OK, so I recently nagged a friend of mine about getting into blogging, so this is my attempt to remove that particular beam from my own eye… My last post said “in a few days…” and that was, um, half a year ago.

So what’s been going on since then? The biggest news is that we found out, we’re expecting again! We’re 22 weeks now, due the first week of January, but how our pregnancies go, I’m sure the baby will be here by Christmas at the latest. “The baby.” It’s a boy, which we just found out last week, so I really need to get used to referring to him as a he.

Other than that, everything else pales by comparison. Just trying to figure out as always what the Lord wants for us, and doing what we can to glorify Him and repent when we fall short.

Until next time…

Haddon Zerubbabel Kubecki was born Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2008, at 8:08 PM. He weighed 7 lbs 1 oz, and was 20 1/2 in long. Mom and baby are feeling overjoyed.

Psalm 127:3-5

3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the children of one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. (ESV)

Well, it’s time. They admitted us yesterday (technically, they admitted Shannon). So the baby will be here soon. Watch this space (or my Facebook feed, if you’re my “friend” on there) for updates.

In the meantime, just waiting for the real show to begin. And so without further ado:

Random Thoughts, Labor Edition

• iMonk has an excellent commentary on Ed Young’s 7 day sex challenge
• Mark Driscoll offers up six essentials for Bible study
• Lydia Brownback enumerates biblical reasons for thanksgiving
• Terry Delaney reviews C. J. Mahaney’s latest book, Worldliness
• If the hospital didn’t block Flash video, I’d be watching this presentation from James White on New Testament textual reliability
• Gerald Hiestand contemplates the loss of God’s presence
• And just for fun, I will be trying this recipe sometime soon

• I can’t believe we’re almost 32 weeks…
• Michael Patton posts an intriguing test on the theological importance of various doctrines… At some point I may blog further on this
• Josh Harris has a message for you if you’re not a Christian
• Tim Challies, as usual, reviews the much-awaited ESV Study Bible before the rest of us get our hands on one
• Ligonier Ministries is webcasting their Pastors’ Conference next week, in English and Spanish (thanks, Andy!)
• Definitely going to be checking out BibleArc.com…
• This new blog looks interesting
• Matt Waymeyer has some thoughts on the Hermeneutics of Dispensationalism
• The Daily Scroll (another interesting new blog) shares some advice from the foolish galatian about journaling
• And lastly, John Walton talks about the meaning of “pain in childbearing” (sorry, honey!)

It's a Boy...

We’re halfway there!

Yep, I’ve been slacking off on posting for a while. I will get back into the swing of things, I promise!

In the meantime, some site news:

• New look. What do you think?
• The site is now iPhone and mobile friendly. Thanks to Jerry for testing the iPhone version. (You don’t need a special link, just visit www.kubecki.com from your mobile browser.)
• I’ve added, per request, email subscriptions. See the sidebar on the right.
• I’ll be updating the blogroll soon.
• I’ve got a cool search engine in the works for searching many of the sites in the blogroll, as well as other sites I’ve found useful. More news to come on that one.

Several folks have asked how Shannon is doing with the pregnancy. She is doing very well, and we appreciate everyone’s prayers. She has some back pain, so pray specifically for comfort, as well as continued good health for both her and the baby. We’re now into the 2nd trimester, so praise God for his blessings!

Sights:

And sounds:

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I went to one of those pregnancy due-date calculator sites on the internet tonight, to look something up about the calendar from when Shannon was pregnant with Atticus, and among the information presented was this summary:

You are 101 weeks into your pregnancy,
and you are 61 weeks past your due date

Alert the media!

With Atticus, it took us until Week 9.

However, since 3dpregnancy.com today says this:

“I am just like a shrimp with a lump in the middle that will become my heart. I also have a tail.”

We have therefore decided that the nickname this time around shall be “shrimp.”

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