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Merry Christmas surprise!! Its a girl. We had our appointment last Thursday and everything looks great. We saw her entire skeleton, her face, brain, heart, liver, everything. She is growing into a beautiful little girl. We were both shocked that it was a girl. We thought for sure it would be a boy, but we are super excited about a girl.

Street Sightings

Gabe, you can take him any day.

Baby stretching his or her limbs

So I think my belly grew sometime in the last 24 hours. Baby hit a growth spurt.

A team visit to Istanbul with Phil

A woman weaving a rug by hand.





Inside the Haggai Sofia -- This mosque was originally a Christian cathedral and was the largest building of its time when Christianity was the major religion of Constantinople. Some of the Christian art has been revealed from under the Muslim covering.

Visiting Berkovitza

Don't worry, it only looks like Gabe is going against doctor's orders about his knee.



Visiting a local monastery with Phil, who came for a visit, and members of the church in Berkovitza.

Winter begins in Sofia

Is it fall or is it winter?


Outside Saint Alexander Nevski Orthodox Church