Welcome to the world Sebastian!

Our friends had their baby, Sebastian, last week. We got our first look at "the boy", as is he affectionately called by his father, on Sunday. He is absolutely precious. Seeing the looks on our friends faces made us realize how worth it all it really is. And although they looked tired and weary from the long nights with a newborn baby, the glow in their eyes was unmistakable. They had made this beautiful, precious, human being that they adored more than anything on the face of the earth. Now it seems we are more impatient than before. I'm ready to get a good look at our little one. I can only imagine what it will be like when we see her for the first time.

In other news, they started on our new house this week. Mostly all they have done is removed trees and pushed some dirt around. It's still VERY exciting. I still can't believe we're taking on the stress of a newborn baby and a brand new house at the same time. What a great year this will be for us. Here is a picture before they started:



I will periodically add pictures so we can keep track of the progress since it will be a long 12 months (or so) before the house is built.