Exciting News

We were thrilled to find out that Baby #2 is another Girl!!! We know girls, we love girls, we have stuff for girls, and we are so happy. And I know what a beautiful thing it is to have a sister. :-) Of course there is that little voice inside that says, "Darn it, we will never have a son," but God knows what He is doing and we are thrilled. The baby looks healthy in her measurements so that is always comforting to hear. She is positioned head down and facing my back...she was curled up in a little ball, feet crossed, hands covering her face and she would not (despite tons of poking and prodding and the ultrasound tech saying how stubborn she is) turn her head to give us a picture of her face. Therefore, Dr. G is letting us have another ultrasound in 3 weeks before he head's off to Italy for 2 weeks. Yay. Julianne is very excited, but had been saying she wanted a brother to call her "stinky Julianne." I have assured her that sisters can tease eachother too. The baby is measuring about 4 days ahead, so due date of October 6th, but with a scheduled C-section, this one could even come in late September.

Other family news: I landed a part time job as a Brain Trainer for a company called Learning RX. I am very excited and start training in June. I will be working one on one with kids who have learning disabilities - the method behind Learning RX is to retrain the brain (not just put bandaids over the problems) and the owners are 2 former teachers frustrated with the lack of resources in the school systems. Learning RX is a national company and this branch in The Woodlands is #65 in the US. The hours are mainly afternoons from around 3 to 7 and on Saturdays. I will work about 15 hours a week, but it takes awhile to build up to that. I am excited and nervous at the same time...

We continue to pray that Justin holds down his job in this tough time and Deloitte doesn't lay off a 2nd member of our family tossing us into homelessness w/ no medical insurance while expecting baby #2. No, not a stressful time at all! Wink.