Not sure how it happened, but it seems both spring and summer snuck by me without any updates to our blog! I really am going to try to get better about this though, I promise! For those of you who we don't get to see or talk to all the time, here's a quick rundown of our spring and summer:
-Found out we are expecting a baby at the end of April due on January 8th, 2010! Two months of morning sickness followed... YUCK!
-Sold our house on Hanson Drive three weeks prior to the closing on our new house. Phew!!
-Moved into our new home on June 26th. We had so much help, we could have never done it without our amazing family and friends! Fortunately the morning sickness subsided just in time!
-Spent the rest of the summer unpacking and getting our house put together. In August/September Chris put up our new fence with the help of Curt, Jake, Kilper, and his dad. Our girls can't wait for the grass to grow so they can enjoy their new yard finally!
-Mom had two stents put in mid August. She's doing great on her meds and has her cholesterol in great shape. She has made me a nervous wreck, but is doing great otherwise!
-My grandpa passed away in August after a one-year battle with brain cancer. Watching him battle that horrible disease was awful, but losing him has been so hard for our family.
-Finally some good news for the family... found out in August that our little one (Cletus the Fetus) is a boy!
-Baby Zoe (Curt and Teresa's little doll) was born 9/9/09 on our 4th wedding anniversary. She was the best present! We've already decided she will be married to our little guy when they are at least 30! :)
Now that fall is officially here, we are on to new projects and hopefully happier days with our loved ones. I am now 6 months pregnant and definitely showing a lot! There's no hiding the baby bump now. We are starting to get our plans together for the nursery... which involves a lot of decision making for me! We are also still deciding on a name for our little man. Grandma Kathy (Harper) is very ready for a final decision so she can start calling him by name! We are leaning towards Reed Michael at this point, but we're still not committing quite yet! The dogs are very curious about the baby and love to sit in his closet (which is filled with clothes that mom and I have been shopping for since we found out it's a boy!)
Nothing new for either of us at work. My office will see two or three retirements within the next 9 months or so, so hopefully that will lead to some promotional opportunities for me. Until then though, all is well. Fortunately, I have great bosses who are very understanding that traveling is not something I want to do much of as I enter the third trimester of my pregnancy. I really am blessed to have such a great workplace. Actually we both are. Chris has been able to take off for every one of my doctor appointments and ultrasounds, which has been great!
We are looking forward to the fall season (my favorite time of year) and preparing for the baby's arrival. Hopefully we will get to see all of you often! Don't give up on the blog, I'm going to do better! :) Happy Autumn loved ones!
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