A Little One

Hello there Friends and Family!!

So..... most of you know already, but here is a visual confirmation of Baby Campbell who is due in November. We have a week left until we are out of our first trimester and the Dr. says that everything looks good. Now, I don't know if you can see the baby, I couldn't until she pointed it out! But... the white marks are the head and the bottom. Right now the baby is the size of a lime and is 2 inches long. Thank you for your prayers! I think I haven't had morning sickness because I have such a supportive team of people praying for us!

The only symptoms that I am having are the weird dreams, extreme fatigue, multiple trips to the bathroom (boy that is a change) and the food cravings. I can tell that I am carrying Shaun's kiddo due to my craving for Taco Sombrero, Shaun's Taco Casa substitute and for meat. I even ate shrimp with tails on them last week! Well, I took the tails off with a knife and then ate them, but still, that's a BIG deal for me!

We are still keeping the baby news on the down low for now and have just told our friends and family. We will be telling our church family soon, but wanted to wait until after the next appointment in May.

I am busy trying to study for my State Comp Test which I take on Monday. If I pass it, I can graduate, if not: no graduation for me. I have finished up my internship hours and am wrapping up my last class in the next two weeks. I covet prayers for this test. I have been trying to study, but ended up writing a 20 page paper for class instead.

Shaun preached this past weekend as Dustin and Natalie have been out on vacation. We can't wait until they get back! Running a church is a big job and so much easier when we all share the weight. If you want to hear Shaun's message, you can podcast it or go to www.mosaicgc.com.

Easter has come and gone and we are up and running with our third service on Saturday nights. Shaun and I are in the middle of planning out our big summer events for the church, the Youth Mission Trip and Extreme Week for Mo Kids. We also have our baptisms scheduled for May 16th and hope to baptize 75 -100 people!

I am headed to Atlanta on Tuesday to go to the Orange Conference, which is the largest children's ministry conference and is partnered with 252 Basics and the Rethink Group. I am excited to get to see what ideas are out there and to get to worship and listen to Donald Miller! My Coworker and partner in Ministry, Ashley, will be coming with me, so it should be a fun week!

Tyson update: They are not sure how he got his skin issues, but he has staff infection and another infection and we are treating it with 2 pediatric antibiotics. It could take another 6-8 weeks to heal. He is feeling better though and up and playing more. All the fur on his back fell out and is now looking less infected and red. We also have to bathe him every other day in a special shampoo. Poor pup! But, he is a trooper and reminds us daily of how to handle times of trial with calm and patience. And given the upcoming changes in our life, I know we can learn from that!

So.. thank you for your prayers! Keep praying for us and for Baby Campbell. We will be taking bets as to the gender, so feel free to wager. And we will be voting on a name.... how does Megatron Campbell or Gertrude Campbell sound?!?! Just kidding!!!!

Have a great weekend and much love!

Jessica