Baby makes five...

For the past 5 years, (Holy Cow! Where does time go?) we have enjoyed our lives as a small family of four. Just a few months after we moved to Houston after college, Chris and I began to discuss our desire to have children. Since we met, over a decade ago, we have both been excited about the prospect of having a large family. After college, I quickly discovered that becoming a mother and caring for my family was definitely my calling in life! It became abundantly clear that I needed to leave my job and focus on my family. On August 18^th, I had an appointment to meet with our fertility specialist to discuss some options. That morning before I left, I decided to go ahead and take a pregnancy test just out of curiosity. I was pleasantly surprised to find two pink lines waiting for me!!

Chris and I were ecstatic; I called him at work to share the news, and he left immediately to come home for the rest of the day! The next few weeks were a whirlwind! We moved into our new house and began our new lives!

Summer of Change

Over the last few months Chris and I have experienced quite a bit of change in our lives. As most of you know, I left my job as a high-school teacher and have since enjoyed the freedom of working in our home! Chris and I sold our very first home and have since moved into our new home in Kingwood (see pic), a Northeast suburb of Houston. I (finally) finished my graduate work and graduated with my Master’s degree in Education this August. Lastly, we are very excited to share the news of our expanding family!! Our first baby is due April 23, 2009!! We could not be more thrilled with the exciting changes that have come our way!

As most of you also know, Chris and I are not very good at maintaining any form of communication, so we are attempting to use this blog as a tool for sharing our many trials and tribulations that are inevitable on our journey to becoming parents!