yummy!

Don´t miss the video at the bottom.

(above) mama feeding him rice cereal.

(above) He thinks he is big enough to feed himself already.

(above) that´s what happens what Daddy feeds him.

This is called the Hubble Deep Field, and I believe is the farthest the Hubble space telescope has seen. Each light in the photo is a galaxy, each thousands of light years across, and many containing billions of stars. It is amazing how big, and how wonderful, and how beautiful is this universe.

Could a God so big and so powerful that he could make such a universe, actually care about us?

The universe Maker, hung on a cross like this one:

This is how much we are loved.

We are planning on doing a class about the universe on Saturday, although I still don´t know how to do it. But I have been trying my math out, and this may help show how big the universe is:

I wanted to know how many grains of sand is in a big desert. Well the Sahara desert is the worlds largest hot desert, covering most of Northern Africa. It is about 3,500,000 square miles.

I don´t know on average how deep the sand is in that desert. I imagine if you dig deep enough you would find regular dirt, or clay, or rock. I read that some of the sand dunes are 600 feet high, but there are also a lot of low spots, so with my expertise (a wild guess), I estimated the sand being an average of 300 feet deep.

I took another guess, and guessed that 1,500 grains of sand is in a square inch. A fine sand would probably be more, but a big grain sand might be less.

So, supposing there is an average of 1,500 grains of sand in a square inch, here is the number of grains of sand I calculated there to be in a desert 3,500,000 square miles, and the sand being 300 feet deep: 11,767,472,640,000,000,000,000.

That is a big number, too big to even comprehend.

And now, let´s try to get a number on the number of stars in the universe. By the way, the largest known star in our galaxy is called VY Canis Majoris. I heard that if the Earth were the size of a golf ball, VY Canis Majoris would be the size of Mount Everest. Louie Giglio spoke about that, and he said 7 quadrillion Earths can fit inside of Canis Majoris. If the Earth were the size of a golf ball, that would be enough golf balls to cover the state of Texas, 22 inches deep. There is a photo of Canis Majoris.

Anyways, back to trying to figure out how many stars are in the universe. There is estimated to be between 200 and 400 billion stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy.

A lot of astronomers think there are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe, but nobody really knows for sure.

If there are 150 billion galaxies in the universe, and each galaxy contains on average 100 billion stars, then there would be 15,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars in the universe.

And so here is the number of grains of sand I estimated there to be in the Sahara Desert, compared to the number of stars in the universe I estimated:

Grains of sand in Sahara Desert: 11.7 sextillion

Stars in Universe: 15.0 sextillion

Sextillion is a number followed by 21 zeros.

And here is a math problem for you:

The Milky Way Galaxy is estimated to be 500,000 light years in diameter. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second. How many miles wide is the Milky Way Galaxy?

Also, feel free to check if I calculated the other stuff right, and tell me if I didn´t. It´s really not very hard to do.

Andrew has a cold, and the doctor said he also needs to be drinking some plain water. Andrew doesn´t seem to like his bottle much, so we give it to him in a spoon. He also eats his rice cereal with a spoon. When he see´s the spoon coming, he opens his mouth wide open. It´s pretty funny. Of course he spits a lot of the water right back out.

Andrew tienes un poco gripe, y el doctor dijo por darle tambien agua. Andrew no gustas mucho de su botella, pero le gusta mas su cuchara. Le damos agua en una cuchara y tambien cereal de arroz. Cuando le ve la cuchara, él abres mucho su boca. Es muy gracioso.

I am very blessed.

Eliana and I are leading a youth group at the church. When we first started teaching it, the second class was really hard because some of them really were acting up, but it´s getting better. Although tonight was also hard, because we could hardly get them to quiet down even for a little bit so they could listen to Eliana. But they enjoy the class, and that is great. Friday we went with the youth group, and played soccer and volleyball. There are some really good soccer players in the class. And the girls had an especially good time playing volleyball. We didn´t have a net, so 2 people held up a piece of rope, but had a blast none the less. Tonight Andrew did great in the class. When everyone was singing happy birthday and clapping, he loved that, and let out a loud yell.

