ZION BACA

Busy Summer!

2010-06-10T19:56:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! It's me Zion. Hope you are having an awesome day today. I know I sure am! Life is good and I am having so much fun! There has been a lot of commotion at my house lately and Mom and Dad have been SUPER busy. They started a non-profit when they got married called Go International. They travel all over the world helping people. In just a few days we are all getting on an airplane to Miami and Dad is going to go down and help some kids in Panama. I sure am gonna miss him a lot but I am so glad that he is going to help out the kids. I actually got to go to Panama last summer when I was in Mommy's tummy. You can see me in the picture above with my Panama maracas that Mom and Dad bought me- and I am all ready to go with my super cool missions travel outfit. Next summer I am definitely going to go on a trip with Go International and I can't wait!

So instead of going with the team to Panama Mom and I will be going to Massachusetts to see my Grammy Dee and Grandpa Chuck. I even get to meet my big Uncles Mike and Sean! It's gonna be awesome! Then Mom and Dad said that they are going to take me to this place called Disney World! I have no idea what that means but they seem super excited when they talk about it to me. So summer is going to be crazy busy. In fact, I am getting tired just thinking about it. I better get to bed before Mom and Dad see that I am up this late blogging. Comment below and tell me what YOU are going to do this summer! Adios!

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Momma and Zion

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My first flight!

2010-05-30T19:55:00.000-07:00

Momma and I went to Arizona on a giant airplane. It was super sweet. Here I am striking a pose with my ticket.

French elephants

2010-05-30T19:44:00.000-07:00

Somedays momma lets me sit and talk with my elephants. They are AWESOME! They speak a lot of different languages: Korean, Thai, Spanish, Italian, Latin and Greek. Watch my video below and see how they talk to me!

Happy Easter

2010-04-03T19:33:00.001-07:00

Hey everybody! It's my first Easter and I am celebrating in style! Happy Easter!

Hanging with the guys

2010-04-03T03:30:00.000-07:00

Sometimes Mom and Dad take me to work at the Go offices. I love it when they do. All of the interns are so cool and they love to hang out with me. I found an old video hanging out with David, Jeff, Callie and Kaitlyn. Check it out:

Growing up

2010-04-03T03:11:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody! Hope you are all doing AWESOME! I know I sure am. Mom, Dad and I are having a blast hanging out, rocking, cuddling and eating. As they say in old Pari "Cest si bon!" or as we would say it here in the U.S. "This is the life!"

Things are getting easier for me out here in the world. I like to do things that really impress Mom and Dad. For example, when I was in the hospital Mom picked me up for the first time and put me over her shoulder and I picked up my head and looked around. It was awesome- she went crazy! Then she started bragging on me and telling everyone how strong I was and how advanced I was, it was great.

(This is a pic of me seconds before I held my head up in the hospital.)

Holding your own head up is soooooo last month. My latest and greatest way to impress them is to hold my own bottle. Check out the vid they filmed of me doing it for the first time:

Letter from Granma D

2010-03-28T21:29:00.000-07:00

So, my dear and darling boy, it's hard to believe that you have been with us for just over a month! Where has the time flown to? When I first held you in my arms, and you looked up at me with those beautiful eyes, it was love at first sight! When you were first born, I got to hold you and sing you songs about Jesus. Do you remember?

Mommy says you have grown, from a helpless sweet little one, to a content baby boy who follows sounds, and travels great missionary journeys as you scoot all over your crib in search of all that can be seen and found!

I hear from Mommy that you are just beginning to express your likes and dislikes, and that your personality is just beginning to show, in fact, I hear you are a people person! You seem to enjoy being surrounded by people and faces, and smiles and laughter! You also love being at GO, your Mom and Dad's life's work, which is a good thing, because I think you will be spending alot of time there!

I can hardly wait to see you again my sweet one, and I will see you soon, to fill my life with more memories of my precious little man. I promise.

With all my love, Granma Dee

5 Weeks Picture

2010-03-27T21:13:00.001-07:00

Zion and Mom 5 weeks

Big Boy Baths

2010-03-24T21:39:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody! Mom and Dad took pics of me taking my first "big boy bath" the other day. Unlike most kids my age I didn't cry. But honestly guys, I'm really not sure what I think about baths. First off, they are really wet. Which is a familiar, yet strange feeling. So, despite the fact that baths really do freak me out, I have found a way to make it through the entire bath without crying. (You may want to take notes if baths freak you out too cause this is some really good techniques for staying calm during your bath time.)

