Seeing Jessica

     After spending the 4th of July at Jessica's and Matt's, we decided to go to Shipshewana Flea Market the following Tuesday and take our exchange student Katharina since she had never been. Katharina lived with us for a full year when Jessica was at Manchester College. She was from Germany and was here on a student exchange program.  We also met up there with my nephew Thomas and his family and my niece Christina.  Jessica decided she wanted to shop also so she met us up there as well.

    We were to meet at the restaurant on the corner of US 20 and St Rd 5.  Thomas arrived first and Keirstynn texted us and told us they had arrived.  We were only 5 miles out so we arrived second. Not much time went by and Jessica pulled up beside us. As she stepped out of the car we could see a major difference in her size. This was really gonna happen.  As I hugged her, I reached down and put my hand on her tummy.  She seemed frustrated with it and preceded to tell me that nobody should touch her stomache. There have been too many strangers already laying hands on her and she was uncomfortable with it.  She later on told me that Me and Mom and Matt were the only ones allowed and she didn't mean it to sound like she was scolding me for touching her.  I wasn't offended and can totally understand her frustrations. 

    The picture below is the picture of her and I in the parking lot where we met before the flea market.  It is one of my favorite photos of her and I ever!!  Her little pooch is just the beginning of a lifetime of joy with a grandaughter. 

    So far Matt and Jessica are leaning toward Taylor Elizabeth.  I love that name, and have been calling the Baby Z "Taylor" since I found out.