Apologies for not updating more often but i've remembered the password and login information now so hopefully there will be more updates.

We've been praying for a long time asking God to give us a name for baby that would express His use for him.  We're happy to say God's put this name on our hearts:  Ethan David Lau.

There are 4 Ethans in the Bible.  The most noteworthy is Ethan the Ezrahite, who is the wisest man in Israel second only to Solomon.  He has his own Psalm, Psalm 89.  Another Ethan was a cymbal player.  The other two we don't know hardly anything about.  Ethan means Strong, Firm, Impetuous, Enduring. 

We'd initially ruled out "Ethan" in early October, thinking that non-English speaking relatives would be unable to pronounce the "th" in the name and so it would sound like "Efun".  It never occurred to us it'd be a great opportunity to teach them the wonders of the "th" sound in English while also explaining why his name is what it is and how it points to God's plan for us to endure on earth through the strength He gives us.

So there you have it.  I'm not sure how many more updates we'll have before Ethan's born:  the doctor seems to think he'll be here before March, maybe as early as today.  We'll see, I can't wait to meet the little one.


-Lawrence

falling off the wagon

Dear Baby,

we don't have a name for you yet.  i think it'd be easier to pair a name with your face.  what if we want to call you charles but you look like a gabe?

one day years from now you'll develop a taste for music and your mom and i will hate it.  you'll ask yourself, "they used to listen to popular music, when did they stop?  when did my parents fall off the cool wagon?"  well baby, that day (at least for your father) is today.  whip my hair? taylor swift? no thanks.

It's a boy!

I'm So Excited!

we're going to the doctor to find out the gender in about 45 minutes.

this is me (Law).
I'm So Excited!

cravings

All of a sudden I've been craving hot dogs.  Costco has a $1.50 hot dog and drink deal that's simply irresistible.  I've had several of those and a whole 8 pack of Nathan's Famous within the past 2 weeks.  They're probably not healthy at all but it's not like I'm pregnant or anything.  It's weird I've been getting cravings and Judy hasn't.

it's a girl! (maybe)

i (law) think it's a girl.  here's why:

1.)  we're only thinking of girl names.  we have to effort to think of boy names but there's only one that i like and judy doesn't have even one that she likes.
2.)  i had a dream last night it was a girl.
3.)  we want a boy, so it'll probably be a girl.  if it turns out to be a girl and you're our daughter reading this in xxxx years, mom and dad love you and am glad it was a girl instead.

FAQs

most popular questions so far:

1.)  do you know the gender?

we won't know until early october, but we intend to find out.  i (law) hate feeling unprepared.  judy and i were looking at baby outfits two weekends ago (tax free weekend!) but were unable to decide on anything b/c we didn't know the gender.  for whatever reason i've found outfits marked unisex still lean toward one gender.

2.)  do you want a boy or a girl?

judy wants a girl.  i want a boy.  i think judy wants a mini her.  actually that's not true, i just can't remember why she wants a girl right now.  i want a boy because although i'm not necessarily afraid of prison (ok i am), i think my protective nature and propensity to succumb to irrational behavior gives me a higher chance to end up in prison if we have a teenage girl rather than a boy.  also, i think baby boys are cuter faster (i like long hair on girls and it takes forever for hair to grow! besides a chubby baby boy is cuter than a chubby baby girl), and there's only so long where they'll stay cute enough and small enough for me to want to hold them.  or so i think anyway.  one other thing while on this topic:  we are only half-kidding in saying we fear having an ugly baby. 

3.)  have you started picking out names?

yes.  problem is, there isn't one single name we both agree on.  hopefully narrowing it down to boy/girl will make it easier.  one thing i really don't want at this time is to name a boy after me.  not with the same name anyway.