First, I tried lifting my hands and legs out of the water and holding them in the air. This gets tiring though. So now I keep my arms and legs in the water and I try to lay real still and put on my best big boy brave face. You can see what that face looks like here:

You may want to practice your big boy face in the mirror a few times so you get it right. Here you can see Mom washing my hair. Forget Johnson and Johnson, there's not a tear anywhere in sight of this big boys eyes!

Mom decided to keep my diaper for my first big boy bath because she gave me a "sponge bath" without it and I pooped. (he he.) Now, I can totally take baths without a diaper, but sometimes I do like to pee in the water. (he he.)

Well guys, it's midnight and I really need to quit blogging and go to bed. Everybody remember to practice your big boy face in the mirror!

Night-night everybody!

Zion's first blog post

2010-03-19T22:40:00.000-07:00

By Zion Baca

Hey everybody. Well, I have been around on Earth for almost 5 weeks now and I recently discovered the power of social networking. So, I asked Mom and Dad if they would mind if I managed my own blog from now on. From here on out I will be taking over posting things and telling you all about my life. Mom and Dad will probably do some guest blogging from time to time as well.

So, I thought I would start by showing you some pics from the past few days:

This is my very first solo shot that Dad took of me relaxing at the hospital. Mom and Dad told me that they were really happy that I have so much hair and that when it gets longer Dad is going to help me "style" it.

Here is something that Mom made for everyone who came to meet me at the hospital. It's pretty cool cause it matches my room at home.

Let's see... now here I am takin' a snooze. Mom and Dad made this shirt for me to wear at the hospital. Which I have to say that as far as clothes go, it's pretty cool. Speaking of that, can someone please tell me what this whole "clothes" thing is all about anyway? Because to me it seems pretty strange... In fact, I am not sure I get why we wear them. It seems like a ton of trouble to put them on and then in just a few minutes they get totally dirty and we have to start all over again! I am really vocal about this and keep trying to tell Mom and Dad to just forget it, I would rather be naked- but either they don't get what I am saying or they are really stubborn because they keep putting me in all these different outfits.

What else? Hmmmm... I had a ton of visitors at the hospital. It was awesome. They would come in, cuddle me, say nice things about me, bring momma and daddy food or presents. I loved it. Here's a pic of me with Grandma-naye and Papa. What can I say? They love me.

Here is me and the folks right before they took me home.

Oh, and here's Dad strapping me into my car seat for the first time.

When we got home Dad gave me a tour of the house. My room is pretty cool. I will do a post on it later. My Auntie Katie told me she would come take pics of it and she is way profesh. So we will wait for her pics before we post it. Here I am though at home in my room with Momma.

Well guys, I hope that you like my blog so far. I am going to be doing lots more posts so check back often or you can even become a subscriber. You can do that by clicking on the subscribe button in the top right hand corner of the blog.

Pregnancy Shots

2010-03-19T17:45:00.000-07:00

Here are a few shots that our amazing and talented friend Becca David of Treasured Captures took for us. If you live in the Oklahoma area you need to check out her site and book an appointment with her! She is awesome!

If you're happy and you know it

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The birthing story

2010-03-15T20:16:00.001-07:00

By Christa

Several people have asked me to share the story of Zion's birth, so here goes!

Zion was born one day before his delivery due date. I am sure that every woman who has been pregnant before can relate to this, but it was one of those mind-exhausting Monday's where you are looking forward to an awesome nights sleep. In fact, I believe that I thought to myself, "I HOPE that Zion doesn't come tonight because I am super tired."

So, we were wrapping up the day, Greg was on the phone with his cousin and I had just finished printing off Zion's birth favors. I laid the papers down on top of my computer and then my water broke, at least I thought it did, but I wasn't sure because it was nothing like the way it happens in the movies. I turned to Greg who was hanging up the phone, my eyes as big as saucers and I said, "I think it happened! I think my water broke!"

Greg jumped off the bed and said, "What do you mean you think? Don't you know?"

