Looking Forward into 2010

What does our family have to look forward to this year:

*First off- our 7th Anniversary this Saturday. Can it really have been 7 years already? Time is flying. So much has been accomplished and experienced in the last 7 years. And we have grown in wonderful ways.

*Shay was offered and accepted a full-time position at the Art Institute. He will still be teaching 2 classes per term, but will also be advising students and helping them with registration. This will be a huge blessing to our family as we don't have to worry whether or not there will be any classes for him to teach. The only down side- we have gotten used to not having the normal 40 hour work week. We enjoyed being able to have Shay come home part way through the day. It will be an adjustment, but we can do it. Along with his work he will also still be going to school. He'll take the PCAT this year and apply for Pharmaceutical school. He is one busy guy!

*Emilie will be turning 3 in July. Can hardly believe that one either. She is so much fun to have around. She is soaking so many things in. Just yesterday she told me that she was "splitting it in half." She had a ribbon on her mid-foot and said that. Then in the tub last night she told me to come watch her row. I had no idea she knew what rowing was. Today she told me that the butterfly on her pants was on her backside. It always amazes me how these little ones soak things in and then use them in the ways they are supposed to be used.

*Nicholas will be going to Kindergarten. Yet another thing we can hardly believe. Now we just have to decide if we want to do public school or charter school for him. A decision that has to be made soon.

*I am looking forward to hopefully doing some sewing projects this year. For some reason I have an itch to make a quilt. I have found some very cute patterns online and could spend hours looking at fabric just online or in a store. And I fell in love with this when I saw it. I might just have to make it for a certain 3 year old's birthday.

*And last, but certainly not least we are looking forward to the birth of our 3rd baby! Due May 12th (original due date, but at the ultrasound HE was 5 days ahead of schedule. However, the Dr. is still going by May12th. That doesn't mean I have to though). Nicholas was the only one that thought it was a boy. I was certain it was going to be a girl because I have not been sick like I was with Nicholas. It has more been like how I was with Emilie, loss of appetite and a few nauseous days. I count it a blessing that I have not been sick. Emilie was adamant that it was a girl baby up until today when she finally told my sister that it was a boy baby in mom's tummy.

We took the kids with us to the ultrasound and it was so fun to have them there. Nicholas was so bright-eyed with the whole thing. He loved being able to see the bones and everything. Emilie wasn't nearly as intrigued, but it was still fun to have her along.

And if you care to see pictures of how my belly is growing, here they are (you can also see the progression of my hair growing, which desperately needs to be cut):

15 weeks18.5 weeks22 weeks
We are looking forward to this year and all that it has to bring to our family!