The Beginning

Inspired by the ultimate blogger, Ashley Livingston, I'm going to make an attempt here...

This will be my third blog endeavor. We'll see how this one pans out. Since I don't have a laptop (not that it would do much good, seeing as how Riley attacks anything with a keyboard), blogs will be relegated to nap-time. Riley just went down for her morning nap a few minutes ago, about two and a half hours later than normal. This is Mom's fault, however, since I just got back from the tennis club.

On to the meat, though... We have two big pieces of relatively new news, a good enough reason to start blogging. First, Michael landed a new job a few weeks ago. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness and provision! Mike had been out of work for just a couple weeks when he interviewed at ADT, and they hired him as a salesman. On a side note, they (naturally) loved him-- canceling their final interview because they were so sure he was their guy. That's my man. :) Second, Baby #2 is due to arrive on December 17th! We're very VERY excited! You wouldn't know if from our nonexistent preparations, but truly, we can't wait. We are going to find out if Baby is a boy or girl this time, and that should happen some time in the first half of August.

My life, it seems, has begun to revolve around babies, and I couldn't be happier. This past week, I made the treks to Babies R Us and Target with my friend and former roommate, Becky, to help register for Baby Grace. This past Tuesday, Ashley, Rob and Robbie added beautiful little Ellie to their family. We even got to have Robbie and Rob over for a playdate while Ashley recovered in the hospital. And of course, Mike's sister, Sarah, is due in August with a little girl! Whew-wee! Let the good times roll! Our little one is going to have plenty of role models to choose from!