I sat down on a chair, tears brimming my eyes and said, "I don't know! I don't know! I've never done this before!" We checked the time on the kitchen clock. It was 9:30PM and we dialed the number to our Doctor. The on-call doctor instructed us to come into the hospital. I hung up the phone and told Greg, "This is it. We need to go to the hospital." Then, like a thousand thoughts assaulted me at once. Everything from, "I'm not ready to give birth." to thinking about the next 40+ years of being a parent and how do you raise a son to become a man? Tears just started to roll down my cheeks and fear and panic gripped like a vice around my heart. I started shaking like a leaf. Greg gently placed his hands on both of my shoulders and said, "Listen to me. Are you in pain?"

"No." I said, "Just scared... and I just washed my makeup off."

We both laughed.

"Then calm down. Breathe." We stopped for a moment as he put his arms around me. "Okay. Now let's be here. In this moment. Not in the future, but right here. If you aren't in pain right now then don't be in pain. There is no need to be scared about the future, just live in the moment." Then Greg held me as I cried softly and he began to pray.

Next, we went into super planning mode. We had already packed our bags, but we had a few items around the house that we needed to grab. In true Greg and Christa fashion we had perviously made lists on our iphones of everything we would need to pack. Like a whirl wind we whisked around the house getting everything ready. Phone calls and texts were sent out and our dearest friends all came to the hospital. Becca David, Lauren Morris, Lauren Tohline, Gabby Vonigas, Dodge Pangburn, Katie O'tool and Greg's mom and Dad. We felt so special and blessed that they all wanted to be there. Before we left the house, we shot this video for Zion. As will see the emotional meter started running a little high towards the end.

Next we were off to the hospital. The adrenaline in that car was running high and the conversation was laced with comments like, "In less than 24 hours we will be parents... parents! Can you believe it? Hi Mom and Dad. You are going to be a dad to Zion like your dad was to you. Crazy! Parents! Ahhhhhhh!" Needless to say, we were both excited and anticipating what was next.

We delivered at Saint Johns hospital, which I have to say have an absolutely stellar staff. They are quite amazing at taking care of you and making you feel calm and at ease. As we pulled into the parking lot of the hospital Greg jumped out to make sure we were on the right floor. I sat in the car, collecting my thoughts and I felt in my heart that God whispered these words to me, "I am going to make this really, really easy for you."

He was right. Up until this point I had had absolutely no pain. I was having strong contractions, but I had been having them since before we went to Italy, so they weren't difficult for me at all. We checked into the hospital, and then got all "hooked up" with hospital equipment and IV's. The IV was the one rough patch in the process. I guess I have thin curvy veins and they had to call in a specialist after several painful tries. The specialist got it the first try without even a pinch. People with that type of talent amaze me.

Upon my arrival I was dilated to a 3 almost 4, I was not having any contractions that I could feel. Our friends took turns visiting us, making us smile and laugh. Around 1:00 I got an epidural. I still had not felt any pain, but that was my birthing plan, to wait till I was a four and get the epidural. I was so glad that I did, because I felt no pain for virtually the entire delivery. In fact, they gave me pitocin to speed things up, which usually makes labor very intense, however I just rolled over and went to sleep!

Around 7AM they woke me and told me that I was dilated to a ten and 100% effaced, but because I had carried Zion so low they didn't want me to push until the Doctor came because they thought it would take less then ten minutes for me to give birth. My Doctor, Jay Williamson was in surgery at the moment. We did start pushing before his arrival, and I am glad we did because no one knew how big Zion was and it actually took me one hour and forty-five minutes of straight pushing before we decided to use suction to get Zion out. The Doctor warned that the epidural was running out, which I could tell since I was starting to "feel" again, and he didn't want me to have an emergency C-section. Minutes later Zion was born, 8LBS and 13OZ, a very tall 22" long. They placed him on my stomach and this fierce emotion overtook Greg and I as we looked at our child for the first time. It was official. We were mom and Dad.

The nurses whisked him away to a warmer where they took his vitals and little Z tested out his new lung capacity for the first time. As he wailed away, Greg walked over to him and leaned his face towards Zion. "Hey buddy. It's your daddy." Silence filled the room as Zion listened to his dad's voice outside of the womb for the first time.

The doctor stitched me up. My first winces of pain came here but I was too busy careening my neck to see my new little man to focus on it. A few minutes later the nurses had cleaned Zion up and we got to get a really good look at our son. He was perfect. He was wonderful. He was ours.

Belly shots

2010-02-08T07:38:00.000-08:00

Here we are... just a few days away from Zion's birth! Less than ten days to go until his due date on the 17th. We are excited to meet this little guy!

