Moving!!

     This is just a quick post to say that over the weekend we successfully moved into our new apartment.  I really, really like it!  I had a few sentimental moments while we were packing and moving, because we were moving out of the apartment that was our "first apartment".  I remember walking into it for the first time right after our honeymoon and being so excited that I had my own home!  I also remember putting everything away in its place, putting pictures and other things up, and making it look more "homey".  I remember having my very first guests for dinner in my little home. I remember finding out that we were expecting our first little bambino.  I remember learning together to trust the Lord as the funds that came in were not quite enough for what we needed.  There were so many more memories that came to my mind as I packed box after box.  Well, life moves on, and I guess at some point everyone ends up moving out of their very first home.
     The youth group was a GREAT help in moving!  They arrived around 9:00, and by 11:00 they had everything moved, my kitchen almost all put away and organized, and a lot of the old apartment cleaned.   Tyler's parents and sister, as well as my good friend Rachel were also a great help.  Rachel is one of those people that has constant energy and can go for hours and hours.  She spent most of the day Friday helping me and several hours on Saturday. Neither Tyler nor I can stand having clutter and boxes everywhere, so we worked until everything was in its place and every picture was hung on the wall...it took us until about 8:30 that night.  It was such a great feeling to know that we were completely done.  Hopefully at some point we will be able to post a few pictures of our new place.
     We have now enjoyed 4 days in our new little home, and are enjoying it very much.  Our next step is to get baby's room ready for him to come.  As his kicks get harder, I realize that the day is fast approaching!  Well, Goodbye for now! 

Busy, Busy, Busy

     Hello everyone out there who reads our blog!!  I am very sorry that it has been such a long time since we posted anything.  As normal our life has been happily moving along at an increased pace.  We are now in the 4th quarter of school, and as my piano teacher used to say..."PTL" (Praise the Lord!).  I cannot believe that in just about 9 weeks I will say goodbye to my little people for 3 whole months!  Of course, there will be another little person entering my life shortly thereafter.
     I had my 28 week appointment yesterday, and baby was alive and kicking!  His little heartbeat was 150!  I also had to drink a bottle full of glucose and have my blood taken.  After all of that sugar intake I got a little light-headed and my ears were buzzing.  Since I did not get a call within a day, I guess I passed my test!  For any of you who are interested, our baby right now is about the size of a rutabaga, as one of my sources tells me.  Seeing that he started out the size of a dot, I say he is doing pretty well!  We still have not decided on a name for the little guy. We have had a lot of fun laughing at some of the names we have seen in baby name books. There is one name that we are strongly leaning towards, but I will not reveal it at this time!!!
     Another news item of importance is that we will be moving to a two bedroom apartment on Saturday!  The youth group is going to be coming to help us, which will be a blessing.  I really do not enjoy living in an apartment full of boxes, but I know that in just a few days it will all be over.  I am thanking the Lord that an apartment came open for us to move into before the baby is born, because I think it would be much more difficult to do later.
      I will have to close this short update for now, but will do my best to post more in the near future.  God has truly been blessing us, and we have nothing to complain of.  Goodbye till later!