Family Updates

Lets see.....we are all doing well. I am 21 weeks now and so excited to meet our little girl. I am feeling so much better these days. Nausea is still around but not constant. I do have a weak stomach this time around. Chris thinks it is funny.
Chris is busy busy busy. He has a full load this semester with school. Taking Biology, Literature, and Algebra while working full time with a family is not exactly easy. I am so proud of him for getting his degree. Doing it later in life and all on his own with no help is a lot harder than you might think. He just got selected to be the new K-9 officer also. He is very excited about this. The kids are excited and think it will be fun to have a "police dog" at home. He starts training with him next week and will probably be home with us within a month. Chris has always wanted to do K-9 so I am glad he is getting to pursue what he loves to do.
The kids are doing great. They are growing up way too fast. Emily is doing great in Pre-K and Jacob has turned into that loud but "o-so-cute" 2 year old. They are so funny these days. Emily thinks she knows everything and Jacob thinks she is too so that makes for some funny moments.
Upcoming events include a trip to Wisconsin with the kids, Granny and Papa, stopping along the way to see Uncle Fred, Aunt Bev and Renee. A trip to Corning for the boys birthday, my Mom's 50th birthday party,Chris's parents are coming to visit in March around spring break and we have so many birthday parties coming up as well. It is that time of year. We are so blessed to have the family we do have and such wonderful friends here. Things are good.

We are having a Baby Girl

I am so excited to be having another girl. It has been almost 5 years since I have had a little baby girl to buy for. I love all the precious little clothes. I am excited to have another daughter to bond with. There is nothing like it. I think I am more excited about this pregnancy than any other. Maybe its the ease that comes with knowing what is going to happen. Maybe it's that I have a wonderful family and support system with my husband or maybe its just the fact that I have been blessed to have another child. I am ecstatic to meet this baby as are the kids. Emily and Jacob are really happy to be having another sister. During the ultrasound I kept looking at them to see the expressions on their faces. It was priceless. When the ultrasound tech turned the sound on to hear the heartbeat Jacob said "That's not baby, that's Dolphins." I could not stop laughing. The lady said she had heard a lot of things in 15 years but that was a first. I am so happy we all went together to find out. It was truly something I will always remember. Afterward we went and did a little party shopping and had dinner. It was a nice family day.