Here are a few of the previous shots! Crazy how much you can change in just nine months!

May, 2009

(Pre-pregnancy)

August, 2009

October 2009

Italy Pics

2010-01-20T19:15:00.001-08:00

Here are a few of our favorite pics from our trip to Italy. It was such a wonderful time together... memories that I am sure we will hold in our hearts forever.

27 weeks!

2009-11-18T06:57:00.001-08:00

Hard to believe that I am already 27 weeks along. Looking forward to meeting Mr. Zion each day! Greg and I can't help but imagine how special our life will be with him in it, we seem to be trying to picture him hanging out with us and imagine what it will be like to be his parents. Such a special time that I know we will look back to with such fondness.

We leave for a big adventure tomorrow. Zion may not have left the womb yet, but already he will have traveled to three countries! Back in early June Greg and I thought it would be fun to plan a trip for just the two of us. So many of our overseas trips, while fun and exciting are spent planning and working long hours with a team. Tomorrow we leave for a trip to Italy. I can't wait! This will actually be our first overseas trip for a vacation! We will be ministering in a church or two- but for the most part we are going to drive around the Tuscan countryside and see where the wind takes us! I'm sure we will have a few fun posts along the way so you will have to check back for more.

4D Ultra sound

2009-11-15T20:37:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday we went to Tulsa's Baby Bump to get a 4D ultra sound of little Zion. I highly recommend getting one and I definitely recommend (if you are in Tulsa) going to Baby Bump. On our first visit we actually didn't get to see little Zion's face. The girl at baby bump was so sweet she scheduled another visit for us a week later. Next week he made his big appearance. The 4d ultra sounds are very cool, but aren't 100% clear. For those of you who have never seen a 4D, don't worry about the bumps you see on Zions face. It's not really like that! The ultra sound doesn't show things in accurate detail.

That being said, check out some of these amazing baby pics! Don't you think this little guy has Greg's face?

Zions Crib!

2009-10-20T18:52:00.001-07:00

My Mom and Dad bought Zion his first bed. Here is Greg putting it all together!

Letter from Gran-Gran Baca

2009-10-20T09:37:00.000-07:00

To our Dear Little Zion,

This is my very first letter to you, the first of many over a lifetime I’m sure.

I have dreamed of being a grandma for quite some time now. It seems that most of my friends, my two sisters and all of their friends, are already enjoying the most coveted title of “Grandma”. Over the past few years I have listened to many ‘grandma stories’ and have earnestly savored every tale of grandmother-hood, all the while inwardly anticipating sharing my own future tidbits of grandmother lore. Well, my waiting is over! Although you are still in your mommy’s womb, I am your grandma. What an exhilarating thought!

The day your mommy and daddy told us that you were ‘on the way’ I was just giddy with excitement! Your parents and your papa and I were at a restaurant when they gave us the big news about you. The first thing I did was squeal with joy, and then tears of happiness came pouring down! Your papa was so funny because he didn’t quite know what was going on. But as soon as he figured out he was looking at a positive pregnancy test he too was crying tears of joy!

I often imagine what you will look like. With such a beautiful mommy and handsome daddy you will surely be one cute, little boy! Did you know that I already have a picture of you on my desk at work? It’s a picture of your first ultrasound. You are only twelve weeks old, still in your mommy’s womb, but I can already tell what a handsome boy you are. I look at that picture and smile with gratitude, thanking God that you are on your way and getting closer with every passing day!

Oh, sweet, little Zion. Your papa and I can’t wait to meet you and hold you in our arms. We long to kiss your soft, silky cheeks, to nuzzle our noses into the curve of your neck and inhale the sweetness of our first grandchild. What a wonderful day that will be! I can’t imagine loving you any more than I do right now. Yet, I know when I see your precious face for the first time my whole understanding of love is going to change. I hear (from those other grandmas) that loving your grandchildren is something totally different than loving your own children. They say it’s a feeling that can’t be put into words… Hmmm, I guess it’s a special love that God gives only to grandparents. And guess what? I can already feel it growing in my heart!

Well, precious baby boy, I’m going to close this letter. But I just wanted to tell you how much you are loved. Besides your mommy and daddy and all of your grandparents, there are so many people just waiting to meet you. They’ve already heard of the great Zion Robert Baca and that he’s going to be a strong, healthy and handsome little boy. I wonder who could be telling everyone about you. Could it be your proud Gran-Gran already sharing stories of her wonderful grandson? Hmmm, I think so!

