Thursday, May 8, 2008

I'm all about saving time these days. So, to keep from writing all the same stuff twice...here's a recent update Derek and I sent out to our support team:

Dear Family and Friends:
Several of you have asked how Kim and I are doing personally. So, here’s a more detailed update on the Dobson household!
Kim has being doing great. She is almost 38 weeks pregnant. We went to the doctor two days ago and she said that Aidan is dropping and Kim is progressing well. Also, the doctor is estimating the baby is around 7 pounds! Kim’s due date is May 26th, so we are hoping that the baby comes sooner rather than later. We are anxiously awaiting Aidan’s arrival… we’re a little nervous, but extremely excited! Kim has been washing Aidan’s clothes, packing the hospital bags, and putting the finishing touches on the nursery.
Kim continues to build relationships with girls in her old sorority and has enjoyed getting to know all of them so much. One girl is going to SBP, and 2 others are considering going. The other night around 15 girls had a girls’ night and watched a girly movie and had dessert. It was a great time of getting to know some of the girls better.
I have been battling sickness for the past two weeks. I had some kind of stomach virus which won’t leave our staff team, and a bad cold. Also, I got poison ivy when I went fishing with some students. Ha ha, not all is bad though. I’m feeling much better, and I’m excited to tell you that one of the football players I’d asked you to pray for is going to SBP. And it looks like we’re going to have about 20 or so students from UWG going for the summer. We had our leader’s retreat this past weekend for all the students who will be leaders on the beach project, and it was extremely encouraging to see their excitement about how God could use this summer to impact the world and generations to come.
I’ve been taking guys fishing and caught a few nice-sized bass and catfish. We actually cooked up some of the catfish the other night and they were delicious. I’ve also been having some great hang-out time with guys… from cornhole tournaments to softball games. It feels great to be back on the field after the knee injury of ’07! In my spare time, I’ve been nursing my struggling tomato plants back to health. If anyone has any suggestions, I’m all ears!
I guess that’s about it for us right now. Please let us know what’s going on with you and how we can pray for you.
Love,
Derek and Kim