A New Addition

Well for those of you who used to track this blog more regularly, you'll know that I haven't really blogged much in the past year. Married life, school (work), and the busyness of life haven't really allowed me the time too. Moreover, I admit to having fallen in love with Facebook - a much easier way to share albums with friends and co-workers, giving me a bit more control over who can peruse the "details" of my life.

To catch up some of you though, it has been a very good year. Marty and I are only a week and a bit away from our first anniversary - hard to believe! It seems like just yesterday that we were preparing to become husband and wife! God has indeed blessed us richly in this past year though, and we are still very much enjoying married life and our work.

Speaking of work, of course, some of you will already know that I will no longer be working next year. Marty and I are thrilled to announce that instead we will be adding another member to our small little family in October of this year :). The little one is currently not much bigger than a grapefruit in length but has already changed our lives dramatically (in a good way!) :). We feel incredibly blessed to be carrying this little miracle and look forward to seeing it "on the outside" in the fall. :) So far in this pregnancy our highlights have included telling certain friends and family members (some very funny reactions at times! :)), and hearing the heartbeat at our 12-week midwife appointment - I admit I had tears in my eyes - what a beautiful sound!

I am off now to get some lesson plans finished for this week, but I leave you with a picture of what our little baby bump should look like at this point on the inside...