It may be the beginning...

We had a great weekend staying here in town and hanging out with some of our new friends. Friday night we had 3 couples over and cooked out. Jeff and Jen live down the street from us; Andrea and Will live a few streets away and Sheri and Kevin live in a neighborhood about 10 minutes away. They all have kids and Andrea is expecting another girl in December and Sheri had a little boy named Reed four months ago. Saturday we spent the day out and about, bouncing down some hill country roads and walking a lot, then we went to mass... but nothing seemed to bring on labor.

We went to a birthday party at Sheri and Kevin's house Saturday night and then Sunday we had a nice early morning and then went to see our friends Alicia and Brandon and their adorable 10 month old twins for lunch. We really miss our friends back in H-Town but we are so happy we are making some good friends here as well. H-Town friends, we are REALLY ready for you to come visit!!

This week has been busy for both Jonathan and me work-wise. It is hard to concentrate on work these days, but I am grateful for the distraction during the excruciating waiting game! I have a lot to do in order to feel confident in the team covering everything while I am out and I want to take all 10 - 12 weeks off with the baby, not before he arrives. I had back to back meetings from 8:30 - 4:30 yesterday with my business partners and of course, I started having mild contractions at about 9 AM. They have not been extremely painful and come only about every 2 hours. The doctor says that it is normal for 39 weeks and indicates things are starting to happen. We have an appointment tomorrow morning at 9:45 tomorrow for her to check out the progress.

As you can tell, we are VERY eager to meet Baby Boy Tinker and get this new adventure started. The waiting is the hardest part, but we are trying to remember that after the big day does arrive, everything will change, so we're enjoying a lot of time together enjoying each other until then.

We will certainly try to post another update before delivery if it is not tonight or tomorrow, but if you don't see one in the next few days, give us a call to see if he has arrived! We will deliver at Methodist Hospital in the San Antonio medical center.

Please pray for a happy, healthy, safe delivery and baby! And, that it will be SOON!