Goodnight. You are in our prayers and dreams…

Photo taken Sept 24th, 2009 Christa & Gran-Gran Baca

Note from Gran-ma Wimer

2009-10-20T09:33:00.000-07:00

Hey Zion!

Your Grandpa Wimer, your Auntie Joy-Joy, and I came to visit you, and saw you safe and sound, all snugly inside Mommy's tummy! When I said "Hi Zion!" and touched Mommy, you poked back at me! I'm sure that meant, "Hey Gran-ma Dee! Glad you could come by and see me! I'll be out later, and I'll see you later, OK?" Imagine that! I understood all that from a little poke!

Mommy looks really beautiful by the way. She really loves when you poke her, she just smiles, gently rubs her tummy, tells you hello, and then tries to get your Daddy to feel what she's feeling. I think one of your favorite games is going to be "tag!" or maybe "hide and seek" because Daddy usually says, that he doesn't feel you. I know that pretty soon he will!!

Your Daddy and Mommy are so excited that you are coming to stay with them!! Sometimes at night, they sit around eating pickles and talk about how great it is going to be having a little boy all their own to love up on. Zion, you are going to really like them!!

Your Grandpa Wimer helped Mommy and Daddy fix up your room, so it will be ready for when you come home. He's excited that you're coming too! He is so happy he is going to be a Grandpa, that he drove a long, long, way to come and help fix up your room. Your Uncle Donald helped to!

Well, I can't wait to see you, hold you in my arms, and sing you lullabies...

Love, forever,

Gran-ma Dee

Photo: Mom, Dad & Christa taken today.

Zion's Baby Room: Under Construction Part 2

2009-10-19T06:17:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pics of Zion's room. Special thanks to my Dad, Uncle & Greg who gave up a lot of their free time to create this lovely room for my baby boy.

We used the widest baseboard we could find, we also used a medium size wall paneling with matching chair rail and crown molding.

Dad painted the vintage light fixture white (so far it's been grey and black) and installed a decorative light cap around the chandelier.

We still have to put the crib together and I need to design all the artwork for the walls. (I have BIG plans for that!) Curtains & baby bedding are next on my list of purchases. I may hold off on those items until after our trip to Italy- who knows, I may find the perfect baby bedding in Tuscany or New York City. But for now, I am content to dream about the wonderful memories that our son will have in his first room. What a wonderful place to be able to spend his first years!

Zions Room: Under Construction

2009-10-18T19:33:00.000-07:00

My dad came last week from Massachusetts to help me re-do my home office into Zions baby room. The wall color is Restoration Hardware's Silver Sage. I love this color because of the way it changes in different lighting. In one day it can look green, grey, or blue. It's very tranquil and will be the perfect neutral backdrop for all my colorful artwork.

Here are a few before pictures:

Then, the construction began. Ripping up molding and putting down plastic!

Here's my dad; hard at work!

My Uncle Don even came over to lend a hand.

After they put up molding, then they started to paint!

Tomorrow, I'll post the room all finished!

Belly shots

2009-10-10T13:35:00.000-07:00

Here are a few shots of my belly over the past few months. I am looking out Zion's future bedroom window.

May, 2009

(Pre-pregnancy)

August, 2009

October 2009

Zion like Lion

2009-10-06T06:16:00.000-07:00

We've had people ask us how to say Zion's name correctly and we've come up with a way to help people remember the pronunciation. Most peoples natural tendency is to pronounce it like this: Zi-yawn. which kind of sounds like he's from another galaxy. "People of Earth, please welcome our firstborn child, from the planet Zi-yawn." So, here's an easy way to remember it: it's "Zion like Lion"!

Zion's middle name

2009-10-02T19:16:00.001-07:00

By Greg:
Well after much thought about what Zion's middle name will be, we have made up our minds. We decided to name him Zion Robert Baca, after the man who showed me what it means to be a good dad. If I can be the dad to Zion that my dad was to me then I will have succeeded.

Thank you dad for exemplifying this to me all my life. You have always given so much to provide a great life for me. I think of all the great memories together; camping, fishing, shooting hoops outside, vacations, and so many more. You've always been there as a strong foundation in my life and so much of who I am and what I do today is because of you. So not only are you about to have your first grandson but appropriately, he will also be your namesake! Congratulations Papa!

