Our New Son has Arrived!!

Well, surprise, surprise, nothing went as expected during this pregnancy, so why change it now. Zachary Curtis decided to arrive a day early at 12:34 am on October 16th. He weighs 7lbs and 12ozs and is 20 inches long. He is beautiful and has lots of dark hair.

Angie is doing very well after the delivery and continues to rest and to admire Zach. She is thankful Zach came on our fourth wedding anniversary since she had not purchased a present for me. I believe a new son is a great present and a wonderful blessing.

Drew had no idea what was going on when we woke him up at 9:30pm to take him to sleep at a friend's house. He was very excited to be riding in a car at that time of night. We believe he will be a great brother, but oh how his world is about to turn upside down.

As 4am goes by, I thank God for wonderful children and an amazing wife. What a day! God is good, all the time! May God surprise you this day!

The Birthing of Blog and Baby!

Well, it's time for the Olsen's to blog. One of our greatest family joys is that Angie and I are able to minister together at the same church. In a similar fashion, we are going to join together to blog our thoughts and insights of ministry and of life. As many of you are aware, Angie is pregnant with our second child, and yes, it's another boy. She has had a difficult pregnancy and is thrilled to say that a c-section is planned for Friday morning. The conversation of baby has been occurring often around our house as we attempt to help older brother Drew understand that we are adding another person to the family. He understands that Angie is carrying a baby, but thinks that everyone else has a baby in their belly also. This is when I got into the car and drove to the YMCA for a membership.

During the past 9 months, we have received support in so many ways. Angie's and my parents have been helping overtime to keep Angie and I sane. In addition, many of you at the church have provided meals and gift cards to ease our concerns of meals. And most importantly, we are amazed at the amount of prayer that has been lifting us each and every day. We thank you for reminding us of the power and blessing that is found in a community of faithful people.

We can now say that we are "done" with this pregnancy. We are ready to see our new baby that God is sharing with us. One lesson we just learned in doing our first blog is that Angie and I talk differently and write differently. This is going to be a fun and interesting dialogue.