Eli's coming in just four weeks... here's the info!

Well, I had my first weekly check up today and Eli is getting ready to make his entrance! His head is down and I am dialated 1 cm and 40% effaced. I know that is sort of weird info to post on a blog, but just trying to keep the family updated! No info on how big he might be, though. Please pray for a small baby. Seriously. "You don't have because you don't ask..." comes to mind, so we are praying that he would start off small. We are also praying for a smooth and short labor and delivery. We believe that God could also allow him to be a good sleeper, so we are asking that too! Please pray for this with us! Each day we pray the same thing for Eli: that he would be big, strong, fast, athletic, and fun, joyful, happy, sleep throught the night and feed well, easy delivery, smart, bilingual (even though neither of us know any other language. What? God can do it!), saved at a young age but at the right time, protected from sexual sin and anger, that his wife would love Jesus, that God would give us wisdom on how to raise him; that he would be violent in his spirit to love God, full of the Holy Spirit, bring many people to Christ, he would have the faith to see Jesus heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons, and cleans the leapers. Hmm... can your hear his father's influence on the last part of the prayer? :) Please pray this with us... We have heard so many stories lately of people praying specific things for their children and then watch as the Lord molds them into the things their parents prayed when their kids weren't even in the world yet.

This is such an exciting time for us. It is weird thinking that at any time, there will be another little Perry in our house. Weird doesn't even explain it. Thank you to everyone who has given us some really great advice and insights on the whole baby process and raising kids. So much to learn! Ahhhhhhhh!