Passport, guesthouse, contractions....

OK...so a few things have happened since my last update! On Friday we went souvenir shopping all morning and then came back for a quick lunch before heading to the Immigration Office for the passport. We ran into Pastor Augustine in morning and he called the Director and he apologized for the passport not being ready on Thursday and assured us that it would be ready today. Praise God...we went in the office and it was ready and waiting for us! We were so excited...one more thing done and now just lodging to find (in 2 days!). When we were in the immigration office Brock was holding JP and a Rwandan man came up to us and said, "Your baby???" (with a puzzled look). We said, "yes, he is our boy!" The man started giggling and patting Brock on the shoulder and said, "Strange, very strange!" It was so funny...he could barely speak english, but he knew enough to make us laugh!!!
After getting the passport we continued the hunt for lodging in Kenya...it was not looking good and I am so thankful that Robin kinda took over the search for me using the internet and making the phone calls... We were starting to get a little nervous and yet I knew it would all work out eventually. We called a few places and there was no room for us anywhere. YIKES! At about 5:00 that evening we finally got through to a Methodist Guest House in Nairobi and they had room and the receptionist said that they are only 2-3 miles from the US Embassy. We were so relieved for God's provision of a place to stay. You can check it out online to see pictures...it looks really nice; a pool and a business center so I should have wireless internet so that I can try out the phone program on the laptop and hopefully talk to the kids soon. http://www.methodistguesthouseke.com/ Then today Robin was talking to a friend of hers telling her about it and her friend had actually stayed there before and said it was very nice. Praise God AGAIN!!!
Today JP was being kinda fussy..he has cut 2 teeth this week!!! So we left him here with Robin thinking he would take a good long nap while we went to the orphanage to pick up JP's immunization records. When we returned much later she said he only slept 20 minutes! Little goober!! She said he ate non-stop all day! I might need to get a part time job to cover the new grocery bill!
At the orphanage we asked how all the babies were doing and the sister said that they were all doing much better. It turns out it was NOT meningitis after all. The docotrs came to run the tests and it was something else entirely...some virus. A few babies went to the hospital but it sounded like it was more to prevent the spread to other kids.
After the orphanage we went to run a few errands and then we were going to visit Peter and Ruth at their home. When we got there we learned that Ruth had begun having contractions. She said they started earlier that day and that her water had dripped a little. I started timing her contractions and they were about 5 minutes apart and 30 seconds long. I told her that we should go pack her bag because it was almost time to go to the hospital.. By the time we got in the car to bring her to the hospital her contractions were about 2 minutes apart. You would not believe the condition of the roads we had to travel on to get to the hospital....I don't know how she handled all the bumps so well. She was quite a trooper. Just another evidence of God's perfect timing...if we did not visit her when we did she may not have had a ride to the hopspital. She had no idea she was ready to go to the hospital...we had to explain the timing of contractions and what it all meant. She is adorable with the most beautiful smile. I think instead of catching a church service we may go to the hospital to see the baby before our flight to Kenya.
We didn't get back home until 5:00 so poor Robin had JP all day with no nap! It's hard to believe we have only been gone a week...it feels much longer.