some day! (don't worry mom...this won't be happening any time soon haha) i just love it! It's just so amazing how everything just works together and naturally... happens. It's just so great!

Thank you, God, for these new little ones :)