To: Zion From: Momma

2009-10-01T23:41:00.001-07:00

Hey my little Zion!

It's 1:43 AM right now and I can't sleep. For some reason that happens a lot to me when I go to bed too early! Whenever I wake up in the middle of the night I can feel you jumping around inside my tummy. It's such a funny feeling and I get so excited to meet you that I can't fall back asleep! I wonder if you will be a night owl like your dad. You seem to love to get moving when the sun goes down.

It was so fun to see your little face today at the ultrasound! I can't help it, but every time I see you my eyes tear up a little. You are getting SO much bigger and your dad and I could really see what you look like. You did this awesome double punch when we were looking at you. You probably will find out that your momma loves to do TaeBo and we would call it a "one-two combination". It was pretty awesome and amazingly fast. Maybe you'll be really fast like your momma when you get bigger (I sure love to do things fast!) We will just have to wait and see. The clock is ticking down until the day of your birth. Your dad and I can't wait to meet you and are so excited for you to be part of our lives and join our family. We sure do love you a lot already.

Well, goodnight for now my little one, I am going to prop up my feet, put my hand on my tummy and dream about what it will be like to hold you for the first time.

You are loved,

Momma

Letting the cat out of the bag

2009-09-03T20:13:00.000-07:00

We are very fortunate in that we get to work alongside some of the most amazing and fun people that we know. It's kind of like we are all family. So, we had to have a little fun telling everyone that we are having a little boy. Here are some pics from today:

We had everyone at the office vote which they thought it was going to be a boy or a girl.

Greg buying the baby blue balloons to bring out when we announced the big reveal.

Everyone feasted on cake!

We're having a....

2009-09-03T19:37:00.000-07:00

By Greg:
Today is the day that we've been waiting for! With much anticipation we headed to our appointment to find out if our first born would be a son or daughter. We were kind of split on this one. We could easily picture ourselves with a cute baby girl, and yet in the back of our mind couldn't shake a dream Christa had when she was 16 in which she was changing the diaper of a baby boy when her future husband (me : ) ) walked into the room. As I'm sure all parents can relate to, we honestly did not care what we were having we just wanted to know so we could start the planning. Check out this video of how it went down!

To: Baby Z From: Dad

2009-08-06T20:01:00.000-07:00

What a day today was! It was one of the best days of my life. I saw you for the very first time today when your mom and I went in to get an ultrasound. I had no idea the feeling I'd feel when your little picture popped up on the screen but the instant I saw you my heart leaped and tears filled my eyes. I am so excited to meet you! You have an incredible life ahead of you, and we are so grateful that we get to be a part of it. Seven years ago your mom and I began an amazing Journey of love and adventure together and we are so thrilled to welcome you to Our Journey.

First Ultrasound

2009-08-06T19:06:00.000-07:00

Today we had our first ultrasound- and what an experience it was! Even though you are exited, you really have no idea how emotional it will be. Seeing the baby for the first time, hearing it's heartbeat- and it's like it all sets in and you realize, "Wow, this is really happening, we are really having a baby."

This little one is quite a gift from God and we are so thankful that we get to be part of their life. Being a Mom and Dad is going to be quite an adventure... but then we're always up for a little adventure!

Zoe or Zion, we shall see! But for now it's name is baby "Z"!

2009-07-30T19:32:00.000-07:00

"It" is no name for a child. We've decided in the mean time to call our baby "Baby Z". If we have a little girl we are going to name her Zoe and if we have a boy, we are going to name him Zion. But for now, our little one goes by the name of "Baby Z", or as their Dad likes to call them, "Zeta". (Which is "Z" in Spanish.)

We're pregnant!

2009-07-30T19:20:00.000-07:00

By Christa

It's hard to believe but after six years of being married- we are finally having a little one of our own! We found out on June 17th, the day before our team of fifty-six people flew into Miami, Florida for our Panama missions training.

I woke up early that morning and took a pregnancy test. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me as the second pink line emerged on the pregnancy test. "Baby!", I called to Greg as he was sleeping in bed. "Baaaaaabbbby!!", I said more urgently and ran and thrust the pregnancy strip out towards him. "Look."

He looked at me confused and said with a huge grin on his face, "Shut up! Are you serious?"

We still weren't sure if it was a fluke pregnancy test- so we waited 24 hours and took another one and confirmed that yes, indeed. We were pregnant!