What's Stephanie been up to?

Hello everybody! This is an update to let everyone know what i (Stephanie) have been up to. Since we have been back in the U.S. (we got back around mid-July) I have been gradually getting larger and larger. At times its hard to believe that my due date is still 6 weeks away. It feels both very very far away, and also very close. I can't wait to meet our little boy. The pregnancy has been very healthy, with no problems, which is terrific since we have been traveling around so much and did not have a regular doctor for quite a while. This summer Greg and I enjoyed visiting family, and living with his parents in Houston. Many things were difficult to adjust to again (and not the least the heat and mosquitos) but we have been gradually getting back into the swing of American life. I was very excited to be in one of my best and oldest friends' (i've known her since I was one year old) wedding about a week and half after we got back into the country. She had 3 pregnant bridesmaids out of 5! I also spent some time studying for the GRE (I need a larger vocabulary!) and doing some work for Greg's mom. In mid-August we moved up to where we are now, Colorado Springs. I was hoping to substitute here until the baby came, but unfortunately, it takes at least 3 months to get a certified substitute license in Colorado, even with a teaching certificate from another state, and they can not hire you until you have it. By that time the baby would be born, so there's not much point. But now, instead, I get to help out at the eMi office here in Colorado Springs. I have been helping with office administration tasks, such as check processing and mail outs. It's a nice place to hang out and work. Another great blessing in our lives this fall has been obtaining health care! I came into the country pregnant, so regular insurance was out of the question. But volunteering with eMi right now and living on support doesn't just pay a whole lot, so I qualify for medicaid. So now I once again have regular doctor appointments (I haven't really had that since we left Uganda)and will be having my baby at a great hospital here in Colorado Springs. So that's a short update on my life. Were settling in nicely here, and I think we've even found a church we like. Except Greg hasn't been yet because he's been in Egypt. But I think he'll like it. It's called Boulder Street Church. It's on Boulder Street. Very creative naming. -Stephanie