"We're Producing" is how our Ugandan friends say, "We're expecting!" As many of you have heard- we're pregnant with our first baby! I am almost 15 weeks along and our baby is due at the end of July- around the time of our 4th Wedding Anniversary. We're very excited and greatly anticipate Baby Baca's arrival! I heard the heart beat for the first time the other day; it was breathtaking to hear how loud and strong it was. It's amazing to think of this little, tiny baby (the size of a lemon!) is miraculously being "knit together" in me by the hand of our Father. "For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God." Ps. 86:10
Now an update on the rest of our lives...
We are adjusting to our new life back in our hometown, good old St. Louis. We’re living in the city, in the Tower Grove area, right next to the Botanical Gardens. We love it here- though it is very different from Wildwood and Chesterfield where we grew up. It actually feels like we are in a whole new town, so it's nice to live a different life in STL. We have found a new church community, are making new friends, trying out new ethnic restaurants, and are discovering many cool new things about our city. We're looking forward to warm weather which will mean lovely walks through the botanical gardens and casual bike rides around the parks.
This is our "flat," we basically rent the first floor of this house. There's a neat couple our age with two small kids that live upstairs.
I enjoy teaching 4th grade and am very thankful for her sweet group of kids that I have. I car pool with 3 other ladies in my area and fortunately our 20 minute commute on 44 and Big Bend hasn't been affected by the major Highway 40 shut down! David started with EDM, a multi-disciplinary engineering firm, in December and is trying hard to enjoy being a structural engineer. Working quietly on a computer (doing formulas all day!) in a cubicle is hard for his outgoing, extroverted self. (He's definitely not your typical engineer.) Prior to EDM, he worked with his dad at Guarantee Electric on a job site, which had a lot more action and commotion than a quiet office. But he's thankful for his job, is learning a lot, and finds the work rather interesting.
David with his dad, in front of the St. Claire Hospital Project at Bowles and 141 in Fenton
With Baby Baca on the way, some of you might be asking,"Are they still going back to Uganda?" We purposely rented this year, as to not be tied down to a house, and we actually got pregnant hoping to take the baby back with us next Fall. Though our hearts do desire to return, we found out in early December that David is no longer needed to help build the Westminster Theological College and Seminary Campus. As some money started coming in, Westminster's board concluded that they wanted to start construction ASAP and went ahead and found a local builder/project manager. So construction is in progress- which means they can move their overflowing campus sooner to the new building and hold more students! We are now in St. Louis for the time being, and are starting the process of looking for houses in our neighborhood. We know our mothers (and family!) are very excited to have us nearby....and we, too, are excited to be near them.
A Drissell family shot from Christmas