I am wanting to have a class on the universe. Did you know that the Milky Way Galaxy is thought to have more than 200 billion stars, and the sun is just one of them. And our galaxy is just one of billions of galaxies. So we are wanting to borrow someones laptop, and then hook it up to a projector or something so the photos can be big enough for everyone to see. Also have the lights shut off during the presentation. God can measure the universe with his hand, and I want everyone to be in awe of how big and powerful God is. But then the last part I want to put a picture of the cross, because the Bible says that through Jesus all things were created. It is incredible that someone so huge and all knowing, and all powerful, that he came to this tiny speck in the galaxy called Earth, and died for the sin of the people, so that some may be saved through believing in Him. So that is what we would like to do, and want it to be a really great presentation. I really like how Louie Giglio speaks about the universe and Jesus. You can see him on youtube, just type in Louie Giglio. I especially like his ¨indescribable¨ video.

Anyways, we are all doing well. Andrew keeps growing and growing. I don´t think he is going to stop very soon. The other day Eliana had to leave for a few hours, and so it was just him and me. It was time for him to go to sleep for the night, and I put him in his crib, and he did not like that at all, and started crying, and when I patted him to try to get him to sleep, he just cried harder. I would carry him for a while, and he would fall a sleep, but I would put him in the crib, and he would wake up real quick and cry. Also he did not want any formula. I think if he was very hungry he would drink it, but wasn´t hungry. Just tired, but at the same time didn´t want to be put down. So finally I carried him, and turned off the lights, and walked around the room, and he fell a sleep, and I just kept carrying him, and he slept. The next day my shoulders really hurt, and I think it was because of carrying him for so long. And so when Eliana got home, I had put him down, and he was sleeping, but soon woke up. I think she then fed him, but he did not want to be in his crib. So I carried him like I did before, and his head was resting on my arm, and he would suck on my arm and then fell a sleep. So Eliana saw that, and thought it was good. When he is wide awake, and she tries to feed him, he often will jerk around and kick his legs, and will feed for maybe 3 seconds, and then jerk his head back, and look around. So it can be really hard for her during the days. A lot of Peruvians wrap there babies a special way in blankets, and tie it around there shoulders, and the babies can be carried on the backs or in front. So Eliana wrapped Andrew in a special blanket, and I help to tie it around her, and she can walk around with Andrew, and he is snug inside. And he will feed and feed until he falls a sleep. So he really likes that, and so I think he is drinking more milk, and so that makes him sleep more, which he needs. Last night Andrew slept real close to Eliana (the crib is next to the bed, and the side of the crib is off, so Andrew can actually make his way onto the bed, but usually doesn´t) But anyways, he slept real close to her, and would wake up, and start crying, but Eliana would talk to him, and as soon as he knew she was there, he would fall back a sleep. I think he was just checking to make sure she was there.

Well I have rambled enough. We sure are looking forward to coming to the United States. We don´t know when yet, but I really think Eliana will have her visa in God´s time. And until then, God has a purpose for us here.

Dios te bendiga, and enjoy the video.

video from birthday party

video from birthday party 2

Gabriels birthday

We went to our nephew Gabriels birthday party at his preschool today.

He´s got his party hat, and he is ready to go.

There is Gabriel with the crown on.

Andrew is wishing he had teeth right about now.

Andrew fits right in.

Uh oh, he is getting tired, but is going to try his best to stay awake with the other kids.

But he didn´t make it.

But after a 20 minute nap, he was up again, and happy to watch everyone sing and dance.

relaxing with yo-yo and blue

mother and son

He is 5 months.

Hi Everyone. I am glad to write, and to be able to comment on some things. My husband and I are very glad and give thanks to God for all that he is doing in us each day. It is a wonderful experience to be parents and Andrew is a great blessing and joy.
Now Andrew is 5 months old, and is very active and wishes to see everything, and eat everything. Today we could see that he has much joy to be in the park, and to see the children and plants. Andrew gets excited and happy when Gabriel (our nephew who is 4 years old) is near him, and when he is able to see Gabriel speak and jump, Andrew has a big smile.
Recently Andrew has started to eat a little rice cereal and also juice from a fruit that is good for babies that are just starting to eat. He wishes very much to have the spoon in his hand, and when he grabs the spoon, he wants to put it in his mouth.
Today we have new photos and video of Andrew
I hope that you have a good day.
God bless you.